Hoosier Lyrics (1905)

Eugene Field's poetry collection gathers dialect verse, comic lyrics, and nostalgic poems rooted in Midwestern life. (Open Library)

Watches

Waterbury watch: In "The Romance of a Watch", John's father gives him a Waterbury watch, and the poem turns the nickel-plated prize into a comic childhood treasure.

Source text: "'A Waterbury watch, my son— / It is the boon you long hev sought!'" (Project Gutenberg ebook 36150, "The Romance of a Watch")