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1940-07-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

Sep.08, 2009 in Liberty

1940/07/06 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by F. Sands Brunner

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

  • “Why Change Horses?”–A New Deal Slogan by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “The Perfect Fist” by Jacland Marmur
  • “Nor Always to the Proud” by Achmed Abdullah
  • “Dr. Kilbourne’s Candlesticks” — Liberty’s Short Short — by William Benton Johnston

    • SERIALS:

  • Winston Churchill and His American Mother — Part II by Frederick L. Collins and illustrated by George Hughes
  • Money Talks — Part V by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr and illustrated by Phil Lyford
  • Upstairs and Down in Hitler’s House — Part IV by Pauline Kohler and illustrated by James Schucker
  • Wings of Wrath — Part VIII by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

    • ARTICLES:

  • Stalin’s Parachute Troops in the U.S.A. by Serge Jarama
  • The CIO’s New War by Walter Karig
  • Not You, My Dear Public by J.P. McEvoy is about who makes Hollywood stars with photos of Hedy Lamarr and Marlene Dietrich
  • National Affairs Quiz by Mark Sullivan
  • The Mexican Squeeze Play by George E. Sokolsky
  • Battle Behind the Lines–The War of Propaganda by Vincent Sheean
  • Baseball and Ballyhoo by Joe Engel includes a photo of girl pitcher Jackie Mitchell shaking hands with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig after having struck them out

    • FEATURES:

  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • $2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Record Reviews by Listener
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Mobiloil ad on inside front cover is illustrated by McClelland Barclay

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    1920-10-07 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    Sep.07, 2009 in Mid-Week Pictorial

    1920/10/07 -

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 12, Number 6 – October 7, 1920

    Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE.

    Interesting contents picked up from paging through this particular issue are as follows:

    Cover: CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG – Beautiful Screen Star whose powerful portrayal of emotional roles has won her nation-wide popularity

  • Flood of Immigrants Reaching Great Proportions – 2 full pages with article, 6 photos of mostly immigrant children, and 1 map
  • Seizure and Holding of Italian Factories by Workmen – 2 photos
  • Winners of Baseball Championship Pennant in National League for 1920 — Large team photo of the Brooklyn Dodgers with headshots of standouts Al Mamaux and Ed Pefeffer underneath
  • Stirring Plays in Recent Baseball Games – 5 photos over 1 page include BABE RUTH crossing the plate after his 50th Home Run, Ross Young scoring
  • Frightening Developments in Irish Affairs That Seem Rapidly Approaching a Criss – 8 pages and small article fill the center two pages of this issue
  • Leading Actresses and Striking Scenes in plays of Current Metropolitan Season — 6 photos spread over 2 full pages include: Helen Wolcott – Hope Hampton – Marjorie Gateson – Lois Wilson – Marguerite Zender
  • Second American Legion Convention at Cleveland, Ohio – 3 photos
  • Districts of Italy Devastated by Earthquake – 3 phtos on back cover of September 7 in Tuscany
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!

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    1920-08-19 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    Sep.07, 2009 in Mid-Week Pictorial

    1920/08/19 -

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 11, Number 25 – August 19, 1920

    Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE.

    Interesting contents picked up from paging through this particular issue are as follows:

    Cover: BILLIE BURKE Versatile and captivating actress, who has score many triumphs on both stage and screen and who is to play the leading role in a new comedy that will soon be presented in New York

  • Figures in Realms of Sports, Art, Politics and Literature – 6 photos over a single page: Countess O’Byrne – Captain John Black – George Lance – Mary Roberts Rinehart – W.R. Williams – Rodin’s “The Thinker”
  • Official Notifications to Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt of their Nominations for Presidency and Vice Presidency — 3 photos on one page, one of Cox and FDR walking and waving, the a full page shot of Roosevelt delivering his speech of acceptance
  • Incidents Connected With the Rioting in Belfast, Ireland Which Lasted for Days and Caused Hundreds of Casualties — Article with 7 photos over 2 full pages
  • Personages of Interest Now in the News – 7 photos over a single page: Mrs. John Barrymore (Katherine Harris) – Barrymore himself – Mrs. Annette Adams – Mary O’Reilly – Boies Penrose – Amlita Galli-Curci – Joseph Conrad
  • Talented Actresses in Plays of Opening Season – 8 photos over 2 full pages in center of issue: Elsie MacKay – Miriam Miller – Doris Kenyon – Muriel Martin Harvey – Eileen Wilson – Charlotte Walker – Mitzi Hajos – Girl With Carmine Lips
  • Close Plays and Heavy Hitting on the Diamond, With Leading Pitchers of National and American Leagues – 10 photos over 2 full-pages as follows: 1st Page: Top BABE RUTH hitting 38th Home Run – Stanley Coveleski – Pep Young – Urban Shocker – 2nd Page: Walter Reuther – Carl Mays – Jim Bagby – Grover Cleveland Alexander – A.W. Cooper – Larry Doyle scoring

  • Photographs Taken on the Polish Front During the Conflict Between the Poles and Bolshevists — Article with 7 photos and 1 map spread over 2 full pages
  • Events of Interest, Persons of Prominence and Happenings of International Significance Recorded by Camera – 8 photos over 2 pages includes a 4″ X 7″ photo of Mr. & Mrs. Babe Ruth, the Bambino in street clothes with hat
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!

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    1920-08-06 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    Sep.07, 2009 in Mid-Week Pictorial

    1920/08/26 -

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 11, Number 26 – August 26, 1920

    Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE.

    Interesting contents picked up from paging through this particular issue are as follows:

    Cover: LILLIAN GISH favorite screen actress who is soon to appear in a film version of “Way Down East”

  • Old Mayflower, Whose Relics Are Reported Found – 4 photos with text over a single page including a reproduction of what the Mayflower was supposed to have looked like as well as the beams and rafters inside a barn in Buckinghamshire which were alleged to be parts of the Mayflower

  • The Most Significant Statue in the World — A full page photo with text of the Statue of Liberty
  • Front Porch Campaign of Republican Candidate – 4 photos of and regarding Warren G. Harding
  • Winners at Olympic Games and Daring Aviatrix — 5 photos on a single page of Olympians R.W. Landon – Earl Thomson – Charles W. Paddock – Jean Guillemot and aviatrix Laura Bromwell
  • Charming Actresses Who Deligh Metropolitan Audiences — 6 photos over the center 2 pages of the issue including huge head shots of Muriel Harrison and Olive Vaughn and smaller headshots beneath them of Emily Drange – Averne Taylor – Eva Brady – Kathleen Ardelle
  • Bolshevist Armies Encircling the Polish Capital and Stirring Up Insurrection in the Near East — 8 photos with quite a bit of accompanying text over 2 full pages inlcuding pictures of General Kuropatkin and General Wrangel
  • Map Showing Centres of Unrest, Revolt and Military Operations All Over the World — Full Page map of Europe, Asia and Northern Africa

  • Distrubed Areas in Italy, Greece and the Near East – Article with photos
  • Military Operations in Siberia, China and Morocco – Article with photos
  • Ireland the Battle Ground of Contending Factions – Article with photos
  • Exciting Plays on the Diamond and Star Players Who Are Helping Their Teams in the Race for the Pennant — 10 baseball photos spread over 2 facing pages — 1. Buck Herzog tagged out at the plate; 2. Headshot of Tris Speaker ; 3. Headshot of Sam Rice ; Babe Ruth sliding into third, Babe’s face turned away but Buck Weaver is the 3rd Baseman; 5. Frankie Frisch safe at third; — On the second page the five photos are all full body shots of the players, no backgrounds: 6. Roger Peckinpaugh of the New York Yankees; 7. Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals; 8. Vern Spencer of the New York Giants; 9. Ping Bodie of the New York Yankees; 10. Burleigh Grimes of the Brooklyn Dodgers
  • Figures in Woman Suffrage Victory in Tennessee – 7 photos over a single page, with text. Pictured are Mrs. George Milton, Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Albert Houston Roberts, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Mrs. helen H. Gardener
  • Back cover includes a photo with brief write-up that is headlined — Death of Ray Chapman — Chapman, former shortstop for the Cleveland Indians died in New York on August 17 as a result of having been struck in the head the day before by a ball pitched by Yankees’ Carl Mays. Chapman is the last major league player to be killed in an on-field incident
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!

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    1920-12-30 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    Sep.07, 2009 in Mid-Week Pictorial

    1920/12/30 -

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 12, Number 18 – December 30, 1920

    Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE.

    Interesting contents picked up from paging through this particular issue are as follows:

    Cover: The New Year Girl — Specially posed by Miss Dorothy Gish for The Mid-Week Pictorial

  • “Best Minds” Conference at President-Elect’s Home picturing former President Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge, William E. Borah, and others
  • American Champions in the Leading Indoor and Outdoor Sports for the Year Now Drawing to Its Close – Several photos over two pages including: Willie Hoppe – Bill Tilden – team photo of the 1920 A.L. Champion Cleveland Indians – BABE RUTH – Ed Strangler Lewis – MAN O’WAR – others
  • Destruction and Reprisal Still Rife in Ireland — 6 photos with captions over two full-pages
  • Famine in China That Is Sweeping Five Provinces – 5 photos over a full-page
  • New Rulers, Presidents and Premiers of 1920 – Several photos over a full-page including: Alfredo De Zayas , The President of Cuba – President Warren G. Harding of the U.S. – King Constantine I of Greece – President Alex-Andre Millerand of France – Several Others
  • Notable Plays That Have Won Popular Favor in 1920 — 12 photos over the 2 pages in the middle of this issue
  • Founder and Recipient of Nobel Prizes – 7 photos over a full page, includes: Alfred Nobel – Woodrow Wilson – Knut Hamsun – Charles Guillaume – Carl Spitteler – Others
  • Climactic Scenes in Some of the Most Successful Photoplays That Have Been Presented in 1920 — Several photos over two-full pages include shots of Lillian Gish in “Way Down East” – John Barrymore in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” – Pola Negri in “Passion” – Douglas Fairbanks – Gloria Swanson in “Male and Female” – Lon Chaney in “The Penalty” – many others
  • Recent Internal Developments in Soviet Russia – Several photos of 2 full-pages including a shot of Lenin
  • A half-page ad for Selznick Pictures on the back cover features Elaine Hammerstein – William Faversham – Eugene O’Brien – Owen Moore – Conway Tearle – Martha Mansfield
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!

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