Samuel George Blythe (May 19, 1868 in Geneseo, New York[1] – 1947) was an American writer and newspaperman.[2] In 1933 during the Great Depression he urged people to Buy American in The Saturday Evening Post.[3]
Samuel George Blythe | |
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| Born | 1868 |
| Died | 1947 (aged 78–79) |
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He worked for several newspapers throughout his career, including the Buffalo Express and the New York World; he also edited Cosmopolitan.[1]
Publications
edit- Cutting It Out: How to Get on the Water Wagon and Stay There (1912)
- The Fun of Getting Thin: How to Be Happy and Reduce the Waist Line (1912)
- The Fakers (1914)
- The Old Game: A Retrospect After Three and a Half Years on the Water-Wagon (1914)
- Keeping Fit at Fifty (1921)
- Get Rid of that Fat (1928)
References
edit- ^ a b BLYTHE, Samuel George in Who's Who in America (1926 edition); p. 297
- ^ Shippey, Lee (March 27, 1932). "Samuel George Blythe". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ^ "Buy American". Time magazine. January 9, 1933. Archived from the original on January 15, 2005. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
External links
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