Word: catting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...give sentiment and magic a freer hand, Author Williamson puts his tale in rural Germany. Fraulein Emma, a middle-aged spinster, lives alone in her isolated cottage, with her canary, cat and dog. Years ago her Lover Josef left her practically at the altar; her whole life has become one mnemonic system to keep his memory green and rankling. One stormy night the canary gets out of its cage and, terrified by the cat, escapes into the woods. Fraulein Emma searches in vain, finds instead a lovely young girl, Liesl, whom she brings home with her. Liesl cannot stand...
...richest States in the Union. Everybody admits they can put up the money. Even the City of Brotherly Love never put up a dime. I don't care how Pennsylvania gets the money, but I'm through until it does. I'm sick of having a cat & dog fight every month to decide whether the State will contribute...
...break the old union. The war between the two labor factions results in a lockout and a strike. When the miners and their children start to starve, when their families are being ousted from Coaltown by the mining company, it becomes apparent that the new union was a cat's-paw and that Joe Radek is responsible for the confusion. An ugly incident prompts Joe to make restitution for his blunder. He encounters two company policemen slugging his best friend to death. The fight that follows sends Joe Radek to the hospital. Warned by his Anna, who comes back...
...Cat is there," said Peter Rabbit in bewilderment. "She's waiting to play just like the rest...
...That's right. That's right." cried the old Owl. "The cat is there. That's what makes it philosophy...