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    The Clever Magazine [v1, #13(?), November 1, 1902] ed. C. L. Robinson (The Clever Publishing Co., 5¢, 16pp) []
    apparently either a combined Nov. 1/8 issue, unless the magazine skipped an issue or misnumbered the issue following, or (most likely?) if the larger 15 Nov issue was a double issue. [bound in with the above very fragmentary issue; no cover or p.1 for this one, and thus no idea of exact date; title of fragmentary story found on continuation]
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at HathiTrust or Google Books.
    • 1 · Witch’s Night on Lost Mountain · Rye Johnson · ss; a gold miner’s romance, aided by advice of a ghost.
    • 4 · Sheeney Mike’s Diamonds · E. C. Delavan · ss; smuggling, “copyrighted 1902 by Robert Howard Russell.”
    • 6 · The Picture Beautiful · Florence S. Thompson · ss; country romance under false pretenses.
    • 8 · Polly Atkins · [uncredited] · ss Truth; war games between men and military-minded women.
    • 11 · Clever Stories of Noted People · [uncredited] · cl
    • 12 · The Woman’s Department · [uncredited] · cl


    The Clever Magazine [v1, #14, November 15, 1902] ed. C. L. Robinson (The Clever Publishing Co., 5¢, 30pp+) []
    “Special Thanksgiving Number”.
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at HathiTrust or Google Books.
    • 3 · That Girl from Nodaway’s · Rye Johnson · ss; romance and peril in a winter lumber camp.
    • 6 · Kananka Loa · T. Jenkins Hains · ss; South Pacific strife, “copyright 1902 by Robert Howard Russell.”
    • 9 · In the Land of the Big Red Apple · [uncredited] · ss; memories of woman growing up in Missouri.
    • 13 · An Affair of the Area · [uncredited] · ss; romance among servants on English estate.
    • 16 · Her Mother’s Husband · Henrietta R. Hinckley · ss; epistolary; love triangle—daughter, mother, and mother’s suitor
    • 19 · Clever Stories of Noted People · [uncredited] · cl
    • 20 · Hindoo Injuns at Lett’s Corner · W. A. Curtis · ss; conmen, “copyrighted 1902 by Robert Howard Russell.”
    • 23 · A Page of Poetry · Various · pm
    • 24 · Some Manila Statistics · [uncredited] · ar
    • 25 · The Woman’s Department · [uncredited] · cl


    The Clever Magazine [v2 #1, January 1903] (The Clever Publishing Co., 10¢, 106pp+, cover by Thompson & Slaughter) []
    “Clever Stories by Clever Writers for Clever People”.
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at HathiTrust or Google Books.
    • 9 · The Whistle’s Wail · John D. Crisp · nv; framed man clears himself of theft accusation.
    • 29 · The Shadowgie of the Silver Witch · Emma S. Arheart · ss; western railroading and mining, another innocent man clears himself.
    • 38 · The Treasure Trove Committee [Treasure Trove Committee] · Anthony Gould · ss; detective’s tale of struggle over wonderful new explosive.
    • 48 · The Fruit of Life · V. M. Brady · pm
    • 49 · “In Spite of All” · Clara E. Baumhoff · ss; whom shall she marry?
    • 52 · Re-Incarnation of Doggan · Owen McAllen · ss; hobo, once trusted, regains status as good railroad man.
    • 60 · The Nymph of Titi Swamp · Will M. Hundley · ss; doomed romance with bootlegger’s daughter.
    • 66 · Individuality · Frederic Fortune · pm
    • 67 · The Leper Scourge in Honolulu · H. B. Metcalf · ar
    • 71 · One Way of Doing It · L. E. Frankforther · ss; a suicide club—this year’s candidate changes his mind.
    • 74 · Alice Strickland · W. O. Graham · ar; memories of colorful Alaskan characters.
    • 79 · The Troubles of Dan Boggs · Alfred Henry Lewis · ss; humorous western misadventures, heavy with dialect.
    • 83 · The Hope · Ada Dot Allen · pm
    • 84 · A Touch of Memory · Vachael Claire Walters · vi; memories stirred by music.
    • 86 · An Underground Dividend · Henry M. Wiltse · ss; poor Southern family reimbursed for slaves they had lost to the Underground Railroad,
    • 92 · Books Received · [uncredited] · ms
    • 93 · Birds of a Feather · Alexander Bruce · ss; the romance of a rogue.
    • 100 · A Saint and a Sinner · Josephine D. Daskam · ar; memories of St. Nicholas magazine and other children’s classics.
    • 103 · An Amateur Palmist · Florence A. Cowles · ss; disguises as fortune teller to win her mate.



    The Clever Magazine [v2 #3, March 1903] (The Clever Publishing Co., 10¢, 94pp+, cover by Thompson & Slaughter) []
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from an online copy at HathiTrust or Google Books.
    • fps. · The March Girl · Metta Koogler · fp
    • 205 · Treasure Trove Committee Series: II. Gilligan, the Secret Service Man [Treasure Trove Committee] · Anthony Gould · ss
    • 215 · In His Own Coin · Florence McCallen · ss; alleged humor in “colo’ed” dialect.
    • 220 · “The Inconsistency of Mind and Heart” · Eleanor Deane · ss; romance among the idle rich.
    • 222 · Missed · Henry M. Wiltse · hu
    • 223 · Maurice · Catherine K. Ziegler · ss; cruel Jewish father dies of shock on learning his son has converted to Christianity; dialect.
    • 227 · The Rise and Fall of Napoleon · Alec Bruce · ss; lover not willing to marry; much French dialect.
    • 231 · “Jamie” · Melville Irvin Arni · ss; urchin becomes winning jockey; some urchin dialect.
    • 236 · His Honest Opinion · Henry M. Wiltse · hu
    • 237 · A Man, His Wife, and Another Man · Thomas Howell Heath · ss; love triangle and attempted murder.
    • 241 · Serenade · Florence A. Jones · pm
    • 242 · Miss D’Arc’s Aunt’s Nephew · Ewan Macpherson · ss; lady helps charming criminal dodge the law.
    • 246 · Neglected Duty · Henry M. Wiltse · hu
    • 247 · The Land of Ideals · W. O. Graham · ar; the heritage of classical Greece.
    • 254 · The Food of Love · Lydia Felicia Perkins · ss; new cook is far more than she appears.
    • 261 · Luck of a Four-Leaf Clover · Vachael Claire Walters · ss; soppy June romance.
    • 264 · The Changed Key · Emma Upton Vaughn · ss; operatic aria contest out west.
    • 268 · Little Fist · Mary H. Pelishek · ss; quarrels among young boys in Michigan lumbermill town.
    • 271 · “Stubby” · John D. Crisp · ss; poor but honest urchin proves to be rich man’s unknown grandson.
    • 278 · Dan Cupid’s Error · Ella Essex Don Lavy · ss; given as by Ella Essey Don Lavy; married couple separate; pride, drunkness, reconciliation.
    • 286 · Juggernaut, Ancient and Modern · Henry M. Wiltse · pm
    • 287 · “My Knight of the Cameo Ring” · Clara Estelle Baumhoff · ss; perhaps in love with a ghost?—but rationalized.
    • 291 · Under Cover of White · L. E. Frankforther · ss; meeting with estranged wife he had thought dead.
    • 294 · A History Lesson · Henry M. Wiltse · hu
    • 295 · A Disciple of Publicity · B. Israeli, B.A., M.D. · ss; defense secrets compromised to trusted lover.




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