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Thomas Thursday
Thomas Thursday (1894–1974) was a lesser-known pulp writer who had one of the longest careers writing for the pulp magazines. His first published short story, "A Stroke of Genius," appeared in '' Top-Notch'' (April 1, 1918). He submitted the story to them after finding an old issue in the subway. He used the penname "Thursday" after glancing at a calendar. His real name remains a mystery. He was still appearing in the pulps in the late 1950s, after which the magazine format all but disappeared from the newsstands. Thursday was primarily a humorist, one of the few in the pulps. He appeared regularly in '' Top-Notch'' through the mid-1920s, then transitioned to '' Argosy''. Many of his story titles featured wordplay, e.g. "Illiterature" (''People's Favorite Magazine'', April 10, 1919), "Young Mild West" (''Argosy All-Story Weekly'', February 28, 1925), "Of Lice and Men" (''The Phantom Detective'', September 1940). Many of his stories centered on circuses and sideshows. Thursday h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood 'n' Thunder
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the circulatory system is also known as ''peripheral blood'', and the blood cells it carries, ''peripheral blood cells''. Blood is composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Plasma, which constitutes 55% of blood fluid, is mostly water (92% by volume), and contains proteins, glucose, mineral ions, hormones, carbon dioxide (plasma being the main medium for excretory product transportation), and blood cells themselves. Albumin is the main protein in plasma, and it functions to regulate the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. The blood cells are mainly red blood cells (also called RBCs or erythrocytes), white blood cells (also called WBCs or leukocytes) and platelets (also called thrombocytes). The most abundant cells in vertebrate blood ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top-Notch Magazine
Top Notch may refer to: * Top-Notch (artist), an artist produced by Swedish label Polar Music * TopNotch, a Dutch record label * ''Top-Notch Magazine'', an American pulp magazine of adventure fiction that existed between 1910 and 1937 * Top Notch (song), a song by American rapper Lil Boosie on the album '' Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz'' * Top Notch (New York), an elevation in Herkimer County, New York * Top Notch Peak, a summit in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US * a variety of green beans See also * Top (other) A top is a spinning toy. Top also may refer to: Geography * Top, any subsidiary summit of a munro * Proper names of geographical features: ** Top River, tributary of the Olt, in Romania ** In Azerbaijan: *** Top, Oghuz, *** Top, Zangilan Peo ... * Notch (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argosy (magazine)
''Argosy'', later titled ''The Argosy'', ''Argosy All-Story Weekly'' and ''The New Golden Argosy'', was an American pulp magazine from 1882 through 1978, published by Frank Munsey until its sale to Popular Publications in 1942. It is the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a children's weekly story–paper entitled ''The Golden Argosy''. In the era before the Second World War, ''Argosy'' was regarded as one of the "Big Four" pulp magazines (along with ''Blue Book'', ''Adventure'' and ''Short Stories''), the most prestigious publications in the pulp market, that many pulp magazine writers aspired to publish in.Lee Server, ''Danger Is My Business: an illustrated history of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. (1993) (pp. 22-6, 50) John Clute, discussing the American pulp magazines in the first two decades of the twentieth century, has described ''The Argosy'' and its companion ''The All-Story'' as "the most important pulps of their er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Magazine
''People's Magazine'', also known as ''People's'' or ''People's Story Magazine'', was an American literary magazine that was published from 1906 to 1924. ''People's Magazine'' was first published in July 1906 by Street & Smith in New York City. This first issue contained fiction, articles, and poems. The intent of ''People's'' was to be a companion to the literary magazine ''The Popular Magazine''. It was later published by Lily, Wait & Co. When the magazine was first published, it contained both previously published and new material. Contents included the reprinting of work previously written by notable poets and essayists. In November 1906, the magazine announced that it would no longer contain reprinted material. From the magazine's December issue onward, ''People's'' published only original and copyrighted material. From 1906 to 1909, the magazine was edited by Archibald Lowery Sessions, who succeeded Lee D. Brown. In 1909, John W. Harding became editor of the magazine. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argosy All-Story Weekly
''Argosy'', later titled ''The Argosy'', ''Argosy All-Story Weekly'' and ''The New Golden Argosy'', was an American pulp magazine from 1882 through 1978, published by Frank Munsey until its sale to Popular Publications in 1942. It is the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a children's weekly story–paper entitled ''The Golden Argosy''. In the era before the Second World War, ''Argosy'' was regarded as one of the "Big Four" pulp magazines (along with ''Blue Book'', ''Adventure'' and ''Short Stories''), the most prestigious publications in the pulp market, that many pulp magazine writers aspired to publish in.Lee Server, ''Danger Is My Business: an illustrated history of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. (1993) (pp. 22-6, 50) John Clute, discussing the American pulp magazines in the first two decades of the twentieth century, has described ''The Argosy'' and its companion ''The All-Story'' as "the most important pulps of their er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Detective
''The Phantom Detective'' was the second pulp hero magazine published, after ''The Shadow''. The first issue was released in February 1933, a month before ''Doc Savage'', which was released in March 1933. The title continued to be released until 1953, with a total 170 issues. This is the third highest number of issues for a character pulp, after ''The Shadow'', which had 325 issues, and ''Doc Savage'', which had 181. In western titles, '' Texas Rangers'' would have around 212 issues of their main character, known as the Lone Wolf. Publication history The series was published by Ned Pines' Thrilling (also known as Better or Standard) Publishing. Ned Pines had a comic book imprint, which collectors usually refer to as Nedor Comics, and The Phantom Detective had a series in their title '' Thrilling Comics'' #53-70 from 1946-49 as well as ''America's Best Comics'' #26 in 1948. Stories were credited to several pseudonyms. The first eleven Phantom Detective stories were publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writer's Digest
''Writer's Digest'' is an American magazine aimed at beginning and established writers. It contains interviews, market listings, calls for manuscripts, and how-to articles. History ''Writer's Digest'' was first published in December 1920 under the name ''Successful Writing''. It changed name to ''Writer's Digest'' with the March 1921 issue. By the late 1920s, it shifted emphasis more from literary-quality writing to the rapidly growing pulp magazine field, which offered the widest opportunities to freelance writers. Its most important competitor was ''The Author & Journalist''. An important feature in WD from 1933 forward was the New York Market Letter, edited by Harriet Bradfield, which gave timely updates on editor needs in the magazine field. As the pulp field collapsed in the 1950s, ''Writer's Digest'' shifted emphasis to famous writers and quality fiction. Until 2019, it was owned by F+W, F+W Media. The magazine is published eight times per year. F+W Media, facing near-te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Author & Journalist
''The Author & Journalist'' (A&J) was a monthly writers' magazine started by editor and author Willard E. Hawkins (1887-1970) and published in Denver, Colorado. It lasted until the issue of March-April 1969, by which time it was published by Larston D. Farrar in Washington, D.C. During the pulp magazine era, it was a de facto trade journal, alongside ''Writer's Digest'', for the pulp publishers and freelance contributors. In the 1950s, the magazine gradually returned to mainstream literary concerns and markets. History The magazine was originally titled ''The Student Writer'', and ran under that name from January 1916 through September 1923. It focused on writing technique. Editor Hawkins was a regular contributor to the pulps, even placing the lead story in the first issue of pioneering fantasy magazine '' Weird Tales'' (March 1923). The magazine steadily added an emphasis on the freelance magazine market. With the December 1921 issue, it was published in a greatly enlarged for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Report To Writers
A report is a document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose. Although summaries of reports may be delivered orally, complete reports are almost always in the form of written documents. Usage In modern business scenario, reports play a major role in the progress of business. Reports are the backbone to the thinking process of the establishment and they are responsible, to a great extent, in evolving an efficient or inefficient work environment. The significance of the reports includes: * Reports present adequate information on various aspects of the business. * All the skills and the knowledge of the professionals are communicated through reports. * Reports help the top line in decision making. * A rule and balanced report also helps in problem solving. * Reports communicate the planning, policies and other matters regarding an organization to the masses. News reports play the role of ombudsman and levy checks and balances on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs .... * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry (anarchist), Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Deaths
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following List of Prime Ministers of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkey, Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, and Chancellor of Germany, Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an Guillaume affair, espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the 1974 FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the Germany national football team, German national team won the championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulp Fiction Writers
Pulp may refer to: * Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit Engineering * Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture * Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper * Molded pulp, a packaging material * Ore pulp, a mixture of finely ground ore, water, and chemicals used in the froth flotation process for mineral processing. Biology and medics * Pulp (finger) * Pulp (spleen) * Pulp (tooth) * The inner part of a fruit or vegetable * Beet pulp, a byproduct from the processing of sugar beet which is used as fodder * Citrus pulp, the juice vesicles of a citrus fruit Film * ''Pulp'' (1972 film), a 1972 British comedy thriller film, directed by Mike Hodges * ''Pulp'' (2012 film), a British comedy film directed by Adam Hamdy and Shaun Magher Publications * Pulp magazine (or pulp fiction), inexpensive fiction magazines, published from 1896 to 1950s * ''Pulp'' (Filipino music magazine) * ''Pulp'' (manga magazine), a monthly manga antholo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
