A Special Labor Day Message... Hard work—it’s one of our basic American values, the price we pay to get ahead, to capture the American Dream of a better life. But do our young people really have a …
Granny Rhoda: She Can Bring Home the Bacon and Fry It Up in a Pan
Meet Granny Rhoda, who could be the “poster child” for the self-reliant frontier woman. She was beautiful, accomplished, fearless, neat, sweet-tempered, and had faith in God. An inspiration to us …
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When You Are Lost in the Woods
Boys’ Page for October: “When You Are Lost in the Woods” The Youth’s Companion October 1, 1914, p. 512 Few persons become lost in the woods when the sun is shining; but on a cloudy day, or in a …
Throwback Thursday: A Fast Food Restaurant 100 Years Ago
Did you ever wonder what life was really like 100 years ago? Well, Vintage American Ways has a collection of The Youth’s Companions for the years 1880 to 1920—over 2,000 of them—containing thousands …
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