Cyrus Curtis and the rise of a publishing giant
The death of Cyrus Herman Kotzschmar Curtis ends a storied career. From three cents and an armful of papers at age 12 he built The Ladies Home Journal The Saturday Evening Post and The Country Gentleman while shaping major newspapers. He chose Lorimer as Post editor and supported philanthropy. Across other quotes and a broad column the piece notes his genius and humanitarian approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Curtis
Ladies Home Journal
The
Saturday Evening Post
Country Gentleman
George Horace Lorimer
Post
Cyrus Herman Kotzsschmar Curtis
Evening dress for this wake and other stories
A collage of nightlife reminiscences and comic vignettes recounts club scenes in New York, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram note, a playful Jenny Wren tale, and a childlike farmyard fable. The column blends social satire with cozy animal fables and radio chatter.
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O. C. McIntyre
New York
Charlie Journal
Montmarte
Bustanoby's
Palais Royal
Token Ties Sue to Brother as Frail Fortunes Rise
Sue Tally must identify herself to brother Francis to claim her share of the father’s fortune. A stolen token fuels threats and murders as Sue pressures Francis while detective David Lorn and Jim Sundean watch, and Madame Grethe nudges outcomes with cautionary graft.
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Sue Tally
Francis
Sue
Jim Sundean
David Lorn
Francis Tally
Lorn
Health Talk on aspirin and antiseptics from Dr Fishbein
Dr Fishbein notes aspirin is generally harmless if within U S Pharmacopoeia standards and warns against narcotics without a prescription. He names skin antiseptics like iodine and mercurochrome and cites American Medical Association guidance on gargle use and direct contact antiseptics such as hexylresorcinol metaphen and chlorinated soda solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pharmacopeia
Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
The
American Medical Association
Dan Thomas in Filmland
Hollywood gossip piece notes John Barrymore sought print of a big caught fish, Barbara Stanwyck cherishes a Chenille rug symbolizing success, and George Arliss promotes synthetic fur for humane causes though writers overlook these facts.
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Dan Thomas
NEA
Hollywood
John Barrymore
John
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara
George Arliss
Arliss
Derby Clue Puzzle Offers Mixed-Up Wordplay Hints
A scrambled puzzle page lists horizontal and vertical clues with multiple jumbled phrases. It mixes sports terminology and general terms, referencing a famous derby and various wordplay prompts across clues and answers.
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
The little house is not too small to shelter friends and hold abundant grace. Its simple rooms contain happy memory and faith that brings peace of mind. The cottage, plain at first glance, can be rich with love, mirth, and song for all who dwell there.
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Max
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
McClure Newspaper
Sue
Grethe
Mignon G. Eberhart
Johnny Wren
Farmer Brown
Jenny
Old Lady
Jenny Wren
Johnny
T. W. Burgess
Madame Grethe
Madame Loyschiem
Armene
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Olb
Associated Press
News and Business Department
Amarillo
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo Daily News
BY Mail
Texas
Mexico
the Globe
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Roy W. Howard
Roosevelt
Ed Wynn
Congressman McDuffie
Alabama
Henry L. Stimson
Bennett Craig
Norman Kingsley
Bedtime
Thornton W. Burgess
Hades
Barbizon Plaza
Dick Berlin
Celeir
Amon Carter
Amon, Jr
Fort Worth
Mohammed Farag
Sheppard’s
Cairo
Atlantic
Jesse Lasky
Clip
Mother Brown
Laughing Brook
Budapest
Frazier Hunt
Bronxville
Trotzky
Arotta
C.E Butterfield
WEAF
NBC
Rudy Vallee
Jack Pearl
Jack Denny
WABC
CBS
David Ross
Colonel
Budd
Maude Rooney
Glen Gray
WJZ
Maude
Cotsin Bill
Rin Tin Tin
Chicago Symphony
Berqaner
Matzoths
Egypt
Pantaloons
Venice
England
John Lubbock
Ireland
Bowe
Amie
News-Globe
Mr. Sundean
America
Morris Pishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygie, the Health Magazine
Uber
Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
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