Amos Croy and Homer Croy on a Mis souri farm
Amos Croy settled on a Marysville Missouri farm where he married and had a son Homer. Homer's earliest memory is a cyclone that destroyed the sod barn and orchard. He helped with dehorning calves and curing hams. He devised a rubber tube in the milk pail to wean calves faster and sent the idea to a local farm paper.
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Amos Croy
Marysville
Missouri
Homer
The One-Horse Farmer and Hog Lot Butchering Tale
The narrator recalls a family hog slaughter cycle with scalding, sausage making, and the savor of breakfast after, while neighbor Newt Kennedy, “The One-Horse Farmer,” sends in humorous reports and letters. Newt coaches mule breaking and community plays at Wilcox School, and the narrator’s first taste of publishing fame arrives through Newt’s column.
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Homer
Newt Kennedy
the Weekly
Newt
Homer Croy
Undutiful mother seeks nursery for officer’s children
A lieutenant preparing to go overseas asks Miss Norris where to place his four and five year old children. He wants them in a home, but Miss Norris advises leaving them with their mother, arguing even a neglectful mother is better than an institution and the war may bring maturity.
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Florida
Worcester
Mass
Betty
Don
Miss Norris
Bed Spread From 36 Inch Goods And A Wartime Letter Advice
Instructions describe a bed spread using 36 inch wide fabric with an 11.5 yard layout and cutting steps. The piece also includes a lengthy wartime letter guidance advising affectionate, patient correspondence with Betty and reflecting on decency, marriage, and postwar reconciliation. It notes the spread is from SEWING Book 1, 32 pages of home crafts and offers a copy for 15 cents.
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Aprons Require Little Fabric
Not Even One Yard Per Apron. The pack of these aprons uses less than a yard each. Colorful embroidery is simple enough for a beginner, even a youngster learning.
Honest sturdy furniture of pioneer carpenters
The author argues that a reasonably skilled family man can match or surpass early builders. Using available wood and tools, they avoided fads and focused on practical, well-executed work. The result is prized antiques marked by honesty and usefulness in every line.
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