1887/01 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
16-pages as edited by Mrs. Louisa Knapp (brief history below). Issue measures appx. 11″ X 16″. Vol. IV, No. 2.
The issue opens with fiction by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Marion Harland, Fannie L. Fancher, plus “The Charity of the Jonesvillians” by Josiah Allen’s Wife with illustration by Copeland
The rest of the issue includes standard columns that fit the title of Ladies Home Journal and Practical Housekeeper:
Advertising mostly consists of smaller ads with a few “display” ads featuring illustrations. No major products.