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Curtis (CYRUS HERMANN KOTZ- SCHMAR)

CYRUS HERMANN KOTZ- SCHMAR, an American newspaper owner and publisher. Born in Maine in 1850, he was educated in the public schools of that State. In the Centennial year he moved to Philadelphia where he began the publication of a magazine entitled "The Tribune and Farmer." A few years later he published the "Ladies' Home Journal," which became one of the most successful magazines in the United States. The Curtis Publishing Company, of which he is the head, publish also the "Country Gentleman" and the "Saturday Evening Post." In 1913 Mr. Curtis took over the Philadelphia "Public Ledger."