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06-02-2024, 04:27 PM,
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Merrill D Peterson ?
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06-02-2024, 05:17 PM,
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Teddy Roosevelt?
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06-02-2024, 05:42 PM,
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Neither guess is correct, gentlemen.

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
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06-03-2024, 08:55 AM,
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I doubt it's William Barton, but I'll still guess him.
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06-03-2024, 01:40 PM,
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No doubt, Roger! It was Barton. Good job!

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

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06-17-2024, 03:52 PM,
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The building in the center was very important to Tarbell. What is it?

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

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06-17-2024, 08:52 PM,
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A clothing store ?
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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06-18-2024, 05:05 AM,
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McClure's headquarters?
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06-18-2024, 07:37 AM,
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Man Roger, there's no fooling you! It's the very first headquarters of McClure's Magazine. They would move several times as the magazine prospered.

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06-19-2024, 02:39 AM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
McClure's? McCrorys vibes. Big Grin
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06-19-2024, 10:43 AM,
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(06-19-2024, 02:39 AM)Steve Wrote: McClure's? McCrorys vibes. Big Grin

Steve,

It's interesting that you mention McCrory's. I had never heard of them until I saw a random YouTube video the other day about stores that were no longer in business. Evidently, McCrory's not only went under, but they also purchased other chains that were shuttered when the big store closed.

Of course, the reason McClure's went down was hubris—not just on the part of Sam McClure but also on those who tried to live off its early success without the genius that McClure had. Sadly, his genius couldn't help his poor business ability or act as a governor on his manic personality like Tarbell and John S. Phillips could. Talk about a mess.

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

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--Carl Sandburg
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06-19-2024, 05:10 PM,
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Rob,
Honestly, I was mostly thinking back to when I was really little and my Mom would take me and my younger brother to the local McCrory's
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11-13-2024, 09:15 PM,
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No Googling, please.

What does this picture represent in the life of Ida M. Tarbell.

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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11-14-2024, 02:05 PM,
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(11-13-2024, 09:15 PM)Rob Wick Wrote: No Googling, please.

What does this picture represent in the life of Ida M. Tarbell.

[Image: YzWRbgNy_t.jpg]

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Does this have something to do with Henry Wing?
"So very difficult a matter is it to trace and find out the truth of anything by history." -- Plutarch
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11-14-2024, 05:03 PM,
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Actually, it has everything to do with Henry Wing. It is an illustration from the book "A Reporter for Lincoln" that Tarbell put together from Wing's papers and her interviews with him.

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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