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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1935
Page
2
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Gerald Prince returns home to his uncle Andrew Pullinger with a promised surprise. A cranky aunt and a wary child named Horace complicate the journey as Gerald agrees to escort him to Twittering, despite Horace's fierce distrust of strangers.
Gerald proposes a playful game by calling Horace daddy. Horace pretends annoyance but agrees, rolling back his underlip then smiles menacingly. Horace nicknames Gerald daddy four times and offers the bull's-eye as a token of good will, in a tense moment to be continued.
The piece denounces Italy's bombing at Adowa and the use of planes tanks against Ethiopian civilians. It contrasts past Ethiopian resistance with current Italian victory propaganda praising “heroism.” The author flags shame from earlier defeats and condemns the violence as uncivilized.
The passage critiques revenge as a motive for war over Adowa. It argues Mussolini used the Ethiopian symbol to inflame nationalism, urging readers to abandon hatred and rise above war to quell collective madness rather than pursue further conquest.
A playful verse hints at Mary and her lamb visiting town with a missing bas, weaving a lighthearted scene of pursuit and whimsy as the animal accompanies the girl through streets and storefronts.
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