Bibliography of Ellis Parker Butler

1918

1. Authors' League Bulletin (December 1917 - January, 1918)   "Is Iowa a Foreign Country?"    [HARPER]
2. Blue Book (January, 1918)   "The Rut"    [HARPER, PULP]
3. Burroughs Clearing House (January, 1918)   "Miss Libby Loan"    [HARPER]
4. Red Book (January, 1918)   "The Banting of Aunt Bernice"    [HARPER]
5. Touchstone (January, 1918)   "Huts of the White Knights"   Not indexed in BEST. p. 352-4.  [RGTPL]
6. Washington Post (January 6, 1918)   "Too Much Gubb"   A Philo Gubb story. Illustrated by Thornton Fisher. p FM8.  [WASHPOST]

	Popular Magazine January 7, 1918 Click for larger image

7. Popular Magazine (January 7, 1918)   "Up Liberty Hill" A story. The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover. "For a change, the humorist sacrifices your smile to a serious reflection, and brings to your notice the Debt Doctor, a man with a new and creative idea for common use. We know that Liberty Bonds are a tremendous incentive to thrift, and it is enough to say that the Liberty Hill Plan of the Debt Doctor is a complement thereto." p 120-27.  [HARPER, LOCKE]
8. Washington Post (January 13, 1918)   "The Tenth of June"   A Philo Gubb story. Illustrated by Thornton Fisher. p SM8.  [WASHPOST]
9. _____ (January 20, 1918)   "Buried Bones"   A Philo Gubb story. Illustrated. p SMA8.  [WASHPOST]
10. Authors' League Bulletin (February, 1918)   "Volunteer Writers Needed"   Full title: "Volunteer Writers Needed to Aid the Work of the Armenian-Syrian Relief."  [HARPER]
11. Bankers Monthly (February, 1918)   "How About It?"    [HARPER]
12. Milestones (February, 1918)   "Casey Goes Through" A story. Illustrated by Norman Rockwell. The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover. "Published monthly by The Milestones Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio. Walter Kellogg Towers, Editor." Volume 1. Number 9. p 1-3, 14.  [EPBLIB]
13. All-Story (February 9, 1918)   "The Ninety and Nine"  [EBAY]
14. VIGILANTES: Elyria Evening Telegram (February 25, 1918) "The Vigilantes"   Article by Butler about the Vigilantes organization. Elyria (Ohio) Evening Telegram; February 25, 1918; p 4.  [NPA]

	All-Story February 9, 1918 Click for larger image

15. VIGILANTES: Hopewell Herald (February 27, 1918) "Thrift-Spending and Spend-Thrifting"   A short article. Patriotic call for use of thrift stamps. Reprinted from "The Billboard." Hopewell (New Jersey) Herald; February 27, 1918; p 8.  [NPA]
16. Red Book (March, 1918)   "K7982"    [HARPER]
17. Detective Story (March 19, 1918)   "Mrs. Tilmoot's Father"    [COOK+MILLER]
18. VIGILANTES: Bridgeport Telegram (March 4, 1918) "The High Heart"   Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram; March 4, 1918; p 15.  [NPA]
19. Snappy Stories (March 18, 1918)   "The War and Mr. Haskins"    [HARPER]
20. Authors' League Bulletin (April, 1918)   "Mr. Butler Gets a Present"   p 12-14.  [HARPER]
21. Blue Book (April, 1918)   "Sibb's Six Specifics"    [HARPER]
22. Saturday Evening Post (April 13, 1918)   "Big Money Billings" A story. Illustration by Herbert Johnson. p 19, 53-4.  [BEST]
23. Detective Story (April 2, 1918)   "Chicken Bait"    [COOK+MILLER]
24. Popular Magazine (April 20, 1918)   "Tears and Temperament" A story. "You would hardly believe that low-browed politicians could show such histrionic ability." p 204-211.  [FICTIONMAGS, PULP]
25. Detective Story (April 23, 1918)   "Green Eyes"    [COOK+MILLER]

	Leslie's Weekly April 6, 1918 Click for larger image

26. Leslie's Weekly (April 6, 1918)   "Yankeedollardom" An essay. One illustration. "[The author] turns his mind to a more serious subject to show how the American Dollar will eventually defeat Germany." p 463, 480.  [EPBLIB]
27. Ainslee's (May, 1918)   "Behold Our Hero"   A story. p 1-34.  [HARPER]
28. Buick Bulletin (May, 1918)   "The Whiggin" A story. "The Fannings had heard of Westcote, no matter how, and the solemn-faced real estate man had personally conducted them from house to house." This periodical is a publication of the Buick Motor Company. "Published monthly in the behalf of Buick Interests Everywhere." Volume 6. Number 5. Illustrated.  [EPBLIB]
29. Harper's Monthly Magazine (May, 1918)   "The Sorry Tale of Hennery K. Lunk"   p 913+  [BEST, RGTPL]
30. Milestones (May, 1918)   "Casey Puts One Over" A story. Illustrated by Norman Rockwell. The name "Ellis Parker Butler" appears on the cover. "Published monthly by The Milestones Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio. Walter Kellogg Towers, Editor." Volume 1. Number 12. p 1-3.  [EPBLIB]
31. Woman's Home Companion (May, 1918)   "Ouija" A story. Illustrated by Robert Amick. "It was remarkable indeed. Out of a vasty past a world-conquerer had come to help them do their lessons!" p 22,73.  [RGTPL]
32. Detective Story (May 21, 1918)   "Who Am I?"    [COOK+MILLER]
33. Indianapolis Star (May 8, 1918)   "A Reader's Notes"   Article about the Vigilantes organization. Indianpolis Star, May 8, 1918.  [NPA]
34. Argosy (May 18, 1918)   "Below Zero" A short story. German spies during the First World War launch a plot to lower New York City's temperature to far below freezing. p 70-75. Not indexed in PULP.  [ARGOSY]

	Argosy May 18, 1918 Click for larger image

35. VIGILANTES: Monessen Daily Independent (May 29, 1918) "Blue Gray and Khaki"   Monessen (Pennsylvania) Daily Independent; May 29, 1918.  [NPA]
36. Good Housekeeping (June, 1918)   "Mrs. Dugan's Discovery" Humor. This reprint carries this editor's note: "Well, here it is. We're tired of making copies of it, so we reprint it for the third or fourth time. It was last published in 1911, but we count that week an exceptional one wherein no request comes for a copy of it. Apparently it is in popular opinion the funniest thing this magazine has ever printed." Includes a drawing by F. Strothmann.  [BEST, RGTPL]
37. Red Book (June, 1918)   "Ask Darty"    [HARPER]
38. Snappy Stories (June 4, 1918)   "The Symbol of Success"    [HARPER]
39. Washington Post (June 9, 1918)   "The Sad Reverse of Uncle"   A story. Illustrated. p MF2.  [WASHPOST]
40. Authors' League Bulletin (July, 1918)   "Books for Soldiers"    [HARPER]
41. Blue Book (July, 1918)   "The Stump" A story. One illustration by Frank Hoban. "A boy story that will take you pleasantly back to bygone days. Mr. Butler knows boys and their older brothers, and you will find his quaint little tale refreshing indeed."  [EPBLIB]
42. Green Book (July, 1918)   "The Amateur Adventurer"   A story.  [HARPER]
43. Red Book (July, 1918)   "The Oath of a Darty"    [HARPER]
44. Red Cross Magazine (July, 1918)   "The Pirut Crue of the Red Dagger" A story. Three illustrations by Clyde Forsythe. p 27-31.  [HARPER]

	Red Cross Magazine July, 1918 Click for larger image

45. VIGILANTES: Elyria Evening Telegram (July 5, 1918) "Old Glory"   Elyria (Ohio) Evening Telegram; July 5, 1918; p 3.  [NPA]
46. VIGILANTES: Clearfield Progress (July 16, 1918) "Dark Age Brutes"   Article. Clearfield (Pennsylvania) Progress; July 16, 1918; p 2.  [NPA]
47. American Magazine (August, 1918)   "Thief! Thief!"   A boy story. "The story of Swatty's exciting adventure at the circus." Volume 86. Number 2. John M. Siddall, editor.  [BEST, EPBLIB, RGTPL]
48. Authors' League Bulletin (August, 1918)   "What Are Publishers' 'Profits'?"    [HARPER]
49. Green Book (August, 1918)   "A Little Girl in Tears"    [HARPER]
50. Red Book (August, 1918)   "Flossie Mae, Peacemaker"    [HARPER]
51. Saturday Evening Post (August 17, 1918)   "Letters from the Back" Fiction written as a series of letters to the front. p 45, 48.  [HARPER]
52. VIGILANTES: Trenton Evening Times (August 20, 1918) "You Won't Care"   Article. "Member, Author's Committee American Defense Society." Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times; August 20, 1918; p 6. Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune; August 28, 1918; p 3.  [NPA]
53. Authors' League Bulletin (September, 1918)   "My Maiden Effort"   Also published in the My Maiden Effort book.  [HARPER]

	Saturday Evening Post August 17, 1918 Click for larger image

54. Green Book (September, 1918)   "As Plain as Day"   A story. Illustrated by Oscar Frederick Howard. "The Amateur Adventurer again foresakes his club and goes forth in search of new experience. He finds it -- and more!" p 500-510.  [HARPER]
55. BOOK: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective (September, 1918)   SEE CONTENTS.Seventeen of the Philo Gubb stories. Twenty illustrations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]
56. Red Book (September, 1918)   "Flossie Mae, Successful Wife"    [HARPER]
57. Saturday Evening Post (September 14, 1918)   "Matey" A story. Illustrated by Thelma Cudlipp. p 45-48.  [BEST]
58. New York Times (September 22, 1918)   "The Chewing Gum Issue"   A letter to the editor. "Ellis Parker Butler Replies to Gertrude Atherton." p III-2.  [NYTIMES]
59. American Angler (October, 1918)   "The Horn-Tailed Pickerel"    [HARPER]
60. Green Book (October, 1918)   "Without Money"    [HARPER]
61. Carry On (October-November, 1918)   "Exit Mr. Tumult and Miss Shouting" An essay. p 11-12. Volume I. Number 4. "A Magazine on the Reconstruction of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors."  [HARPER]
62. Washington Post (October 6, 1918)   "Himself Plus"   "When he had been two years in New York Dick Mallon was beginning to feel discontented. He had come to New York because of a 'Help Wanted' he had seen in the Times." pg. SM10, 2.  [WASHPOST]

	Saturday Evening Post October 12, 1918 Click for larger image

63. Saturday Evening Post (October 12, 1918)   "Billy Brad, Convict" A Billy Brad story. Illustration by May Wilson Preston. p 32, 35.  [BEST, HARPER]
64. New York Times (October 20, 1918)   "Here's a Miracle: Y. M. C. A at War"   An article. p 47.  [NYTIMES]
65. VIGILANTES: Steven's Point Gazette (October 24, 1918) "Why We Did It"   Article about Flushing. Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Gazette; October 24, 1918; p 10.  [NPA]
66. VIGILANTES: Elyria Evening Telegram (October 28, 1918) "Of Old the Good Ships Thundered"   Poem. Elyria (Ohio) Evening Telegram; October 28, 1918.  [NPA]
67. McClure's Magazine (November, 1918)   "The Ginger Jar" A signed "advertorial" for Woolson's Economy Expense Book. There may be appearances of this ad elsewhere.  [HARPER]
68. Snappy Stories (November 4, 1918)   "Scratch a Russian"  [HARPER]
69. New York Times (December 1, 1918)   "Exit Mr. Tumult and Miss Shouting"   A story. p 41.  [NYTIMES]
70. Snappy Stories (December 4, 1918)   "The Silly-Billy"  [HARPER]
71. ANTHOLOGY: America in the War (1918) "Restitution and Reparation"   An article. Edited by Louis Raemaekers (b.1869, d.1956). "Each cartoon faced with a page of comment by a distinguished America, the text forming an anthology of patriotic opinion." John Philip Sousa, John Kendrick Bangs, Cabot Lodge, John Burroughs, Ellis Parker Butler, Albert Bigelow Paine, Palmer Cox, Alice Hegan Rice, Admiral Peary. Hardback. Good. Oversized. New York: The Century Company. p 60. From Questia.  [WEB]

	Snappy Stories December 4, 1918 Click for larger image

72. VIGILANTES: Miss Liberty's School for Bond Buyers (1918)   New York: Liberty Loan Committee, Second Federal Reserve District.  [HARPER]
73. Pleiades Club Year Book (1918)   "War Stuff"   Book is dated 1917-1918. "Edition-de-luxe." 500 copies printed. Contains contributions by Ellis Parker Butler, Harry Kemp, Amy Lowell, and others. p 42. Bound in tan paper boards; printed in blue; tan endpapers. New York: Pleiades Club.  [HARPER, WORLDCAT]
74. Sears Catalog (1918) "Pigs is Pigs" Sears sold copies of Pigs is Pigs for twenty-five cents in their 1918 catalog.  [MISC]
75. The Best Stort Stories of 1918 (1918) "Portrait" Edited by Edward J. O'Brien (b. 1890, d. 1941). Small, Maynard and Company. Boston. 441 pages. O'Brien was killed in the WWII blitz of London.  [BEST]

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