Changing life on the farm to city ways in time
The narrator recalls the transformation of rural life as farms grow larger and towns modernize. Pa plans marriage to Phebe, the family adapts to autos and billboards, and the narrator pursues writing while aging parents move toward city life and eventual retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt Kennedy
Horse Pond
Big Foot Lake
Renzo Davis
Phebe
Delineator
Butterick Publications
Boone Stop
William Dean Howells
Hostetter
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Frank Halls
Dave
Homer
Omaha
Connie Mack's impact on baseball and sport praised
A writer venerates Connie Mack for six decades of integrity and sportsmanship in baseball. He recalls Mack's role in developing great players and in shaping the sport, urging national pride in a man who stood by fair play through changing times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orly
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Connie Mack
United States
Connie
Victor Hugo
Christy Mathewson
Athletics
Mr. Mack
Matty
Rube Waddell
Mack
South Georgia
St. Louis
Cardinals
Browns
Herb Pennock
Bill Hanna
Eddie Plank
A Grove
Stuffy McInnis
Eddie Collins
Jack Barry
Frank Baker
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Cobb
Start Day Right in This Frock Matching Dress and Hat for Tot
Vintage sewing ad promotes Pattern No. 8763 for a child’s frock and hat in pink or blue gingham or polka dots. Sizes 36 through 52, yardage details, and trim notes included. Ad highlights a swinging skirt and easy laundry hat, aimed at young girls.
Whip Cream-It Promises Easy Cream Whipping
Advertises Whip Cream-It as a quick cream whipper that requires no sugar and can make salad dressings sauces and ice cream. Endorsed by housewives nationwide with a money back guarantee under the Pure Food and Drug Act. Five full packages for $1.00 from Daniel's Tested Products Kansas City Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Balimore
Kansas City
Adv
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Coury Geer
North Pole
New York State
Mother
Sedalia
New York
St. Joseph
Army
Navy
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Kellogg’s
Fleischmann
Rais
Fleischmasn
Standard Brande Incorporated
Yao
Sloan’s
Alsat
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