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Letter to Editor
October 31, 1908
Ottumwa Tri Weekly Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
What is this article about?
An 11-year-old from Ottumwa, Iowa, writes to the editor about Hallowe'en, noting its fun for children, and recounts a folktale of helpful brownies who saw wood for a widow and decorate her fence with pumpkin faces.
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HALLOWE'EN.
Dear Editor:
I am going to write about Hallowe'en. It comes on the last day of October. On Hallow-een the children have fun.
Once there was a story told about some brownies. There was a widow woman. Some brownies wanted to have some fun so they made up their minds to do someone some good. They went to the widow's house. They had some pumpkin faces. They put them on the fence posts. Then they went to work and sawed her wood for her and piled it in front of her door so when she got up in the morning she could not get out of her door. She was very proud of what they did for her.
Lydia Hoed, age 11,
639 W. Mechanic St., Ottumwa, Ia.
Dear Editor:
I am going to write about Hallowe'en. It comes on the last day of October. On Hallow-een the children have fun.
Once there was a story told about some brownies. There was a widow woman. Some brownies wanted to have some fun so they made up their minds to do someone some good. They went to the widow's house. They had some pumpkin faces. They put them on the fence posts. Then they went to work and sawed her wood for her and piled it in front of her door so when she got up in the morning she could not get out of her door. She was very proud of what they did for her.
Lydia Hoed, age 11,
639 W. Mechanic St., Ottumwa, Ia.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Comedic
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Halloween
Childrens Fun
Brownies Story
Widow Help
Pumpkin Faces
What entities or persons were involved?
Lydia Hoed, Age 11
Dear Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Lydia Hoed, Age 11
Recipient
Dear Editor
Main Argument
describes hallowe'en as a fun day for children on the last day of october and shares a story of brownies helping a widow by sawing her wood and placing pumpkin faces on fence posts.
Notable Details
Story Of Brownies Doing Good For A Widow
Pumpkin Faces On Fence Posts
Sawed Wood Piled In Front Of Door