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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1920
Page
5
In a folk tale retold by a grandmother, pioneers built rough wooden rails in the forest to move logs toward markets. They used oxen, drums of timber, and improvised cars, later covering rails with tin then rawhide to keep them smooth. Wolves near winter settlements finally question what happened to the rails as they were eaten.
A whimsical tale by Olive Roberts Barton about the Land of Dear Knows Where a magical realm between Scrub-Up Land and Funiydom. Nancy and Nick would need Green Shoes and a Fairy friend like the Magikeal Mushroom to understand the talking animals and their moving day questions. Tingaling, the busy fairy landlord serving the Fairy Queen, watches over the curious land.
Eddy Fox limps to Green Meadows with a swollen head and bandaged face. He seeks mud from the Smiling Pool, hoping to remain unseen by the meadow people as he hurries back.
A garbled ad blends with a children's tale fragment, touting radium and a solar pad as cures for rheumatism and various ailments while interleaved with a story of Johnny Chuck, Reddy Fox, and friends near the Lone Little Path. The mixed text hints at promotional copy followed by a staged animal-characters scene.
Jimmy Skunk learns he told a false story after colliding with a hornet nest. He shows a long face, drawn out with worry, as Freckles and friends react to the predicament and moral misstep.
An old advertisement touts Bayer aspirin as genuine for over twenty years with unbroken Bayer packaging and directions for relief of headaches toothaches and rheumatic pain. It notes 12 tablet tins sell cheaply and larger packages are available, declaring Bayer a trademark of the Monoacetyl salicylic acid product.
A narrator recounts venturing into a dark place to rescue a possum child from Digger the Badger. Jimmy Kunk interrupts, and the speaker recalls leaping to tackle the badger, slipping on a rock, injuring his face and body but saving the possum youngster.
A medical advertisement claims thousands of dentists regularly prescribe Pyros for pyorrhea patients citing relief from sore gums and loose teeth. The piece ends with a children’s story interlude about Reddy Fox and a mischievous prank by Johnny Chuck, while noting the lion as king of beasts.
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a general blood purifier to combat summer fatigue. It argues winter impurities clog circulation, causing weakness, loss of appetite, irritability in children, and lists Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, Georgia, as the contact for more information.
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