Three items: "Washington." Proof sheet with a picture of George Washington by Nate Collier and verse about him by James Russell Lowell; at top is typed the notation "To go with Washington's Birthday spread article by DeCasseres. Mats sent to papers. --J.J. Karpf," and Hearst has written in pencil "OK but not good drawing Washington looks as if he were about to spit." 10¾x8¾, laminated (browned, a few tears and chips). * "Once is Enough." Proof page for editorial to appear in Los Angeles and San Francisco newspapers criticizing John C. Porter, Mayor of Los Angeles. Hand-written comment on sheet to William Randolph Hearst for approval, to which he wrote back, “OK.” 10½x8½, laminated. * An advertisement for The Taylor BINOC Fever Thermometer torn from a magazine on which William Randolph Hearst has hand-written a note to J. Willicombe: “I could use one of these. I can never read the average fever thermometer.” 11½x8½.

Interesting ephemeral items.