Yes, you read that about right. This was published in 1909 and they’ve been doing this for over 100 years.
Though not the actual year we would attribute progressivism’s actual rise there should be a book titled “1884” ... not 1984 ... it took generations of careful lying and double speak to sell Americans on even early so-called “progressivism”. Before there could ever be a ministry of truth there had to be a coalitions of liars.