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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
5
A fragment from a 20th century narrative recalls a shipwreck during frontier exploration. David reflects on mean men who seek wealth and ruin others as a stern pioneer father warns that not all migrants are good, and recounts a cruel ship captain who survived the storm by building a larger, well fed boat.
The excerpt recalls a perilous voyage where a small boat reaches safety while a ship passes by, leaving two crew lost. It notes rough pioneering work, logging mishaps, and hints at Astor's colony near Walla Walla, promising more detail later.
In a 1920 tale Olive Roberts Barton describes Nancy and Nick pursuing Wasp Weasel who flees into Meadow Grove and hides in the homes of Mrs Bunny and Mrs Wally Woodchuck. Wasp escapes, then crouches under a blanket in Mrs Woodchuck’s bed as the twins close in.
In a tale from 1920, a young rabbit named Nibble awakens to rain and a missing mother. He fears Hooter the Owl and other woodland threats and, encouraged by friend Bobby Rotin, vows to search Clover Patch and other spots for any clue of her.
On a Pullman trip, boss Francis Norcross and Jimmy face a runaway moment when two women slip from the rear platform as the Pacific type train stops in a mountain desert. Norcross aids the women while the narrator and others panic about stopping the engine. No telegraph nearby and no immediate rescue options.
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