More Fowl Play

Well, it seems that our Harry M. Hansen Duck Hunt ("Hunting for Hansen") is not such a wild goose chase after all. At least it has piqued the interest of several readers who are hot on the trail. There is no new information to report as yet, but some appropriately themed items have been uncovered. My favorite snippet was submitted by Alan Gornik, a Trustee of the Western Springs Historical Society and a major contributor to the outstanding Early Chicago website. Alan sent a poem that appeared in the December 12, 1923 Chicago Tribune column, "A Line O Type Or Two." The popular humor feature was originated by Bert Leston Taylor (a.k.a B.L.T) who authored it until his death in 1921. His successor was Richard Henry Little (R. H. L.)who penned the following:



Recommended reading:
"Boris Artzybasheff cover art from Richard Henry Little’s 1929 'Linebook'" (I'm Learning to Share)
Our American Humorists by Thomas Lansing Masson, Chapter XXXV, "The Columnists", 1922
Bert Leston Taylor (1866-1921)

Photo Credits:
"Wild Duck Shooting: A Good Day's Sport" by Nathaniel Currier, 1854 (Currier & Ives Collection at Springfield Museums)