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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
2
A rambling, quoted reminiscence recalls early explorers and a river crossing. The speaker narrates a memory of a Thanksgiving in Mrs de Montia’s house, describes a wall covered with real wallpaper and ships, and recounts a drowning incident witnessed as a boat neared Old Town Tacoma.
In a dim hunter's Moon night Mr Scarecrow hosts a cornfield masquerade for friends including Chip Chipmunk Scribble Scratch and Nick and Nancy as Babes in the Wood. The party hides identities to keep the guests from recognition, using light limits to preserve mystery.
Peter Rabbit confides winter worries to Unc' Billy Possum in the Old Brier Patch. Billy teases Peter about preparation, then learns Johnny Chuck has gone to sleep until spring, prompting a lighthearted exchange about survival and the coming season.
Peter Rabbit asks about Grandfather Frog and Old Mistah Buzzard. Unc Billy Possum explains Frog is asleep in the mud and Buzzard has flown to Virginia for the winter, promising to return if knocked, while Peter wonders if they’ll disappear for the season.
A Detroit News snippet shows a classroom exchange about contractions. The line Charles answers cant for can't and Jimmy responds with a joke don’t abbreviation referencing doughnut.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver and bowel tonic. It claims improved appearance and vitality by addressing inactivity in the bowels and liver. Priced at 15c and 30c, the olive colored tablets are a substitute for calomel and said to remove impurities.
A brief quip notes that an ordinary man in love tends to act foolishly, suggesting self-awareness of folly in romantic passion. The remark frames love as a universal, relatable folly rather than a serious accusation or event.
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