Firefighters Respond to County Farm Scene
Amos Croy built a Missouri farm life with marriage and son Homer. The Croys kept busy with church, dinners, steer weight guessing, calf dehornings, ham curing, calf weaning, and sausage making. They attended the Omaha Exposition where Homer saw a horseless carriage, hula dancers and motion pictures. Renzo, the liked but unattached hired hand, left and later returned to buy the farm and join landed gentry. his wife grew into a community leader.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croys
Omaha Exposition
Renzo
Young Midwestern Editor Launches Journalistic Trip to St Louis
The narrator, Homer, recounts leaving home for university studies and a paid journalism stint with the St Louis Post Dispatch. He rises to editor in chief of a student group, reflects on homesickness and fear, and notes his parents’ pride amid new opportunities.
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Croy Farm
Homer
Brooklyn
Kansas City
St. Joseph
the Critic
the Circle
Gray Goose
the Bohemian
the Quill
The
Bellman
Minneapolis
Walter Williams
University
George S. Johns
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Orrick Johns
St. Louis
Midwest
Star of the East Easy to Do Cloth Pattern 7240
Pattern 7240 provides directions for medallion stitches with the Star of the East motif. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, some orders for popular pattern numbers may take longer to fill.
We Pay Cash for Musical Instruments and Pianos
Advert for Ludwig Music House at 709 Pine St St. Louis MO seeking instruments and pianos for cash. Department A.
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Dept. A
Ludwig Music House
Pine St
St. Louis
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Renzo Davis
Wabash
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Savitar
Nelson C. Field
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Union Station
Carlos Hurd
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Exchange General Products CO
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Burgess Batteries
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