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Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v20 #2, August 1908] (15¢, standard); Details taken from EBAY auction.

• At Sea! • Louis Tracy • ss
• An Elder Son of Democracy • James Creelman • ar
• The War in the Air [Part ? of ?] • H. G. Wells • sl The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’08 (+ )
• Born In Missouri, Born Into Trouble • Rupert Hughes • ss
• Some Chapters from the Life of a Popular Actress • Cosmo Hamilton • ar
• A Tenderfoot’s First Herd • Edgar Beecher Bronson • ss; illus. Maynard Dixon
• Lovers of Karyl • James K. Prothero • ss
• The Luck of the Day • William McLeod Raine • ss
• The True Beauty • T. Carew • pm Pearson’s Magazine (US) Jun ’07
• A College on Wheels [Part ? of ?] • James French Dorrance • ar
• The King’s Word • Ambrose Pratt • ss
• The White Spot • Fred M. White • ss
• Money-Talks: The New Currency Law • J. H. Gannon, Jr. • ar

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v20 #3, September 1908] (15¢, standard); [JDS]

221 • Truth About Brownsville [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ss; being a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” McDonald, of Texas.
236 • The Sort-of-Girl-Who-Came-from-Heaven • Arthur Applin • ss
237 • Out of Bounds • Margaret Chase • pm
239 • Mr. Gompers and His Two Million Men • James Creelman • ar
264 • The Abduction of Susan • Elliot Flower • ss
272 • Seeing Things • Rupert Hughes • ar; the first of a series of articles attacking various phases of Occultism.
283 • Many a Tear • M. P. Shiel • ss
290 • Our Castles in the Air • William J. Lampton • pm
291 • Fortunato’s Revenge • R. S. Warren-Bell • ss
299 • The War in the Air [Part ? of ?] • H. G. Wells • sl The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’08 (+ )
310 • The Devil’s Mine • Joseph C. Lincoln • ss
319 • Some Chapters from the Life of a Popular Actress • Cosmo Hamilton, selected by • ar
325 • A Comfortable Conclusion • Ruth Huntoon • pm
326 • Money Talks • Richard Fitzgerald • ar

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v20 #4, October 1908] ed. Edward J. Clode (15¢, standard, cover by A. B. Wenzell); Arthur W. Little, Acting President, Joseph J. Little, Treasurer, Raymond D. Little, Secretary, Edward J. Clode, Managing Editor. [MW]

fps. • illustrating “The Message” • Cummings • fp
333 • The Message [Part 1 of 6] • Louis Tracy • sl; illus. Cummings
356 • Why We Love Lincoln [Part 1 of 2] • James Creelman • ar; illus. H. L. V. Parkhurst & photos
380 • Lall Gulab • W. A. Fraser • ss; illus. S. Theobold, Jr.
389 • Seeing Things. The Most Famous Living Medium. The second of a series of articles attacking various phases of Occultism • Rupert Hughes • ar
397 • Never Never Land • Arthur Applin • ss
399 • On Special Service • William McLeod Raine • ss; illus. Remington Schuyler
405 • The Indian Boy • Margaret Chase • pm
406 • The Kidnapping [_Blockade-Runner_] • Ray Wynn • ss; illus. Alden Dawson
421 • Captain “Bill” McDonald of Texas [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ss
428 • The Farm-Yard Stepmother • A. S. Webber • pm
429 • The War in the Air [Part 7 of 9] • H. G. Wells • sl The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’08 (+ ); illus. Eric Pape
539 • The Sword of Justice • Fred M. White • ss; illus. A. P. Ball
447 • Money Talks. Railroad Bonds • Richard Fitzgerald • cl

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v20 #5, November 1908] ed. Edward J. Clode (15¢, standard, cover by Hy. Mayer); Reverse of Frontis: Last portrait of Abraham Lincoln. [MW]

fps. • Frontispiece • Bayard Jones • fp
453 • Col. Crocket’s Thankful Thansgiving • Rupert Hughes • ss; illus. Bayard Jones
461 • Why We Love Lincoln [Part 2 of 2] • James Creelman • ar; illus. photos
483 • The Girl with the Lantern [Part 1 of 2] • Elliott Flower • nt; illus. Walter de Maris
492 • Seeing Things. The Miracle Monger. The third of a series of articles attacking various phases of Occultism • Rupert Hughes • ar
503 • The Message [Part 2 of 6] • Louis Tracy • sl; illus. Cummings
522 • The Impracticability of “Ditty” • Joseph C. Lincoln • ss; illus. Arthur William Brown
531 • The Idler’s Hymn • F. H. Loosley • pm
532 • The Martinet and the Maid • Travace Reay • ss; illus. J. A. Cahill
539 • The Barn-Yard Policeman • A. S. Webber • pm
540 • Reclaiming the Wilderness [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ss; a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” Mcdonald of Texas.; illus. D. C. Hutchinson
549 • The War in the Air [Part 8 of 9] • H. G. Wells • sl The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’08 (+ ); illus. Eric Pape
559 • Money Talks. Annual Reports • Richard Fitzgerald • cl
563 • Some Fiction. Reviews of novels that count. • Madeleine Z. Doty • br

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v20 #6, December 1908] (15¢, standard, cover by Henry Reuterdahl); Cover: [artist not credited on ToC]: drawing of Theodore Roosevelt, signed “Reuterdahl / from a sketch made on board USS Missouri.” Arthur W. Little, Acting President, Joseph J. Little, Treasurer, Raymond D. Little, Secretary. [MW]

fps. • Reproduction from painting • Henry Reuterdahl • fp
567 • President Roosevelt and the Navy’s Renaissance. The President’s Own Views on the Navy [Part 1] • Henry Reuterdahl • ar
573 • President Roosevelt and the Navy’s Renaissance. The Naval Renaissance [Part 2] • Henry Reuterdahl • ar
587 • The Crooked Wheel • R. F. Foster • ss; illus. Arthur William Brown
593 • The Member of the Junior Humane Society • Margaret Chase • pm; illus. J. C. Chase
594 • Forty-Three Years After Lincoln • James Creelman • ar; illus. photos
609 • The Cholera Cloud • Gordon Holmes • ss
612 • Some Reflections of a Serious Child • W. H. G. Wyndham Martyn • pm
613 • Chrstmas Ballad of an Ancient Crow • Hanna Rion • pm; illus. Frank VerBeck
617 • Seeing Things. The Spiritualist’s Bag of Tricks. The fourth of a series of articles attacking various phases of Occultism • Rupert Hughes • ar
628 • The Message [Part 3 of 6] • Louis Tracy • sl; illus. Cummings
649 • The Girl with the Lantern [Part 2 of 2] • Elliott Flower • nt; illus. Walter de Maris
657 • Compensation • F. H. Phillips • pm
658 • The Captain and the Cherub • Tom Gallon • ss; illus. John Robson
665 • The War in the Air [Part 9 of 9] • H. G. Wells • sl The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’08 (+ ); illus. Eric Pape
672 • The Jeweled Necklace • Henry Stannard • ss; illus. William Ebatt
679 • The Dilemma • Eliza Calvert Hall • pm; illus. Edmund Frederick
680 • Money Talks. Periodicity • Richard Fitzgerald • cl
683 • Some Fiction • Madeleine Z. Doty • br

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v21 #1, January 1909] (15¢, standard, cover by H. L. V. Parkhurst); Arthur W. Little, Acting President; Joseph J. Little, Treasurer; Raymond D. Little, Secretary. Reverse of Frontis: The Age of Crutches. [MW]

fps. • Frontis: Drawing to accompany “A Finish Fight for a Birthright” • Maynard Dixon • fp
3 • What Is to Become of Our Sixteen Million School Children • James Creelman • ar; illus. photos
24 • His Silver Bachelorhood • M. F. Carney • ss; illus. Edwyn Chambers
32 • Out With the Rose Bud Land Rushers • Bailey Millard • ar; illus. photos
44 • A Journalist Pro-Tem • Alice Cook Fuller • ss; illus. Hy. S. Watson
49 • Christmas at Isle Romaine • Ray Wynn • ss; illus. Alden Dawson
64 • Seeing Things. The Machinery of Miracles. The fifth of a series of articles attacking various phases of Occultism • Rupert Hughes • ar
75 • Redeeming No-Man’s Land [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ss; a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” McDonald of Texas.; illus. D. C. Hutchison
83 • Rules and Regulations No. 17 • E. Proctor Holmes • ss; illus. Dan Sayre Groesbeck
90 • The Message [Part 4 of 6] • Louis Tracy • sl; illus. Cummings
103 • A Finish Fight for a Birthright / Dull Knife’s Provocation • Edgar Beecher Bronson • ss; illus. Maynard Dixon
110 • Money Talks. Bond Merchants and Manufacturers • Richard Fitzgerald • cl

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v21 #2, February 1909] (15¢, standard, cover by Bayard Jones); [MW]

rfp. • Reverse of Frontis: February • Wilson Karcher • ms
fps. • Frontis: Drawing to accompany “John Jacob Astor the First” • J. C. Chase • fp
115 • The Shame of Our Abandoned Ships • James Creelman • ar; illus. Henry Reuterdahl & photos
136 • The Kid Campeador • Thomas P. Byron • ss; illus. Maynard Dixon
143 • John Jacob Astor the First • Elbert Hubbard • ar; illus. J. C. Chase
152 • The Man with the Blot • Bailey Millard • ss; illus. J. H. Gardiner Soper
162 • Reforming the Strip [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ss; a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” McDonald of Texas.; illus. T. Victor Hall
173 • A Face in the Bush • Morley Roberts • ss (r); illus. Edwyn Chambers
178 • Savings Banks the Corner Stone of Investment / The first of an informative series on Savings and Investments • John B. Stanton • ar
180 • On Rainy Days • Edith Dunham • pm
181 • Betty’s Oracle • Edward Boltwood • ss; illus. Edmund Frederick
188 • Seeing Things. The Scientist and Spiritualism. The sixth of a series of articles attacking various phases of Occultism • Rupert Hughes • ar
198 • The I. C. & N. Rise • Richard A. Haste • ss; illus. Power O’Malley
205 • A Finish Fight for a Birthright / Little Wolf’s Escape and Dull Knife’s Capture • Edgar Beecher Bronson • ss; illus. Maynard Dixon
214 • The Message [Part 5 of 6] • Louis Tracy • sl; illus. Cummings
227 • Inside with the Publishers • The Publishers • ed

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v21 #3, March 1909] (15¢, standard, cover by Henry Reuterdahl); Arthur W. Little now “President” instead of “Acting President”. [MW]

rfp. • Hockey • Margaret Chase • pm
fps. • Frontis: Drawing to accompany “McMahon’s Quest” • Nesbitt Benson • fp
229 • Joseph Pulitzer, Master Journalist • James Creelman • ar
248 • One-Twenty-Nine East • Frank L. Packard • ss; illus. C. B. Falls
257 • A Finish Fight for a Birthright / Soldier Creek Ambuscades • Edgar Beecher Bronson • ss; illus. Maynard Dixon
263 • The First Lady of the White House • Helen Barrett Smith • ar; illus. photos
268 • From Twelve to Seven • Julia Truitt Bishop • ss; illus. Alexander Popini
275 • Mr. Bryan in Defeat • Richard L. Metcalfe • ar; illus. photos
280 • The Gray People • John Campbell Haywood • ss; illus. Gordon Grant
289 • Watching the Hour Glass / A picture of the alternate horror and hope of “lungers” struggling for life in the Adirondack woods • Stephen Chalmers • ar
298 • McMahon’s Quest • Charles Kemble Eicher • ss; illus. Nesbitt Benson
305 • Texas Ranger Service [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ss; a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” McDonald of Texas.; illus. D. C. Hutchison
313 • The Cigarette-Smoking Boy / The first of a series of articles on problems relating to the Home Training of the Young • William A. McKeever • ar
318 • The Arrival • George M. A. Cain • ss; illus. Arthur William Brown
323 • Smuggled Opium — How It Reaches This Country • Elliott Flower • ar
330 • Facts Every Investor Ought to Know / The second of an informative series on Savings and Investments • John B. Stanton • ar
333 • The Message [Part 6 of 6] • Louis Tracy • sl; illus. Cummings
341 • Inside with the Publishers • The Publishers • ed

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v21 #4, April 1909] (15¢, standard, cover by Arthur Crisp); [MW]

rfp. • Preparedness • Anon. • ms
fps. • Frontis: Leonard Wood as commanding general of the American Army in the Philippines • Anon. • fp
345 • Shall We Burn the Court House? / A careful consideration of the administration of justice which makes men think that the law serves the rich and fails the poor • Melville Davisson Post • ar
353 • The Other Man’s Wife • Francis J. Timoney • ss; illus. Arthur William Brown
361 • Leonard Wood — The Doctor Who Became a General • James Creelman • ar; illustrations from wonderful photographs never before published — photographs representing the march of American Imperialism during the past ten years.
384 • The Leak • A. Hamilton Newman • ss; illus. Power O’Malley
391 • In the Wilds of Africa — The People and the Dangers Mr Roosevelt Will First Meet / The first of the series of stories as Mr. Tjader told them to Mr. Roosevelt, and which aroused Mr. Roosevelt’s enthusiasm for African hunting • Richard Tjader • ar; illustrations from the photographs, hitherto unpublished, which clinched Mr. Roosevelt’s desire for the sport.
401 • Getting Ready for Our Next War / An exposition of the present status of the National Guard as defined in the new law which makes a Militiaman a Regular in time of war • General James A. Drain • ar; illus. photos
413 • Timberlake’s Throw • Edward Boltwood • ss; illus. J. D. Gleason
419 • The Machinery of Investment / The third of an informative series on Savings and Investments • John B. Stanton • ar
422 • Dallas’s Coup • Philip Verrill Mighels • ss; illus. Edmund Frederick
428 • Teaching the Boy to Save / The second of a series on problems relating to the Home Training of the Young • William A. McKeever • ar
433 • A Soldier and a Chorus Girl • John Lomax • ss; illus. Howard V. Brown
449 • Taming the Panhandle [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ar; a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” McDonald of Texas.; illus. D. C. Hutchison
455 • Smuggled Opium — The Harm That It Does • Elliott Flower • ar

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v21 #5, May 1909] (15¢, standard, cover by Arthur Covey); [MW]

rfp. • A Message From Old Rome • Anon. • ms
fps. • Portrait of Justice William Jay Gaynor • Anon. • fp
461 • The Looting of New York / The story of one of the most shocking scandals in the history of the American people. How adventurers behind the mighty New York Street Railway combination — with the most valuable Street Railroad routes in the whole world, having by far the largest revenues — concocted a financial structure of more than $700,000,000, and then threw it into the courts, a bankrupt wreck • William Jay Gaynor • ar; illus. photos
473 • An Unnaturalized Alien • Caspar Day • ss; illus. John O’Neill
480 • An Accident • Ruth Huntoon • pm
481 • Some Other Tafts / The story of some other Tafts, incidentally explaining who really made William H. Taft President, and why C. P. Taft retired from the Ohio Senatorial fight • Sloane Gordon • ar; illus. Albert Scott Cox
489 • Private Hackett • George T. Pardy • ss; illus. Arthur William Brown
494 • The Blind Senator from Oklahoma / The inspiring story of Senator Gore — became blind at eleven years of age, determined at sixteen to become a United States Senator, and lived his life with that fixed purpost — became Senator at thirty-seven • Anon. • ar; illus. photos
505 • Happiness • Margaret W. Vandercook • pm
506 • Golgotha • H. Gragham Starr • ss; illus. J. A. Cahill
514 • The Financial Captains of Tomorrow / Morgan, Rockefeller, Ryan and all the old Financial Captains must soon retire for age. This story gives for the first time the names and characteristics of the men selected by the opinion of the financial world to succeed the old leaders • Isaac F. Marcosson • ar; illus. photos
523 • The Transformers of Baseball / Why additions to grandstands are being made in baseball parks throughout the country — why the game yearly makes a greater appeal to the cultured of each community • Margaret Brown • ar
527 • In the Wilds of Africa / Rhinoceros Hunting — the second of the series of big-game hunting stories as Mr. Tjader told them to Mr. Roosevelt, with illustrations from the same photographs which so stirred the former President • Richard Tjader • ar
537 • Business and Petticoats • Allan Updegraff • ss; illus. Horace Taylor
544 • Telepathy / An exposition of the fallacies and absurdities of Telepathy • Rupert Hughes • ar
552 • The Last Voyage / The last adventure of Captain Romaine • Ray Wynn • ss; illus. Alden Dawson
568 • Postal Savings Banks / An explanation of what they would mean to the government and to the people • John B. Stanton • ar
571 • Taming the Panhandle [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ar; a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” McDonald of Texas.; illus. D. C. Hutchison
577 • Inside with the Publishers • The Publishers • ed

Pearson’s Magazine (US) [v21 #6, June 1909] (15¢, standard); [MW]

fps. • Portrait of Philander Chase Knox, Secretary of State • Anon. • fp
581 • Why the Pacific Slope Hates the Japanese / The people of the Pacific Coast seem to prefer a fight to unrestricted immigration of the Japanese. The Westerners have been much criticized for this attitude by folks who do not live in the West. Every American should understand this question. Here for the first time is set forth simply and without favor the truth about the conditions which make the Westerner hate the Japanese • Will Irwin • ar; illus. photos
591 • Runners • Gertrude Brooke Hamilton • pm
592 • The Countess Veschi’s Jewels • Charles Belmont Davis • ss; illus. Wallace Morgan
607 • Mr. Knox and His Last Great Client / The surprising story of the millionaire lawyer who has become Secretary of State — the most important man in the country except the President. This story tells about the man and shows what the administration’s attitude will probably be — what the men who love stock-tickers may expect • James Creelman • ar; illus. photos
625 • Pirate Treasure • Kelsey P. Kitchel • ss; illus. C. B. Falls
633 • Communion • Alfred L. Donaldson • pm; illus. F. X. Chamberlain
634 • Jimmie • Joseph C. Lincoln • ss; illus. Arthur William Brown
643 • The Failure of the Jury System / Lots of people think the Jury System is a flat failure. Newspapers print frenzied editorials — high-priced artists draw cartoons to show the absurdity of the present Jury System. Here for the first time a distinguished lawyer discusses the matter. The citizen and the judge can learn a lot from this story • Melville Davisson Post • ar
651 • The Fall of the Saints • John Patrick & Herbert Ernest Boon • ss
653 • The Dog with the Woman’s Eyes • Arthur Applin • vi
655 • What Happens to Unwelcome Babies / A story that will pull at the heart-strings of every man and woman who loves a baby, with pictures photos x that will please even the other kind of folks • Joseph H. Adams • ar; illus. George Harker
666 • Subterfuge • Philip Verrill Mighels • ss; illus. Alexander Popini
671 • The Fallacy of Palmistry / A simple explanation of just how much truth and how much fiction one hears when a Palmist is employed • Rupert Hughes • ar
679 • The Buzzard’s Water-Hole Gang [_Captain “Bill” McDonald_] • Albert Bigelow Paine • ss; a chapter from the memoirs of Captain “Bill” McDonald of Texas.
684 • Buying the First Bond / The fourth of an informative series on investment • John B. Stanton • ar
687 • Elephant Hunting / The third story that Mr. Tjader told Mr. Roosevelt, and probably the best of the lot. Anyhow, the former President himself said that the stories stirred him so he could hardly wait to start for the Jungle • Richard Tjader • ar
693 • Inside with the Publishers • The Publishers • ed

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