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'''''Mercury''''' was published in San Francisco from 1894 to 1899, with[[ William John Walters]] as the editor. It was initially written for children, since Walters was Conductor of the [[Lotus Circle]] children's group in San Francisco. In 1897, the Mercury Publishing Company produced a cookbook that included an advertisement for ''Mercury''. It was advertised as "A Theosophical monthly, dedicated to the study of Oriental philosophy, the Occult Sciences and the Brotherhood of Man." | '''''Mercury''''' was published in San Francisco from 1894 to 1899, with[[ William John Walters]] as the editor. It was initially written for children, since Walters was Conductor of the [[Lotus Circle]] children's group in San Francisco. However, following the split in the American Theosophical movement, the August 1895 issue announced that ''Mercury'' was "'A Theosophical Magazine'. Now the monthly magazine of the newly established American Section." In 1897, the [[Mercury Publishing Company]] produced a cookbook that included an advertisement for ''Mercury''. It was advertised as "A Theosophical monthly, dedicated to the study of Oriental philosophy, the Occult Sciences and the Brotherhood of Man." | ||
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Contains 32 pages; has a special Forum department to which readers are invited to send questions; Theosophical news; Book Reviews and a "children's corner." It is the official organ of the American Section of the Theosophical Society. | Contains 32 pages; has a special Forum department to which readers are invited to send questions; Theosophical news; Book Reviews and a "children's corner." It is the official organ of the American Section of the Theosophical Society. | ||
Revision as of 01:27, 17 October 2013
Mercury was published in San Francisco from 1894 to 1899, withWilliam John Walters as the editor. It was initially written for children, since Walters was Conductor of the Lotus Circle children's group in San Francisco. However, following the split in the American Theosophical movement, the August 1895 issue announced that Mercury was "'A Theosophical Magazine'. Now the monthly magazine of the newly established American Section." In 1897, the Mercury Publishing Company produced a cookbook that included an advertisement for Mercury. It was advertised as "A Theosophical monthly, dedicated to the study of Oriental philosophy, the Occult Sciences and the Brotherhood of Man."
Contains 32 pages; has a special Forum department to which readers are invited to send questions; Theosophical news; Book Reviews and a "children's corner." It is the official organ of the American Section of the Theosophical Society. [1]
Index to the periodical
The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals[1] provides a searchable index to this periodical online, listing article titles and authors in chronological sequence.
Notes
- ↑ Wachtmeister, Constance, and Kate Buffington David, editors,Practical Vegetarian Cookery (San Francisco: Mercury Publishing Co., 1897), 180.
Additional resources
A. B. Clark. "Mercury". The Pacific Theosophist 5:1 (August, 1894), 11-12. This is a review, available at Google Books.