Story of Homer Croy rising from Missouri farmer to NYC writer
Amos Croy and his wife settled in Missouri where Homer was born. The family attended church and the Omaha Exposition where Homer first saw life beyond home. He finished schooling and moved to New York City, failed to land work at first, then joined Theodore Dreiser’s magazine as a cub editor. He started as a reader selecting pet letters for a contest before freelance writing took hold.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croys
New York City
Theodore Dreiser
Earl Trullinger
Lem Gault
Phebe
Jim Vert
Kansas City
Mattie Knabb
Nebraska
Platte
Commission
Amos
Tom Wadley
Tom
Around the World by Train, Tides of War and Love
The narrator recalls a restless quest to travel around the world by magazine assignment and film, enduring wartime danger from Honolulu to India and Egypt. He wins approval from Carl Laemmle, films in Asia and Europe, survives passport and money troubles, and ends by marrying in 1915 as Universal Newsreel captures their wedding.
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Pany
Carl Laemmle
Carl
Hollywood
Universal Film Company
Honolulu
South Seas Pictures
China Sea
Francis Ferdinand
Wireless
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Singapore
England
Orient
Rangoon
William J Bryan
Leslie's Weekly
Calcutta
Nein
Ceylon
India
Bombay
Majestic Hotel
YMCA
Egypt
London
Universal House Organ
Universal
New York
Madison Avenue
British Museum
Amd
Kathleen Norris Advocates Universal Military Training
Kathleen Norris writes that over 500 American women asked her about compulsory service. She argues for universal military training, supports a Swiss style system, and says the U S must be ready with a large national defense to deter aggression and maintain peace.
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Europe
America
Germany
Holland
England
Norway
Sweden
France
Poland
Belgium
Russia
A Harsh Necessity Miss Norris Urges Permanent Military Force
Miss Norris argues neutrality failed to secure America and calls for a large, permanent force across land, sea, and air with universal military training for young men. A women's auxiliary corps would involve thousands of girls, though a women’s draft is unlikely. Benefits include better health and broader viewpoints as by-products of peacetime army life.
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Germany
You
Hitler
Miss Norris
America
Women's Auxiliary Corps
Girdles Depend On Synthetic Rubber Shortage
Girdles remain scarce as synthetic rubber scales up but still lags behind natural rubber. More elastic thread is needed than for cotton fabric. Wash girdles like fine hosiery and dry away from radiators to extend wear.
Sewing Circle Patterns Slip Dress for Matrons
Pattern No 1281 offers a well fitting party dress for sizes 30 through 52 with a built up shoulder in size 38 ensemble. It requires four yards of 35 or 39 inch material.
Do It Yourself Home Care Tips From A Vintage Guide
Practical household hacks from an old guide cover mattress rotation, oiling and blotter use for sewing machines, durable dental floss for elastic repairs, protecting woodwork with vaseline, a salt flour vinegar paste for brass metals, and cleaning glazed chintz with a warm iron and damp cloth.
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County
Premie
Leslie’s Weekly
Universal Film Com
Japan
Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WNU
By Kathleen Norris
Tee
Maintai
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New
Montgomery St
San Francisco
Calif
UW Dudi
Kellogg's Coen
Fleischman
Addi
Fleischmann
Jace
Yew
Jone He
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