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	When Edward Gardner Lewis decided it was time for Lewis Publishing Company to publish a newspaper, he ordered the world's largest printing press from the Goss Printing Press Company. In this photograph taken in the fall of 1906, the printing press is being assembled in the Woman's National Daily Building. This photograph appeared in a promotional magazine called "The American Woman's League and University City," published in February 1908.
	When the Press Annex of the Woman's Magazine building was remodeled and a second story added in 1908, Edward Gardner Lewis also added new printing equipment. One of the major additions was this Goss four-color printing press which cost $10,000. This press could print, paste and fold 10,000 four-color copies of "The Woman's Magazine" and "The Woman's Farm Journal" per hour. A similar photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" in June, 1909 as part of a series called "Views of the Lewis Publishing Co.'s Great Plants in University City."
	When the Press Annex of the Woman's Magazine building was remodeled and a second story added in 1908, Edward Gardner Lewis also added new printing equipment. One of the major additions was this Goss four-color printing press which cost $10,000. This press could print, paste and fold 10,000 four-color copies of "The Woman's Magazine" and "The Woman's Farm Journal" per hour.
	The dedication ceremony for the Woman's National Daily Building and the new Goss printing press was held on November 10, 1906. David R. Francis, former governor of Missouri and former president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was the guest of honor and gave the dedication address. In this photograph, Governor Francis is standing at the top of the press next to Edward Gardner Lewis who is partially hidden. Seated to the left of Governor Francis are the Rev. William H. Lewis and Catherine E. Lewis, Edward Gardner Lewis' parents. The Rev. Mr. Lewis gave the blessing. Mrs. Lewis was invited to press the button to start the great press which had been built especially to print "The Woman's National Daily." The press, named "The Lewis," could produce 5,000 completed newspapers per minute. A similar photograph and an article about the dedication appeared in "The Woman's Magazine" in December 1906.
	The dedication ceremony for the Woman's National Daily Building and the new Goss printing press was held on November 10, 1906. David R. Francis, former governor of Missouri and former president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was the guest of honor and gave the dedication address. In this photograph, Governor Francis is standing at the top of the press. Seated to the left of Governor Francis are the Rev. William H. Lewis and Catherine E. Lewis, Edward Gardner Lewis' parents. The Rev. Mr. Lewis gave the blessing. Mrs. Lewis was invited to press the button to start the great press which had been built especially to print "The Woman's National Daily." The press, named "The Lewis," could produce 5,000 completed newspapers per minute. A similar photograph and an article about the dedication appeared in "The Woman's Magazine" in December 1906.
	The Goss printing press built especially for the Lewis Publishing Company to produce "The Woman's National Daily" cost $10,000 and was reported to be the largest and fastest press in the world. The press could print and fold 5,000 complete newspapers per minute. It stood 28 feet high and held 36 rolls of newsprint which weighed 1,500 pounds each. This photograph appeared the "The Woman's National Daily" on June 7, 1909, as part of a series called "Views of the Lewis Publishing Co.'s Great Plants in University City." It also appeared in "The Siege of University City" by Sidney Morse, published in 1912.
	The Goss printing press built especially for the Lewis Publishing Company to produce "The Woman's National Daily" cost $10,000 and was reported to be the largest and fastest press in the world. The press could print and fold 5,000 complete newspapers per minute. It stood 28 feet high and held 36 rolls of newsprint which weighed 1,500 pounds each. The sign on the top of the press reads "THE LEWIS" THE LARGEST PRINTING PRESS IN THE WORLD MANUFACTURED BY THE GOSS PRINTING PRESS CO. CHICAGO ILL. LEWIS PUBLISHING CO. This photograph taken from the balcony over the great hall and press room provides a view of the murals created by artist Ralph Chesley Ott who designed the interior of the building. It was reported that he went to Egypt to study the great temples in order to create the Egyptian theme.
	The mailing department for "The Woman's National Daily" was located in the great hall and press room next to the Goss printing press which could print and fold 5,000 complete newspapers per minute. Employees labeled the newspapers as they came off the press, and loaded them into mailbags. The room was flooded with light from the enormous skylight which was almost the length of the building. The walls and columns were decorated in a striking Egyptian motif. The one decorative element that is out of place is the traditional wall clock at the far end of the room.
	The printing department for "The Woman's National Daily" was located in the great hall and press room. The Goss printing press could print and fold 5,000 papers per minute. This apparatus at the end of printing press carried the completed papers from the end of the press down to conveyor belts on the press room floor. This photograph was probably taken in 1907, before the columns and walls in the press room had been painted in the striking Egyptian motif that would become a main attraction later.
	The Goss printing press built especially for the Lewis Publishing Company to produce "The Woman's National Daily" cost $10,000 and was reported to be the largest and fastest press in the world. The press could print and fold 5,000 complete newspapers per minute. It stood 28 feet high and held 36 rolls of newsprint which weighed 1,500 pounds each. This photograph shows some of the newsprint rolls in place in the paper magazine, and another roll being loaded by the traveling crane which was used to lift each roll from storage on the lower level and transport it to its place on the press. The building had no windows, but was lighted from above by the massive skylight.
	The Goss printing press built especially for the Lewis Publishing Company to produce "The Woman's National Daily" was reported to be the largest and fastest press in the world. The press could print and fold 5,000 complete newspapers per minute. It stood 28 feet high and held 36 rolls of newsprint which weighed 1,500 pounds each. This photograph shows a roll of newsprint being transported by the traveling crane which was used to lift each roll from storage on the lower level and load it into its place in the paper magazine on the press. One of the murals by artist Ralph Chesley Ott is visible behind the crane, along with the detail of the top of one of the columns. Ott reportedly went to Egypt to study the great temples before he designed the interior of the Woman's National Daily Building.
	The press room of the Woman's National Daily building was 200 feet long, 85 feet wide and 36 feet high. It was designed by artist Ralph Chesley Ott in the striking Egyptian motif that was one of the building's major attractions. The major source of light for the room was the skylight. In this photograph, fabric draping covers the underside of the skylight, possibly to filter the light or to keep the building cooler during the summer months. The enormous Goss printing press is on the left. This press was reported to be the largest press in the world, and could produce 5,000 completed copies of "The Woman's National Daily" per minute.
	The stereotyping department for "The Woman's National Daily" was located on the lower level of the Woman's National Daily Building. "Forms" prepared in the composing department were sent down to the stereotyping department where the metal cylinders for the presses were made. A Goss stereotype machine is on the left. It was reported that the process took ten minutes to finish and for the cylinders to be locked in place on the press.
	The stereotyping department for "The Woman's National Daily" was located on the lower level of the Woman's National Daily Building. "Forms" prepared in the composing department were sent down to the stereotyping department where the metal cylinders for the presses were made. In this photograph, department employees are working with the Goss stereotype machine. It was reported that the process took ten minutes to finish and for the cylinders to be locked in place on the press. This photograph appeared in "The American Woman's League and University City," a promotional magazine published by the Lewis Publishing Company in February 1908.

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