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The Garden Magazine, June, 1923 
Special Offer 
to Nature Lovers 
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H UNDREDS of the most interesting and absorb¬ 
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August 24, 1912, of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE, published 
Monthly at Garden City, New York for April 2, 1923. State 
of New York, County of Nassau. ' 
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county 
aforesaid, personally appeared S. A. Everitt, who, having been 
duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the 
Treasurer of Doubleday, Page & Company owners of the 
Garden Magazine and that the following is, to the best of his 
knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, man¬ 
agement (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the 
aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, 
required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 
443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this 
form, to wit: 
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, 
managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher, Double¬ 
day, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y.; Editor, Leonard Barron, 
Garden City, N. Y.; Business Managers, Doubleday, Page & 
Co., Garden City, N. Y. 
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vidual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and the names 
and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 per cent, or 
more of the total amount of stock.) F. N. Doubleday, Garden 
City, N. Y.; S. A. Everitt, Garden City, N. Y.; A. W. Page, 
Garden City, N. Y.; Russell Doubleday, Garden City, N. Y.; 
Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, N. Y.; Florence VanWyck 
Doubleday, Oyster Bay, N. Y.; Alice DeGraff. Oyster Bay, 
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Neal, 120 W. 32nd St., N. Y. C.; Henry L. Jones, 120 W. 
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Garden City, N. Y.; W. Herbert Eaton, Garden City, N. Y. 
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holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as 
trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that 
of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe 
that any other person, association, or corporation has any in¬ 
terest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other 
securities than as so stated by him. 
(Signed ) DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 
By S. A. Everitt, Treasurer. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of April, 1923. 
[seal] ( Signed ) Frank O’Sullivan 
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