Harper’s Weekly ceased publication in 1916 during the middle of World War I, perhaps due to a lack of interest in civilization at the time.
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Bill Rau
Perhaps the weekly ceased publication because of the increasingly repressive political climate at the US edge toward becoming involved in WWI. Anything suggesting thoughtfulness or reasoned ideas was considered by many, especially in the ruling class, as anti-American and anti-capitalist.
Perhaps the weekly ceased publication because of the increasingly repressive political climate at the US edge toward becoming involved in WWI. Anything suggesting thoughtfulness or reasoned ideas was considered by many, especially in the ruling class, as anti-American and anti-capitalist.