American Ways

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October 23, 2015 by The Youth’s Companion Please Log in to view this content. Filed Under: Education, Lifestyle Leisure and Sports, Nature, Songs and Poems Tagged With: Children’s Page, Mabel Earle, Poem, Thanksgiving, Youth’s Companion, Youth’s Companion 1914

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The November 1914 Girls’ Page contains sewing patterns and tips, tips for speaking with a well-trained voice, and ice hockey for girls. In the Nature & Science section of the November 12, 1914 Youth’s Companion, topics include the Earth’s core, explosives and bullets, and arctic exploration. Please Log in to view this content. Please Log […]

This advertisement for Bissell carpet sweeper is not subtle in any way about their targeted audience. “Mother is not the only one who would appreciate such a drudgery-saving gift—there is married sister or the dear old aunty, whose work could be made lighter and more pleasant.” It is interesting to look back at ads like this […]

Essentially, this ad says “Try rolled wheat and you won’t need to take your daily medications.” Modern Cheerios ads claim to be able to lower cholesterol, but they don’t advise consumers to stop medication like this ad seems to!

Thirty years ago, Maryanne Datesman co-authored the book, American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture, for foreign students about American values. Now these are American Cultural Values—American ways and introduction to American Culture, and my two co-authors were a Professor of American Studies and a woman who is a sociolinguist and she has a degree […]

October 23, 2015 by The Youth’s Companion Leave a Comment This is a full page, color ad for Kodak published in the November 26, 1914 Youth’s Companion. Filed Under: Advertising Tagged With: Ad, Camera, Holiday, Kodak, Youth’s Companion, Youth’s Companion 1914 October 23, 2015 by The Youth’s Companion Leave a Comment Please Log in to […]

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Cover_Page Short Story – The Crawford Twins (in Ten Chapters – Chapter five), by Edith Barnard DeLand Page_502 The Crawford Twins, continuedShort Story – “Limpsy Jane”, by Roe L. Hendrick Page_503 “Limpsy Jane, continuedArticle – How to Make Libraries More Useful, by Herbert Putnam, Ligrarian of CongressWhat a Library Must BeFirst Catch Your ReaderPersonal Contact […]

The Youth’s Companion is our main source of vintage historical material.  An illustrated weekly newspaper, it was published by the Perry Mason Company in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1827 to 1929.  It started out as the first publication written for children but evolved into a paper for the whole family, and by 1900 had it 500,000 […]

American Ways The official website for American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture 4th Edition, a textbook for English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners This site is for: Teachers and students using American Ways People who are interested in ESL Anyone interested in American Culture Many people today are talking about American values and […]

October 27, 2014 by Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment Filed Under: American Ways Tagged with: Chapters October 27, 2014 by Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment Filed Under: American Ways Tagged with: Chapters