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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America's National Toy
Meanwhile, Andrew was working behind the scenes to popularize the possum in his own way. According to the press, he put together a “real possum party” at the King Edward Hotel in New York for the ...
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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National Toy
According to the press, he put together a “real possum party” at the King Edward Hotel in New York for the chorus girls of The Queen of the Moulin Rouge, a risqué show with song titles like ...