Golden Days For Boys And Girls 1888 - 1889 Children’s Story Newspaper Antique
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:30174976 | Topic: Literature |
| Subject: Children's |
Golden Days for Boys and Girls 1888-1889 Children’s Story Newspaper Antique Golden Days for Boys and Girls – December 1, 1888 through November 23, 1889 Golden Days for Boys and Girls was a late 19th-century children's story paper, distributed weekly as an accompaniment to the paper Saturday Night. Running from March 6, 1880 to May 11, 1907, Golden Days cost subscribers only $3 a year. It was the brainchild of newspaperman James Elverson (1838–1911), who later owned the Philad...elphia Inquirer. Golden Days featured stories, activities and lessons which were mostly gender-specific, with separate stories appealing to boys and girls. Many of the stories were serialized over several issues; a measure designed to drive increased weekly sales. The themes largely involved school, athletics, westerns and the frontier, travel, exploration, adventure, the sea, and success stories. The paper also included a weekly puzzle page, Puzzledom; a section for advice and responses to the young readers, the Letter Box; and a weekly Bible lesson and devotional titled "International Lessons", provided by such persons as Rev. D. P. Kidder, D. D. and Rev C. E. Strobridge, D. D. Certainly, this paper's contents catered to parents and clergymen, offering alternative material to the violence and debauchery of the 'blood and thunder' dime novels, such as those published by Frank Tousey and Norman Munro. Pages: 832 pages Publisher: James Elverson, Philadelphia The hard book measures approx. 14 by 11 inches. The cover is good with some gentle wear and splitting along hinge joint. The spine end is good with some light wear and heavier fraying on top end. The boards and corners are nice with some minor denting and wear. The hinges are broken and text block is loose, the binding is tight and strong otherwise, needs attention and repair. The pages are good, some small edge tears from thumbing, some tattering and brittleness to page edges near the back, front page is torn and missing chipped section, book is nice. Shipping weight is 8 pounds Inventory: 0120KE201
