Essays Tagged: "galesburg"

... examinations but failed the required mathematics and grammar tests. He returned to Galesburg to study at Lombard until May 1902. From 1902 through late 1907... Colorado in search of jobs. After a few months Sandburg returned to Galesburg for a brief, restless stint as a housepainter before enlisting in Company... father used to work on the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railroads in Galesburg. Carl's mother Clara Mathilda Anderson was employed as a hotel maid...

..., World War I just started “There were some days when everybody in Galesburg dropped whatever they were doing and rushed down to the depot to... father got a job offering at O.T. Johnson’s, a big department store in Galesburg, 140 miles west of Chicago. While Reagan was in...

... there?"         He said " You're where?"         I said " here in town, in Galesburg."         He stammered for a minute and then passed me over to some....         I was livid as I had already made all my accommodations in Galesburg and did not look forward to driving all day again. They had... a head honcho over at the farm and she tells me that Galesburg is just where they have their main office and Ted is actually...

.... These cities were Amana in Iowa, Newton in Iowa, Cleveland in Tennessee, Galesburg in Illinois, Searcy in Arkansas, Florence in Kentucky, and Jefferson City in...

... in debates. Douglas agreed to seven debates: in Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy, and Alton, Ill. Lincoln knew that Douglas--now fighting the Democratic...

... on the entertainment world, specifically the amusement park. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois on February 14th, 1859 and died in 1896 at age 38...

... Charleston, Illinois on September 18, 1858. The fifth debate took place in Galesburg, Illinois on October 7, 1858. The sixth debate took place in Quincy...

... and even elders. Dr. Tim Kassell, a psychologist at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, who specializes in studying materialism, said people who are highly focused...

... grew up in the countryside of Illinois in the small town of Galesburg. He was a Lombard College graduate who worked in many fields beyond...

... Spain. After the war Sandburg was discharged and he went home to Galesburg and attended Lombard College as a special student. Everything up to returning...