Newspapers Pay Homage to Gutenberg 500th Anniversary
The 1940 observance marks five centuries since Gutenberg’s printing invention. The note details early presses, Fust and Schaeffer partnerships, and the rise of newspapers and magazines from 1612 to 1731, highlighting milestones in Mainz, Boston, and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Johann Gutenberg
International Association of Printing House
Gutenberg
Fust
Peter Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Mainz
Italy
Switzerland
Europe
Strasbourg
Johann Fust
An Ideal Girl Embraces Youth and Pure Virtue
A long devotional portrait extols the ideal girl as radiant in maidenhood. She values health, neatness, trust, and friendship, rejects cynicism, pursues wisdom, honors parents, and aspires to a sacred home. Her faith and reverence center God and character, guiding future life's love and service.
Jiffy Parker House Rolls with Granular Yeast
Parker House rolls using fast granular yeast from a Boston hotel origin. Mix yeast with warm water and sugar, scald milk with salt sugar and shortening, combine with flour and egg, then knead to a stiff dough and let rise at 86 F until doubled.
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Boston
First American Magazine Debuts in Philadelphia 1741
In 1754 the first American magazine appeared as The American Magazine or A Monthly Review of the Political State of the British Colonies. Published by William Bradford in Philadelphia, it made its initial appearance on February 13, 1741.
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Germany
England
France
Columbus
West Indies
America
Boston
Benjamin Harris
Boston News Letter
Benjamin Towne
Philadelphia Evening Post
Daily Advertiser
United States
William Bradford
Philadelphia
European Fire Etiquette and Public Offense Compared
State Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall notes shifts in attitudes toward fire. In pre war Europe a fire caused by a homeowner could be treated as public offense, with France requiring compensation for neighbor losses and Germany invoking police investigations and fines for negligence.
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Austin
Marvin Hall
United States
Europe
France
Germany
Frankness in School Dialogue
A brief overheard exchange shows a mother asking a teacher if her son is truly trying. The teacher replies affirmatively, noting the boy's effort is evident.
Wallace Charges GOP Appeasement Threat to U.S. Security
Wallace accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination accused Republican leaders of appeasement toward Hitler. He warned a GOP victory would invite totalitarian power, urging vigilance as 10,000-plus listeners in Des Moines heard the speech. He linked Republicans to Hitlerism, urged opposition to Roosevelt programs, and urged the danger of economic concessions.
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Des Moines
Henry A Wallace
Adolf Hitler
Edward J. Flynn
Wallace
Roosevelt
United States
Iowa
Jones
West
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hitler
Berlin
Americas
England
Europe
Three R s Streamlined for Texas Classrooms
The University of Texas, under Dr. Hob Gray, tests new teaching methods from 25 Texas schools. Experiments include English recordings, store apprenticeships, first grade typewriters, visual aids, and pop tests to improve instruction across subjects. Results suggest diaries and incidental writing aid grammar while broad reading supports history learning.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Hob Gray
Texas Association of School Administrators
David Votan Jr
Kidney Stagnation Warned By Kidney Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols KIDANS as a safe remedy to flush kidneys and prevent stagnation. It touts nine million kidney tubed filers, lists symptoms, promises money back, and offers two-box deal with mailing option from The Kidans Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Kidans Company
Atlanta
Georgia
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London
Cave
Gentleman’s Magazine
Charles S. Medbury
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
S.H. Montgomery Agency
G.O.P
Marvin Jones
Democrat
Whitewright
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