[Ads-l] New York Times Article on Discoveries by Barry Popik and Myself

[Bill Mullins]

Bellamy's grave is identified at Findagrave:


https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25789862/frank-elmer-bellamy

The narrative there says "The 23-word pledge was first published in The Youth Companion on October 21, 1892 signed "Anonymous." "

Perhaps that issue should be checked as well.

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Yes, in January 1890 the Youth's Companion magazine announced this contest.

There are a lot of details that we uncovered that didn't make it into the Times story.

Fred Shapiro


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Subject: Re: New York Times Article on Discoveries by Barry Popik and Myself

Excellent article by Sam Roberts. Congratulations to Barry and Fred!
The New York Times article mentions:

[Begin excerpt]
. . . a longstanding but disputed claim that the oath actually
originated in 1890 when a 13-year-old Kansas schoolboy — remarkably
named Frank E. Bellamy — said he submitted it to a contest that was
organized by Francis Bellamy's own magazine to promote American values
such as patriotism.
[End excerpt]

Has someone located an 1890 citation in "Youth’s Companion" describing
this contest? This citation would provide some support for the claim
above.

Garson




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