1988.48.22 (Magazine)

The February 1939 edition (Volume XVIII, No. II) of "Child Life: The Children's Own Magazine." Includes pages 49-96. The cover has art by Marie A. Lawson that has a valentines-theme with a red border around a white lace border, floral designs, and a large red heart with woman in a black dress with a bonnet and fan in between two identical boys holding bouquets inside. Published by Rand McNally & Co., U.S.A. The table of contents lists several sections including stories and poems, things-to-do, special features, pages of interest to parents, and read aloud pages. This page also lists prices for this magazine in different counties; U.S.'s price being $2.50 for a year subscription. $4 for two years, $5 for three, or 25c individually. The following pages are either black and white or colored only in orange and blue. Page 93 features a forecast for children's fashion, including prices of the garments shown and page 96 shows new products (mainly cookies) for the home with prices. The back cover has an informative article about apples as an advertisement for Washington State Apples.

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Child Life: The Children's Own Magazine
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