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Newspaper man turned toward industry, Paul Hosmer has seen pine logging change from the days of horses and high wheels to 230 h.p. cats and all during this time he has produced a little gem of  a house organ for Brooks-Scanlon, “Pine Echoes.”Paul is gifted with a needle-punch sense  of   humor and the ability to make… Continue reading The Push – Article about a logging superintendent in a lumber camp by Paul Hosmer

When i was looking up information on Hugh Pendexter, i came across this article on how the town of Norway, Maine contributed to the war effort in World War 1. Hugh Pendexter and Talbot Mundy were both residents of the town at the time, and they were both drivers (literally in Mundy’s case) of the… Continue reading Patriotism, Pigs, Pendexter and Mundy – How Talbot Mundy and Hugh Pendexter helped win World War 1

I asked a question in the previous post about Arthur S. Hoffman:   Which unknown writer was initially rejected by Hoffman, but took his advice in the rejection letter; went on to contribute to Adventure, and later author many books in a famous series for boys? Put your guesses, answers in comments.   Nobody guessed… Continue reading Arthur S. Hoffman and the famous boy’s series he influenced

I’m making a story of Marion Polk Angellotti titled “WHEN THE DEVIL RULED” in Smart Set, April 1913 available to download. This story is a romance, similar to the stories of John Hawkwood in Adventure, but stressing the romance a little more. The story is available for download in PDF format. It is around 300KB in… Continue reading Marion Angellotti story from Smart Set April 1913 – When the devil ruled

Arthur O. Friel and companion at their camp Companion and  Arthur O. Friel  at their camp Arthur O. Friel with his backpack Arthur O. Friel with his gun Arthur O. Friel in the cold Arthur O. Friel admiring some flowers Arthur O. Friel chopping firewood