Rodney Thomson

December 23rd, 1920 – Vol. 94 – No. 52

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The Youth's Companion - December 23rd, 1920 - Vol. 94 - No. 52
  • Two of a Kind, by Roe L. Hendrick, drawings by O.F. Howard
  • Chief Longfeather’s Christmas Tree, by Anne McQueen, drawings by Rodney Thomson
  • A Walk in the Woods in Winter, Part One, by Wardon A. Curtis, drawings by Arthur Bartlett
  • Suzanne, Ch. 2, Angele meets a good friend, by Edith Barnard, Delano, drawn by F.R. Gruger
  • Failing to Spike the Lever, by Harold T. Chesbrough, drawn by W.F. Stecher
  • Fact and Comment, Importing Foreign Quarrels, The Tariff, The Unknown God, Prices, Supporting Prices Artificially
  • The Companion in the New Year, Current Events
  • Home-Products Day, by Grace Atherton Dennon
  • Untempted Righteousness, Sophie, Roman Antiquities in Tunisia, The Mountains of the Sea, A Scissor, The Wild Ride of an Eagle, An Old-Time Blast Furnace, A Scotch Egg’s Worth, The Hypnotic Bugler
  • Fiddlesticks, by Louise Ayres Garnett, drawn by Bertha Stone
  • The Curious Christmas Tree, by Margaret Ely Webb
  • The Little Sheep of Bethlehem, by Elizabeth Thornton Turner
  • The Stranger, by Harrison Long, drawn by Marguerite Kaeselau
  • Christmas Shopping, by Virginia Stanard
  • The December Stars, A Girl’s Quick Wit, Sauce for the “Grouch”
  • Blue Babies, Lilybel’s Reason, A Ride in a Pampas Coach, A Newspaper Dog, A True Philospher, “Me and the Prince”, An Indiscreet Admission
  • “Clock or Hour Glass?”, P and G – The White Naphtha Soap, full page ad.

November 25th, 1920 – Vol. 94 – No. 48

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The Youth's Companion - November 25th, 1920 - Vol. 94 - No. 48
  • Western Railrod Historic Milestones Jacket
  • Wilson Ham Ad
  • The Widened Hearth, by Fannie Kilbourne, drawn by Thomas Fogarty
  • Jimmy’s Job, by Edward P. Hendrick, drawn by Rodney Thomson
  • Tales of the Big Woods, By E.E. Harriman, drawn by O.F. Howard
  • A Home For Jack-O’-Lantern, by Edna Tucker Muth, drawings by A.C. Williamson
  • Torpedoed Without Warning, Ch. 2, The crew tie a coat to an oar, by Paul Telford Platt, drawn by George Varian
  • Fact and Comment, The Election, A Solemn Responsibility, Compliment, The Economic Future of Germany, The Grafters
  • Thanksgiving and Wild Game, Current Events, The Converse “Big Nine”
  • The Old Garden, by Abbie Farwell Brown
  • A True Bibliophile, by W.E. Nesom
  • Paying the Price, Aunt Sabina Speaks, The “Lost” Portrait of Lincoln, Butter in a Bag, A Savage Duel, The Witty Prince, The Responsibility For the War, A Wonderful Opportunity, Not Excessive Cleanliness
  • Thanksgiving in Bunnytown, verses and drawing by L.J. Bridgman
  • Birch Tree, by Abbie Farwell Brown
  • The Wonder Nut, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  • Autumn Song, by Virginia Stanard, drawings by Decie Merwin
  • The Jewelweed, by Alice W. Hamilton
  • The Companion Receipts [Recipes]
  • A Game of Proverbs
  • Convulsions in Children, Gifts and — Gifts, “Californiacs”, When Buffalo Bill Rode to Hounds, Self-Confident Young America, A Diligent Novice, Commercial Candor
  • Books That are Talked About
  • “Kodak as you go.” Full page Eastman Kodak Ad.

October 7th, 1920 – Vol. 94 – No. 41

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The Youth's Companion - October 7th, 1920 - Vol. 94 - No. 41

For October 7th, 1920. Got to love some of the ads in this one, particularly the “Union Suit” one, and the now defunct Essex Motors. Wonder why they’d advertise for autos in a kids magazine? Unless they assumed the parents would be reading it to their children or something….

  • The War-Trail Fort, Ch. 5, Two Crows raise their right hands, by James Willard Schultz, Drawings by George Varian
  • The Body-Guard, by Edwin Cole, Drawn by Rodney Thomson
  • The New Baltic Republics, Esthonia and Latvia, by Samuel Eliot Morison, Ph.D, Formerly American member of the Baltic Commission of the Peace Conference
  • On Time, by Theodora Marshall Inglis, Drawn by Dudley G. Summers
  • A Flight From Petrograd, Ch. 8, in which a flag goes up, by C.A. Stephens, Drawn by G.A. Harker
  • The “Old Diplomacy” in Europe, The Bible and Shakespeare, The Italian Outbreak, Spinning Tops
  • October LaCrosse, by Arthur Guiterman
  • The Mayflower’s Flag, The Handwriting on the Wall, Manhandling the Profiteers, An Adventure With a Tiger
  • The Children’s Page, Decorations by Robert Martin
  • The Doll That Saved a Regiment, by Miriam Cocke
  • The Young Columbus, by Nancy Byrd Turner
  • Ducky Waddles, by Abigail Burton
  • The Merchant, Verse and Drawing by L.J. Bridgman
  • The Fall of the Armature, (staff?), Drawn by W.F. Stecher
  • Full-Page Ad: Cross-Knit Underwear Union Suit
  • The Companion Receipts (Recipes)
  • John Leake’s Dole, A Strange Conversion, A Noisy Army, Essex Motors Ad
  • A Far-Reaching Experiment, A Terrible Explosion, Where Trapping is Worth While
  • The Lingual Tonsil, A Woman’s Invention, Another Smart Fox, One More Sovereign Deposed, A Thrifty Book Lover, Only a Dud, Ingersoll Radiolite “Radium” Watch Ad
  • Proctor and Gamble “The White Naphtha Soap” Ad