The Weekly Magnet (Vol. XVI No. 13 - March 29, 1896): 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, 1896

About this Item

Offered is the March 29, 1896 (Vol. XVI No. 13) 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 Aunt Rotha's Story by Ida Reed Smith (with illustration); The Sin of Dejection by J. L. Harbour; short story "God Helps Those Who Help Themselves" by Margaret Spencer; short story Gros Cape Lessons by Grace Hulbert; serial fiction Chapter II (final) of For Want of Thought by Hattie Lummis; short story Cecily's Experiment by Annie L. Hannah; Yielding by Julia B. Johnson ("The human will is by nature a very stiff thing. Generally it does not like to yield"); Christ With Us; short story A Lucky-Stone Necklace by Cornelia A. Donaldson (with illustration). Condition: folded twice (as issued); pages very lightly age-toned; tiny tear to mid-fold; overall in lovely condition. 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. XVI No. 13 - March 29, 1896): A Serial Paper for the Sunday School and Home Circle (Newspaper)
• Publisher: David C. Cook Publishing Company, Elgin, IL
• Publication Date: 1896
• Binding: Newspaper
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
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  • Religion: Christianity