The Weekly Magnet (Vol. XV No. 38 - September 22, 1895): A Serial Paper for the Sunday School and Home Circle (Newspaper)

Cook, David C. (Editor and Publisher)

Published by David C. Cook Publishing Company, Elgin, IL, 1895

About this Item

Offered is the September 22, 1895 (Vol. XV No. 38) issue of "The Weekly Magnet: A Serial Paper for the Sunday School and Home Circle" edited by David C. Cook and published by the David C. Cook Publishing Company out of Elgin, Illinois. A newspaper measuring 11-3/4" by 17" and containing four pages including front and rear covers. Containing commentary and short stories, contents include: short story Miss Tilly's Investment by Mary A. P. Stansbury (with engraving); short story Skipper Hans by the Rev. E. A. Rand; He Won Success by Alice L. Griggs; Letters of Ceremony and Courtesy by Anna L. Dawes; short story Nothing Daunted ("'Way down South in the land of cotton,' an old log-cabin stood on the edge of a little village"); short Gladstone's Inspiration by Fannie L. Hall; short story A Striped Pansy by Eleanor A. Hunter (with engraving); How To Be Happy; Honest Purpose. Condition: folded twice (as issued); lightly age-toned; tiny chip to mid-fold; two short corner creases. David C. Cook (1850-1927), a leader in the American Sunday School movement who founded his publishing company in Chicago, Illinois, in 1875 to provide affordable educational materials for children left homeless in the Great Chicago Fire (which occurred from October 8-10, 1871).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Weekly Magnet (Vol. XV No. 38 - September 22, 1895): A Serial Paper for the Sunday School and Home Circle (Newspaper)
• Publisher: David C. Cook Publishing Company, Elgin, IL
• Publication Date: 1895
• Binding: Newspaper
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
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  • Religion: Christianity