1916

Literary

Weekly Issue

The Literary Digest Jan. 1, 1916 – June 24, 1916 Bound Volume 52

Publication Information: Published weekly by Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York.

Additional Information: Detailed index in the back. Illustrated. Issue pages are numbered consecutively and this volume has 1892 pages plus 14 index pages. Few issues are missing couple page numbers which most likely were the covers or ads at the very beginning. Many ads. A sampling of some of the full page ads in this volume are: Chalmers Motor Co.; Tuxedo Tobacco; Hudson Super Six (2 pg); Franklin Automobile Co.; Studebaker; Stewart Products; Osgood Deflector Lens; Winton Company, Durham-Duplex Razor Co. (2 pg); Aeolian-Vocalion; Briscoe Motor Co.; National X-Ray Reflector Co.; Multigraph; Kellogg’s Corn Flakes; Aeolian Co. (piano 2 pg); GMC Trucks; Mutual Motors Company; Milburn Wagon Co.; Chandler Motor Car Co.; New Reo “Six” (2 pg accent color); King Motor Car Co.; Starrett Tools for Motorists; Corning Glass Works; Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co.; The Dover Electric Iron (2 pg but small piece of tape at seam); The New Military Daisy Air Rifle; Alabastine; Columbia Batteries; Evinrude Motor Co.; Stewart Vacuum System; Ingersoll; Pullman Motor Car Co.; Goodell-Pratt Tools; Florence Oil Cook Stoves; Overland (accent color 2 pg); Corona The Personal Writing Machine; Pyrene Fire Extinguishers; Winston Co.; Fisk Tires; Williams’ Holder Top Shaving Stick; Smith Brothers’ Cough Drops; Clicquot Club Ginger Ale; Listerine; Girard Cigar; Welch’s Grape Juice Co.; Resin Soap; Mennen’s Shaving Cream; Kissel Motor Car Co.; Blaisdell; New Edison; Ohio Electric; Veedol Motor Oil (2 pg w/accent color); Republic Motor Truck; Simplex Ironer; Hamilton Watch; Rob’t Burns Cigar (2 pg); Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. (2 pg); Automatic Electric Co.; Wilson Motor Trucks; Service One Ton Truck; Military Training Camps; Crow Elk-hart “30”; and more plus many many smaller ads.

Summary: The Literary Digest were not, in basic intention, a current-events periodical, but rather a weekly eclectic that surveyed editorial opinion and condensed and arranged it for the information of readers. It gave attention to statements of the news and public issues and was ranked as one of the most important weeklies of the period. Topic Headings with multiple articles (most) under them in the issues include (many vary somewhat from issue to issue): • Topics Of The Day • Foreign Comment • Letters and Art • Religion and Social Service • Current Poetry • Science and Invention • Outline For Debate • Reviews Of New Books • Development Of The Motor Truck • Vacation Trips In America

Condition: Hard cover, Bound Volume, Ex-Lib-usual stamps/marks; all original front and back covers have been removed; covers show slight wear with light soiling; Spine seam is cracking in a few places so little loose, few small soiled specks, few small tears and some places have been taped, light age discoloring especially on outer page edges. Overall a good copy. • Title page and last page have been folded so are wrinkled and have tears at seams. • March 11 issue is missing a page from an article • April 15 issue is missing about half of it’s pages plus some of the other pages have duplicates • Couple pages have small scuffed spots

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