Comfort Magazine / Le Magazine Comfort

Comfort Magazine / Le Magazine Comfort (HM23MJ)

Location: Augusta, ME 04330 Kennebec County
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N 44° 19.042', W 69° 46.236'

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In July 1895, the first color issue of Comfort rolled off the presses to be sent nationwide to over a million subscribers. W. H. Gannett established his phenomenally successful magazine (1888-1942) to promote Giant Oxien, his patented nerve tonic for women. Comfort was one of many magazines printed in Augusta from 1869 to 1942, a period when Augusta was called the "mail order magazine capital" of the country. Overall production reached nearly three million at one point. Comfort offered rural women access to goods unavailable otherwise, and circulation was high because they received premiums for getting others to subscribe. Gannett's publishing firm was housed at 20-26 Willow Street for many years. By the 1980s, the old buildings were demolished to make way for new housing.
En juillet 1895, le premier numéro en couleur du magazine Comfort fut imprimé pour une distribution nationale à plus d'un million d'abonnés. W.H. Gannett fonda ce magazine qui connut un succès phénoménal (1888-1942) pour promouvoir Giant Oxien, un tonique patenté pour les nerfs de dames. Comfort faisait partie de nombreux magazines imprimés à Augusta de 1869 à 1942, une période pendant laquelle Augusta était appelée « la capitale des catalogues de vente par correspondance » aux Etats-Unis. La distribution globale
atteignit presque trois millions d'exemplaires à son apogée. Comfort permettait aux femmes rurales de se procurer des marchandises inaccessibles sans cela, et la circulation était élevée car elles avaient droit à des primes en recrutant de nouvelles abonnées. La maison d'édition Gannett résida longtemps au 20-26 de la rue Willow. Dans les années 1980, les anciens bâtiments furent rasés pour faire place à de nouvelles habitations.
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Comfort, July 1895
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HM NumberHM23MJ
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Placed ByAugusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, and the Maine Community Foundation
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Date Added Sunday, December 10th, 2017 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 438548 N 4907411
Decimal Degrees44.31736667, -69.77060000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 19.042', W 69° 46.236'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 19' 2.5200000000001" N, 69° 46' 14.16" W
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Area Code(s)207
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-7 Willow St, Augusta ME 04330, US
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