#ruth curtiss

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Friday, November 3, 2023

Glenn Curtiss had several very important women in his life: his wife Lena, his mother Lua, his grandmother Ruth, and his sister Rutha. Oddly enough, not much is told about any of them here at the museum or on our website. I plan to change that. I spent today researching these interesting ladies.

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Here’s a real pro! For fun and food energy! Butterfinger candy bar ad - 1949.

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Ursula Curtis - The Forbidden Garden - Ace - 1969

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1952 Curtiss Baby Ruth Candy ad

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Curtiss Baby Ruth (1947)

Painting by James L. Vlasaty

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today’s scanned magazine: Love Story, March 2 1940

Yes, a pulp fiction! Which I scanned in the 16-bit greyscale mode so I wouldn’t have to fix the yellow of the paper (an issue, since this is a pulp magazine). I didn’t scan any of the lovey-dovey articles, thank you, it’s all advertisements.

As always, you can blithely ignore this and remain ignorant -or- you can click through the cut and be a better, wiser, broader person. Make the right choice.

Let’s start with the cover, drawn by Modest Stein but seems reminiscent of Art Frahm. Why so many hat boxes?

Did you ever put Listerine in your hair? (They also made two hair creams, which you could get a free sample of in a different ad.)

Before Baby Ruth and Butterfinger went from Nabsico to Nestle to Ferraro, they were the creation of Curtiss, who knew something about marketing their products: CANDY IS DELICIOUS FOOD.....ENJOY SOME EVERY DAY

Have you ever lost your child at sea, and your saving grace was fresh carbon-zinc C-cell batteries in the flashlight you luckily were carrying?

Do you need extra money? Do you like potatos? We’ve got just the perfect offer for you...

One more? Uh... Remember when Harley-Davidson motorcycles were marketed to cleancut straitlaced people? Okay, you don’t, me neither, but pretty much every Harley ad before 1970 featured people you wouldn’t expect on a scooters (other than maybe thrill-hunter cops, as the MC below looks to be)... and not the people you actually see on them.

p.s.: I’ve uploaded one more to my typewriter blog.

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923) – Episode 172 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“Why was I not made of stone, like thee?” Existentially or metaphysically speaking? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Michael Zatz – as they visit Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris via Universal’s stunning, purpose-built, 19-acre set to discuss The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) and Lon Chaney’s star-making role as Quasimodo.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 172 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

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In 15th-century Paris, the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt. Meanwhile, a freakish hunchback falls in love with a gypsy dancer.

  Directed by: Wallace Worsley

Writing Credits: Victor Hugo (1831 novel); Perley Poore Sheehan (adaptation) (as Perley Poor Sheehan); Edward T. Lowe Jr. (scenario); Chester L. Roberts (uncredited)

Produced by: Carl Laemmle (uncredited); Irving Thalberg (uncredited)

Editing by: Edward Curtiss (as Edward Curtis); Maurice Pivar; Sydney Singerman

Art Direction by: Elmer Sheeley (as E.E. Sheeley); Sidney Ullman (as Sydney Ullman)

Set Decoration by: Hans Dreier (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department: Gordon Magee (costume supervisor) (uncredited)

Selected Cast:

Lon Chaney as Quasimodo

Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda

Norman Kerry as Phoebus de Chateaupers

Kate Lester as Madame de Condelaurier

Winifred Bryson as Fleur de Lys

Nigel De Brulier as Don Claudio (as Nigel de Brulier)

Brandon Hurst as Jehan

Ernest Torrence as Clopin (as Ernest Torrance)

Tully Marshall as El Rey Luis XI

Harry von Meter as Mons. Neufchatel (as Harry Van Meter)

Raymond Hatton as Gringoire

Nick De Ruiz as Mons. Le Torteru (as Nick de Ruiz)

Eulalie Jensen as Marie

Roy Laidlaw as Charmolu

Ray Myers as Charmolu’s Assistant (as W. Ray Meyers)

William Parke as Josephus (as William Parke Sr.)

Gladys Brockwell as Sister Gudule

John Cossar as Judge of the Court

Edwin Wallock as King’s Chamberlain

Marion Gray as Woman at Ball (uncredited)

Gilbert Roland as Extra (uncredited)

Lon Chaney Sr. is a legend of classic horror movies. His make-up and monsters are iconic, from Phantom of the Opera (1925) to London After Midnight (1927). Another mind-blowing Chaney character is Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). Join the Grue-Crew and special guest host, Grue-Believer and GM Fan Mikey Z, for their look back at this influential, silent masterpiece.

You might also want to check out these other Classic Era episodes focused on silent screams:

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) – Episode 13

NOSFERATU (1922) – Episode 21

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) – Episode 42

THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) – Episode 60

HÄXAN (1922) – Episode 79

THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921) – Episode 85

THE GOLEM (1920) – Episode 99

FAUST (1926) – Episode 145

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920) – Episode 160

At the time of this writing, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is available for streaming from Amazon Prime, MGM+, Kanopy, Tubi, Crackle, and PlutoTV. The film is available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by guest host “Jose,” is The H-Man (1958), another Toho classic directed by Ishirô Honda. Beware the liquidman!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

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thank you yes now I need to learn why they named it that...

"Butterfingers have been around for nearly 100 years. The popular candy was created in 1922 by Otto Schnering, who also developed the Baby Ruth. His Curtiss Candy Company, based in Chicago, ran a contest to name the bar. At the time sportscasters began using the term “butterfingers” to describe players who couldn’t hold onto the ball. A Chicago man who described himself as a klutz submitted the name “Butterfinger” for the bar and it was a winner. Early promotions for the candy included dropping Butterfingers and Baby Ruths from an airplane across the U.S."

That still makes no sense

Husband toasted a tiny Butterfingers bar to his dead cousin since it was cousin's favorite candy. Made me realize I cannot chew a Butterfinger, it hurts my jaw and my teeth can't break it. But I tried.

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Ruth Law. Flying Circus act at the Missouri State Fair. 1921

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Polly wants a cookie made with Baby Ruth candy.

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Curtiss Candy Co, 1961

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1952 Curtiss Baby Ruth Candy

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General consensus seems to be that the Baby Ruth candy bar is named after George Herman "Babe" Ruth. The Bambino himself certainly seemed to think so. But we don't know for sure.

During legal proceedings the Curtiss Candy Company claimed it was named after Grover Cleveland's daughter, "Baby" Ruth, who had visited their factory. Except Curtiss wasn't founded until 1916, and Ruth Cleveland died of diptheria in 1904.

Another theory is that the candy bar was named after employee George Williamson's newborn daughter. Except George didn't work for Curtiss. He was, appropriately enough, the owner of the Williamson Candy Co., makers of the Oh Henry! bar.

The truth is that in 1921 there were lots of "Baby Ruths" out there: actors, foundlings, dolls, a roller-skating pony, and more. Curtiss just grabbed a name out of the zeitgeist and slapped it on a 5 cent milk nut roll.

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Ad from 1951 for candy.

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Curtiss Candy Company ad for Baby Ruth candy from Master Comics #61, May 1945.