Story of the Cure Croys in Missouri and New York
Amos Croy and wife settled on a Missouri farm where Homer was born. The Croys attended church and the Omaha Exposition where Homer saw early horse less carriages and motion pictures. Renzo moved nearby and Homer became the first Croy to attend high school and college. After college he worked for the Post-Dispatch and then went to New York to pursue writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croys
Omaha
Renzo
Croy
Post-Dispatch
New York
Free Lancing
North Pole
New York State
Phebe
Dave
Phepe
Mother
Sedalia
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Delineator
Butterick Publications
Boone Stop
William Dean Howells
Change on the Farm and a Planned Marriage
The narrator returns to rural life as farms modernize and residents move toward town. Pa plans marriage to Phebe, the farm prospers, and the old ways fade while the narrator contemplates moving to the city and writing success.
Dainty Frock Pattern for Little Girls
Sewing circle notices a pattern for a 2 3 and 4 year old frock with a four inch duck applique. It opens flat for ironing and uses scraps for the applique. To obtain pattern No 5850 add 16 cents and provide name and address. wartime delays may affect some orders.
Stage Struck Sisters Rise to Fame and Fortune
In 1893 four Iowa sisters aged 17 to 22 starred in a Cedar Rapids sketch, becoming the noted Cherry Sisters. Their absurdly bad performance and a wire screen kept vegetables at bay as they toured the Midwest until 1896, then earned a Broadway contract worth $1,000 weekly. Seven years later they retired to farm life with a fortune around $200 000.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Collier’s
Middle West
Cherry Sisters
Emancipation Question Asked by War Officer
An officer veteran of the North African campaign notes a change in Arab women’s position due to the war. He recalls families moving with the wife leading on foot, sometimes walking in front to avoid land mines, while men rode the donkey.
Also Mentioned on This Page
County of Cure
Newt Kennedy
Horse Pond
Big Foot Lake
Renzo Davis
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Mne
Frank Halls
Sewing Circle
South Wells St
Chicago
Cate
Abber Giri
VTA LE Vellompany
Terre Haute
LE Rey
Liniment
America
Soil, Conservation Service
Big County
Firestone
Columbiana
Ohio
Harvey S. Firestone
Future Farmers, of America
Firestone Champion Farmers Association
Farm Service Bureau
Akron
Hu Wy Tire
The
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
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