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averaged 46 one-column pages, with advertising sections at the front and back of each issue. No advertising appeared amongst the stories. Every volume began in November, and all successive issues of a volume continued numbering pages where the last issue ended its numbering. For example, if the May
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was a monthly United States children's magazine for young readers from three to twelve years-old. It was founded by publisher Samuel E. Cassino, and was published between November 1897 and 1926 – originally in Boston, but was later relocated to
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The magazine was well-illustrated with drawings and photographs. Each issue contained short stories, articles, poems, and serialized stories. Readers' letters about their charitable endeavors were printed on a page originally called
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issue ended with page 238, the June issue began with page 239. For many years the magazine subscription price was one dollar a year, but over time the price increased to two dollars a year.
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A regular feature was a two-page picture story for the youngest readers. Each story contained dozens of small illustrations that were used in place of a printed word.
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Contents page stated "Edited from foundation to May, 1909, by Charles S. and Ella Farman Pratt." The Pratts had previously edited the children’s magazine
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was a British magazine for the young published by Cassell, and based in London, England. It was published from 1871 to 1933.
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The final editor was Margheritta Osborn Osborne, daughter of publisher Samuel E. Cassino. She had edited
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Charles Stuart Pratt (death notice), Kearsarge Independent and Times (Warner, N.H.), April 8, 1921
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Pratt was co-editor from 1897 until shortly before her death in 1907. From 1897 until 1909
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gave instructions for making simple paper or cardboard toys and crafts.
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Obituary of Ella Farman Pratt, New York Tribune, May 24, 1907, page 8
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published an eight-page Sunday School paper entitled
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A Word From The Publisher of Little Folks Magazine,
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Peanuts § Title
Li'l Folks
little people (disambiguation)

Ella Farman
Charles Stuart Pratt
Salem, Massachusetts
Ella Farman
Charles Stuart Pratt
Wide Awake
Edward Eggleston
Children's literature portal





Will You Put Up This Wren House? (Ad), The Bronson Pilot (Branson, Kansas), April 2, 1915, page 4
Will You Put Up This Wren House? (Ad), The Eufaula Republican (Eufaula, OK), May 21, 1915, page 3
"Little Folks archives"
Online issues of Little Folks, 1900 – 1919
Categories
Defunct children's magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1897
Magazines disestablished in 1926
Defunct magazines published in Massachusetts
Monthly magazines published in the United States

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