County CROY Cure Dass THE STORY THUS FAR
Amos Croy and his wife settled on a Missouri farm after marriage. Homer, born there, helps with church, dinners, steer weighing, dehorning, ham curing, sausage making. They attend Omaha Exposition where Homer sees his first horseless carriage. Renzo returns to buy a nearby farm and is welcomed. Homer enters high school as the first Croys to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croys
Omaha Exposition
Renzo
Orst
I Go East to Write in New York Town
Homer recalls leaving the Kansas farm for New York to pursue journalism. He watches his frail mother and proud father. farms modernize with road drags and machinery as he wrestles with city life and a calling to write. He plans a trunk trip to launch work at Puck while seeking his place between farm roots and literary ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Knabb
Phebe
Cain Cemetery
St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
School of Journalism
Kansas
White House
Lespedera
Dave
McCormick Reaper
New York
Booth Tarkington
St. Joseph
University
Puck
Kathleen Norris Defends Women War Work Standards
Kathleen Norris rebukes Clare Luce and Damon Runyon for criticizing women’s war effort. She argues women sustain homes and nations, handle 312 daily tasks, and support troops, nurses, and industry while men serve overseas.
Homemaking Comes First in War Time
The piece argues that women should prioritize home life over enlisting or working in war industries. It credits mothers for their crucial role at home, notes many serve through Red Cross and similar efforts, and asserts that caring for children and home supports national strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
America
Red Cross
Betty
Junior
Wacs
Miss Norris
Vitamin C Loss In Juicing Oranges Warned By Experts
Dietetic experts warn that using only orange juice wastes vitamin C by discarding the edible flesh. Juicing reduces ascorbic acid while slicing preserves more. Unstrained juice retains more vitamin C than strained juice, with strained juice holding about one half to three quarters as much as orange segments.
White Ruffled Hat and Crochet Patterns
A spring crocheted white hat with navy trim described as smart for linen suits and dresses. Includes notice offering complete crochet directions Pattern No 6712 for 16 cents and requests name address pattern number. Also advertises ruffled hat Pattern No 5551 and decorative potholders showing blue birds on a cherry tree asked as a gift with 16 cent pattern fee.
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County
Croy
Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris
Clare Luce
G.I
Damon Runyon
Luce
House of Representatives
Sewing Circle Needlework
New Montgomery St
San Francisco, Calif
Kellogg’s
Fleischmann
Rais
Rew
Wartins
Esserts
Brands Incorporated
Grand Central Annex
N. Y
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