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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1936
Page
2
Two animals on the page wear signs with jumbled letter pages. Owners have assigned names by rearranging the letters to reveal the pets' true names. The piece invites readers to solve the puzzle and identify the animals' monikers.
Betty dreams of her worn out yellow shoes and wonders what happens to old shoes as she explores a dreamland where shoes move and talk. A farmer and fairies feature briefly before the shoes pass by and a sense of safety returns in the fantasy sequence.
A farmer fears his quarrelsome wife will strike him over unplowed land. A talking lark advises crossing the Danube and leaving the village. The tale shifts to a child’s reflections on growing up, homes, cookies, and a cupboard of one’s own as voices mix between fantasy and memory.
A broken tale follows Betty chasing yellow shoes to a cottage as a mother wakes from a dream. A talking lark instructs a farmer to beat his wife with a stick to curb her scolding and presage a village shift where men dominate while women resist.
A fragment describes a village where women decide to return to their husbands amid fear and changed norms. It recalls a monk and a playful circus scene with a boyish chant about being a circus. Names appear like Chicago and generic items such as Can Hat Ice Cut Apple Glove.
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