Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-23 | Page 7 | Calendars Made with Old Woodcut

CALENDARS MADE WITH OLD WOODCUT TiED RED OAK Iowa lows Feb By 23 22 ByThe The Associated Press With Press With a woodcut ot of counts first courthouse then being built bUH two college collego chums printed the first art calendar 40 0 years ago Thus Thug Thomas D B Murphy and Edmund Osborne Innovated an in- in industry in industry which now estimates Its annual business at and of which Red led Oak is an Ira Ira- Im Important center They tried the courthouse plc- plc picture pic picture ture tune act on other county seats scats but met with slim allan response They hung on Improved their workman workman- workmanship workmanship hung ship and presently had bad a grow grow- growling I erow-I ling I ing business When hen Osborne bought out Murphy In 1895 1885 and andI I moved movel move the plant to New Jersey Jeney Murphy furphY started a new concern Iero ere acre which flourished I I The rho first art calendars c lend rs were terrible Murphy grants but the boys bos went vent from woodcuts to pretty prett girl pictures and prosperity Now low tho pretty girl Is obsolete for Illus illus illus- Illustrative e purposes In the calendar business and her place piece Is beIng taken b by more formal rm 1 art