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[From a letter to the Putnam County Courier, here’s an interesting fact about Arthur S. Hoffman on his birthday.] Arthur S. Hoffman as Uncle Sam Ernest H. Baker War Poster in Camps   To the Editor:   Sir:   I should like, through the columns of your paper publicly to express my deep appreciation for… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman’s birthday today – and a new fact about him

In this age of diminishing magazine circulations, and magazines shutting down, it’s good to hear news of a couple of magazines launching 1. A detective pulp in the UK2. A general fiction magazine (still in fundraising) Is this the dawn of a new fiction magazine age? Only time will tell, but if anyone in the… Continue reading Good news – new fiction magazines launching

This short story by Karl Detzer isn’t at all like his usual, but I liked it a lot, and thought it was funny. Hope you enjoy it. Download the story here.

In this article, Karl Detzer, who is famous for his fireman stories, talks about the joys and pains of being a fire fan. Download the article here.

In this article from Reader’s Digest, Karl Detzer talks about his father’s life, and the history he went through. He was a Forrest Gump of sorts, looks like. Download the article here.

Enjoy this story of a surly fireman and his bulky chief from Munsey’s Magazine, June, 1926. Download the story here.

[Prince Sarath Ghosh had a series of articles in Scientific American on Indian magic tricks. This is from the November 2, 1918 issue. It is about how an Indian magician can produce a fish from the air. Interested? Article download after the jump.] Download the article here.

This short story originally appeared in The Living Age, v. 301, 1919. Download the story here.

[They could take a beating and come out snowy white.]  The “Boss” Washing machine – Advertisement c. 1909

Frederick S. Bigelow wrote this history of the Saturday Evening Post, covering the years 1897 to 1927. It was expanded in 1937, and covers the rise of the magazine from a circulation of 1600 copies in 1897 to about three million in 1937, under the editorship of George Horace Lorimer. It mentions briefly the major… Continue reading A short history of the Saturday Evening Post by the Curtis Publishing Company