Brophy, Timothy

Valle, Nathaniel Ross

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Everybody’s MagazineAmerican Modernist Concerns in the Creative ContentIntroduction to Everybody’s• Published monthly in New York City from 1899-1929 by Wanamaker then Ridgway• Journalism, fiction, images, and advertisements• Series of muckraking articles called “Frenzied Finance” by Tom Lawson• Authors such as Jack London, Theodore Dreiser, and Upton Sinclair• Became a pulp magazine by 19271.Why Study a 20th Century Magazine?• Everybody’s Magazine provides a unique look at the interests and occupations of men and women in the early twentieth century• Further, it gives insight into the concerns of writers and social activists of the timeAmerican Modernism• Artistic and cultural movement from beginning of twentieth century until start of World War II• Marked by a self-conscious search for novelty still haunted by influence of precursorsEverybody’s and American ModernismThe diverse short stories, articles, advertisements, and images in Everybody’s Magazine reflect the concern of American Modernism with novelty and the haunting influence of the past1899 Volume 1 Issue 1• First issue of the magazine – September 1899• Published by John Wanamaker under the name of the North American Company• Edited by Chauncey Montgomery M’Govern• Emphasis on new technology, American industry, and camera pictures of American interests• Nineteen articles and stories• 121 illustrations• Few advertisements2.“The Laziest People on Earth”• Written by Etta Nauen as a journalistic account of the Toda people of Ootacamund, India• Miniscule population but their culture studied by anthropologists and linguists since early 1800s• Examination of an exotic, foreign people who practice polyandry (one woman marries all brothers of family)• Pastoral, agricultural, lazy, peaceful, fearless people• Reports on their birth, marriage, livelihood, religious, and death customs• Toda people presented as “other” for an American audience captivated by the exotic3.“The Art of the Camera”• Journalistic piece written by Roderick Grey to help amateur photographers sell their pictures• Increasing popularity of magazines with pictures• Accessible camera technology and technique advice• “The advent of the illustrated magazine has furnished the amateur photographer with a splendid market for his triumphs.”• Encouragement to pursue photography as a full-time profession by selling to advertisers and magazines.• Example photographs4.1911 Volume 24 Issue 3• Close to midpoint of the magazine’s life – March 1911• Published by E. J. Ridgway under the name of the Ridgway Company• Edited by John O’Hara Cosgrave• Height of magazine’s success – over 500,000 copies in circulation and led American general monthlies in its volume of advertising• Eighteen articles and stories• Illustration to accompany most submissions• Notable amount of advertisements1.“Cortina-Phone”• Advertisement for the Cortina-Phone Method of language learning• Cortina Company by Professor Cortina in 1882• First to utilize phonograph for language learning• Spanish, German, Italian, French, English • Globalization of modern world increased the need and desire to learn foreign languages• Travel, transportation, trade, international relations, tourism, communication, etc. contributed to interest5.“The Cog”• Short story by James Oppenheim• Molly suggests that her husband, Richard, go on strike to protest his twelve hour shifts at the steel mill• Richard remembers the failure of the Homestead Strike of 1892• Homestead Strike of 1892 – important event in U.S. labor history that took place in the Pittsburg area of Homestead, PA• Homestead Steel Works Mill• Haunting influence of the past6.1929 Volume 60 Issue 2• Next to last issue of the magazine – February 1929• Published by Joseph A. Moore under the Ridgway Company• Edited by William Corcoran• Name shortened to just Everybody’s in 1923• Strictly pulp fiction magazine since 1927• Circulation had declined to about 50,000• Three novelettes, eight short stories, one serial• Illustrations at the beginning of each story• Few advertisements7.“The Armed Guard”• World War I short fiction story written by L. MurneyMintzer• An American naval gun crew mounts a defense against a German U-boat raider• Story includes action and violent descriptions of a naval skirmish during the war• Not much more than a decade after World War I, Americans were already sensationalizing the violence• Influence of the past8.“Keepers of the Treasure”• Exotic short fiction tale in the jungles of Africa written by  Edgar Wallace• Adventure story about Portuguese buried treasure guarded by three natives in the village of the Ochori• A beautiful young woman named N’Saki craftily seeks the treasure and knows how to use an automatic firearm• Triumph of a woman over men and concern with the traditions of a foreign people • Exotic, novel, exciting adventure9.Novelty Haunted by the Past• Examples demonstrate popularity of exotic• Interest in new technology and globalization• Lingering consequences of the past• Strong desire for a new futureWhat Comes Next?• Future study of the concerns of the period of American Modernism will continue to inform our present societal moment• Globalization and constantly evolving technology continue to change our worldWorks CitedBastian, Jeannette A. “Flowers for Homestead: A Case Study in Archives and Collective Memory.” The American Archivist, vol. 72, no. 1, 2009, pp. 113-132. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40294598.“Cortina-Phone.” Everybody’s Magazine, edited by John O’Hara Cosgrave, vol. 24, no. 3, Ridgway Company, 1911, pp. 9.Grey, Roderick. “The Art of the Camera.” Everybody’s Magazine, edited by Chauncey Montgomery M’Govern, vol. 1, no. 1, North American Company, 1899, pp. 89-96.Kunze, Emma Gertrude. “The Use of the Phonograph in Language Work.” The Modern Language Journal, vol. 13, no. 7, 1929, pp. 538-549. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/315987.Levenson, Michael. Modernism. Yale University Press, 2011. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vkzjf.Works CitedMintzer, L. Murney. “The Armed Guard.” Everybody’s Magazine, edited by William Corcoran, vol. 60, no. 2, Ridgway Company, 1929, pp. 21-9.Mott, Frank Luther. A History of American Magazines, Volume V: Sketches of 21 Magazines 1905-1930. Harvard University Press, 1968.Nauen, Etta. “The Laziest People on Earth.” Everybody’s Magazine, edited by Chauncey Montgomery M’Govern, vol. 1, no. 1, North American Company, 1899, pp. 58-61.Oppenheim, James. “The Cog.” Everybody’s Magazine, edited by John O’Hara Cosgrave, vol. 24, no. 3, Ridgway Company, 1911, pp. 400-7.Schneider, Linda. “The Citizen Striker: Workers’ Ideology in the Homestead Strike of 1892.” Labor History, vol. 23, no. 1, 1982, pp. 47-66. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/00236568208584644.Wallace, Edgar. “Keepers of the Treasure.” Everybody’s Magazine, edited by William Corcoran, vol. 60, no. 2, Ridgway Company, 1929, pp. 68-73.Image References1. Everybody’s Magazine vol. 24, no. 3, 1911, https://modjourn.org/issue/bdr470217/#. March 14, 2021.2. Everybody’s Magazine vol. 1, no. 1, 1899, https://archive.org/details/sim_everybodys-magazine_1899-09_1_1/page/n1/mode/2up. March 14, 2021.3. Everybody’s Magazine vol. 1, no. 1, 1899, https://archive.org/details/sim_everybodys-magazine_1899-09_1_1/page/58/mode/2up. March 14, 2021.4. Lafayette. “One of the Classes.” Everybody’s Magazine vol. 1, no. 1, 1899, https://archive.org/details/sim_everybodys-magazine_1899-09_1_1/page/94/mode/2up. March 14, 2021.5. Russell, Laura. “Phonograph.” Pinterest, 2021, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/365565694723649839/. March 14, 2021.6. Pryor, Warrant. “Richard.” Everybody’s Magazine vol. 24, no. 3, 1911, https://modjourn.org/issue/bdr470217/#. March 14, 2021.7. McMillan, Duncan. “The Berber.” Everybody’s Magazine vol. 60, no. 2, 1929, https://archive.org/details/sim_everybodys-magazine_1929-02_60_2/mode/2up. March 14, 2021.8. Everybody’s Magazine vol. 60, no. 2, 1929, https://archive.org/details/sim_everybodys-magazine_1929-02_60_2/page/20/mode/2up. March 14, 2021.9. Everybody’s Magazine vol. 60, no. 2, 1929, https://archive.org/details/sim_everybodys-magazine_1929-02_60_2/page/68/mode/2up. 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