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Our 8,000th Issue!
“The People’s Friend”, is celebrating a very special anniversary on October 18, 2023 – our 8000th issue!
While so much has changed since the first issue of “The People’s Friend” was published on January 13, 1869, what has remained constant is the friendship and loyalty between our publication and you, our wonderful readers.
It’s an honour to mark this astonishing 8,000th issue milestone in an extended 96-page issue available from October 18-24.
Recognised as the longest-running women’s weekly magazine, you’ll be surprised at the momentous events and anniversaries that have taken place around the world since “The Friend” was first launched. Since 1869, the magazine has witnessed social upheaval and amazing inventions, seen monarchs come and go, men set foot on the moon and women gain the vote – but it has never lost its instinct for what its readers want from their magazine.
Click on the interactive timeline below for some fascinating facts…
Interactive timeline of events since “The Friend” was launch in 1869…
Celebrating Our History
From its launch in 1869 to the 8,000th issue in October 2023, it’s been quite a journey!
- With Queen Victoria on the throne, and Prime Minister William Gladstone in No. 10, Downing Street, a publishing revolution was underway in the Scottish city of Dundee. This culminated in the launch of “The People’s Friend” on January 13, 1869.
- The first issue was produced from an office in Bank Street, Dundee, and comprised just 16 pages of tiny, close-packed black type, with not an image or illustration in sight.
- Dundee became known as the “City of the 3 Js” – jute, jam and journalism, reflecting the importance of these three very different industries to the prosperity of the city.
- During the 1870s the “Friend” set about establishing its place in the hearts of its devoted read
- What was the goal of the black hand?
- John Murphy Farley, Archbishop of New York, met with Pope Pius X. Concerns were made about the Pontiff's health, but Farley declared, "The Pope will undoubtedly live ten more years, with the same vigor, brightness, and profound intelligence." Pius would die less than three months later.
- Nineteen-year old Gavrilo Princip and 18-year old Trifko Grabež, Serbian nationalists recruited by the Black Hand to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, crossed over the Drina River from Serbia to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- The Uetsu railroad was extended in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, with stations Kaji, Kanazuka, Kiyokawa, and Nakajō serving the line.
- The Palliser Hotel opened in downtown Calgary, and remains the Canadian city's oldest-operating luxury hotel.
- The association football club Americano was founded in Rio de Janeiro.
- Association football club Šamorín was established in Šamorín, Slovakia.
- The daily newspaper New India was established by Annie Besant in Madras to promote Indian independence.
- Born:Herbert Ihlefeld, German air force officer, commander of Jagdgeschwader 77 for the Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and Jagdgeschwader 52 during World War II, recipient of the Spanish Cross and Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross; in Hohenselchow-Groß Pinnow (present-day Poland) (d. 1995)
- Died:Árpád Feszty, 57, Hungarian painter, known for historic and religious paintings such as Arrival of the Hungarians (b. 1856)
- A major fire swept through Creagerstown, Maryland destroying about 30 buildings including the town hall, and causing somewhere between $60,000 and $70,000 worth of damages. A spark accidentally set off in the town's local creamery ignited the roof, and stron
American Veterans Day
Remembering Veterans Day
by kendra on November 11, 2014
Post #66 – Rosie’s Daughters: The “First Woman To” Generation Tells Its Story by Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett
From time to time, Bill Thomas shares a story with us. You may recall, from previous posts that prior to joining the military, Bill helped train women in the art of riveting during World War II. Today he would like to share some thoughts about Veteran’s Day and memories of a life spanning 90 years.
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Imagine…2014. It’s 100 years since 1914, and I’ve lived through 90 of those memorable years.
Why “memorable?” Lot’s of reasons come to mind.
One of the most memorable automobiles was Henry Ford’s “Model T” Ford (first produced in 1908). It was also the time when Ford doubled his workers’ daily wage to $5 per day.
July 12, 1914 was memorable because it was the day Serbian assassin Gavrilo Princip shot and killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, as their motorcade passed through the streets of Sarajevo. While a lot of events contributed to the start of World War I, this is considered the triggering event.
America stayed neutral until 1917 when America became involved in that horrendous, bloody, and costly war. Almost 5 million young Americans served (about 3 million were draftees), and by the middle of 1918 the United States was sending 10,000 soldiers into France daily. American military casualties surpassed 100,000 and another 204,000 were the victims of severe wounds, scars, body losses, and impaired health.
Fortunately, many millions of our military warriors returned safely to the USA. All became known as VETERANS. My dad and uncle were two of them.
Happily, WWI ended when an Armistice was signed. And that memorable day–November 11, 1918–became known as Armistice Day and ultimately became Veterans Day. That day is commonly referred to as “the 11th hour, o
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June 1914
Month of 1914
The following events occurred in June 1914: