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Mr. Owl and Mrs. Pussycat: a tale of Halloween–or is it?

October 29, 2013 by | Comments Off on Mr. Owl and Mrs. Pussycat: a tale of Halloween–or is it?

This little tale, part of our Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition Collection, is not the same owl and pussycat story I remember from my childhood.  Published in the time of prohibition by the Lincoln-Lee Legion, an abstinence pledge program, this “scary” story and others warn readers about the negative effects of drinking alcohol.