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The concluding section of The Story of a News Story, about turn of the century publishing, as originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, October 10, 1903 issue.

We continue with Part 4 of 6 of The Story of a News Story, about turn of the century publishing, as originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, October 10, 1903 issue.

The 2nd of 6 parts of The Story of a News Story, about turn of the century publishing, as originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, October 10, 1903 issue.

The first of 6 parts of The Story of a News Story as originally published in The Saturday Evening Post, October 10, 1903 issue.

Part 5, the conclusion, of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905.

Part 4 of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905.

Part 3 of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905. Part 3 features notes about Edwin Booth.

Part 2 of Greenroom Stories, an article about theatre stars reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905. Part 2 features notes on a Crazy Quilt and a Sarah Bernhardt anecdote.

Part 1 of Greenroom Stories, an article about stars of the stage reprinted from its original appearance in the Saturday Evening Post, June 3, 1905.

Happy birthday to Norman Rockwell today, without whom, magazine collecting might not have hit the mainstream. Notes on collecting Rockwell included.

The Saturday Evening Post put out its final issue on this date in 1969. This article contains a brief history of the Post along with notes for collectors.

A Happy New Year to you and a Happy 90th Birthday to J.D. Salinger today.  Salinger, of course, is the famously reclusive author of “The Catcher in the Rye.”  There is plenty of available information out there on Salinger himself (here’s the Wikipedia page on him if you need it), so I’m going to do [...]

Not the song, but the character of Rudolph himself was unveiled on this date in 1939 by Montgomery Ward in a booklet by Ward employee Robert May.  While the date seems appropriate, and I took it from BrainyHistory.com, it is likely not accurate because I’d imagine this booklet was distributed to shoppers leading up to [...]