Story of Homer Croy and family across Missouri to Europe
Amos Croy and wife settle on a Missouri farm where Homer is born. Homer becomes a writer, marries, has two children, and writes Boone Stop. After losing his parents, the family travels to Europe where Homer Jr. falls ill and dies. Americans abroad offer aid, showing the strength of country ties.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croy
New York
Woman’s Magazine
Europe
Paris
France
Homer Jr
America
Hollywood
Chicago
Stevens
Wisconsin
Stan
Eastern Insurance Company
Middle West
Owen Davis
East 76Th Street
Hotel Astor
Richard J. Madden
Owen
Madden
From Broadway Dreams to a Honeymoon Mythic Fame
The narrator narrates early breakthroughs in theater, meeting Owen Davis and producers, getting a Broadway opportunity for a honeymoon story, and guiding the play from Maine stock to New York contracts. A Variety review derailed the run, thwarting the dream as success turns uncertain.
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New York
Owen Davis
Cray
Mamma
Herbert E. Swett
Vinton Freedley
Ethel Barrymore
Maine
Boston Papers
Boston
Chance
Variety
Portland
Broadway
Freedley
Hollywood
Lesson for May 6 from International Council of Religious Education
Lesson topics and prompts selected and copied by permission from the International Council of Religious Education for use in study materials. Contains guidance on subjects and texts used in the May 6 session.
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International Council of Religious Education
Pattern Shortage Delays For Top Selling Numbers
High demand and wartime conditions delay filling orders for several popular pattern numbers. Suppliers report longer processing times and prioritize best sellers while managing constrained materials. Customers are advised to expect extended delivery windows and possible substitutions where available.
Quiz questions from a magazine page
A playful general knowledge quiz listing ten items. Questions cover names of national symbols, place name origins, sea elephant oil capacity, ancient napkins, sunlight at poles versus tropics, the term histrionic art, the only flight capable landbird, polygamy terms for multiple wives and husbands, Panama Canal profitability, and the nature of quicksand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
South Pole
Tropics
Panama Canal
Liberty Enlightening the World and Roman Camps
A compact set of illustrated factoids notes Liberty Enlightening the World, Roman camp etymology Chester, oil volume, bread, solstice sun proximity, theater art, hummingbird, polyandry, a yes response, and a sandy waterlogged bed hazard with a dental ad for Pyro Sana claiming 27 years of service to the profession.
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Chester
Castra
Nu Maid Margarine Flashes Table Grade Claim
A brief advertorial exchanges notes Nu Maid Margarine marketed as table grade margarine. The dialogue emphasizes its suitability for table use and brand prominence.
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di Couti
Gia For
New York Times
Max Gordon
Alfred de Liagre
Skowhegan
Father
Owen Davis Jr
RKO
Melville Burke
Howard Lindsay
Dorothy Stickney
Dorothy
Clarence Day
Samuel
Israel
Saul
David
God
Solomon
Heaven
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Sewing Circle Needlework
South Wells St
Post
U.S. War
Dr. C. M. Coe, Inc
Pine ST
ST. Louis
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