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Tough Tarbell Trivia
10-23-2020, 07:57 AM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Roger and Mike,

Sorry gentlemen, but neither is correct..

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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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10-23-2020, 08:32 AM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Was there a certain country she wanted to visit, but it never took place?
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10-23-2020, 09:46 AM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Sorry Roger, but that's not it.

First clue: It has nothing to do with Lincoln.

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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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10-23-2020, 03:01 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Does it involve meeting someone whom she never could?
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10-23-2020, 03:16 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Sorry Roger, but it doesn't.

Next clue: It would eventually happen, but longer after Tarbell's death.

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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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10-23-2020, 03:28 PM, (This post was last modified: 10-23-2020, 03:30 PM by Gene C.)
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
I was going to guess marriage and a family, but I can see that's wrong. - Confused

so let's try, have someone (relative) named after her,
or a building at a school named after her.
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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10-23-2020, 03:59 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Good guesses Gene, but neither is correct. Actually, there was a woman's dorm named after Tarbell at Allegheny College while she was still living. However, she refused to let the college name the library room with her Lincoln collection after her.

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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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10-23-2020, 04:23 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Does it have to do with another writer?
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10-23-2020, 05:24 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
There is another writer involved, yes.

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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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10-24-2020, 04:49 AM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Maybe Carl Sandburg won an award that she was only granted posthumously?
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10-24-2020, 09:11 AM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Roger, that's a perfectly reasonable guess, but not correct.

Next clue: This helps to explain why Tarbell's papers are in two different archives.

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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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10-24-2020, 07:18 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Next clue: Part of the reason Tarbell was unable to accomplish this was her fear of it "getting musty."

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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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10-24-2020, 08:50 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Publish a biography of a certain person?
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10-24-2020, 10:21 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
That's a good guess Susan, but that isn't 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

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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10-25-2020, 01:04 PM,
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RE: Tough Tarbell Trivia
Guess it's time for another clue.

Tarbell talked about this in 1921 with none other than S.S. McClure, but nothing ever came of 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

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