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"We Farmers' Wives Know What It Is to Slave Over a Hot Stove Day In and Day Out"
June
1
1938
GEORGE PETTY
"We Farmers' Wives Know What It Is to Slave Over a Hot Stove Day In and Day Out"
June
1
1938
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"We Farmers' Wives Know What It Is to Slave Over a Hot Stove Day In and Day Out"
June
1
1938
GEORGE PETTY
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