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    The Clever Magazine [v2 #3, March 1903] (Kansas City, MO: The Clever Publishing Co., 10¢, 94pp+, cover by Thompson & Slaughter)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from Hathi Trust 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.

    The Clever Magazine [v2 #6, July 1903] (Kansas City, MO: The Clever Publishing Co., 10¢, 86pp+, cover by Thompson & Slaughter)
    “Kansas City Flood Number”. Details supplied by Denny Lien from Hathi Trust or Google Books.
    • fps. · [untitled] · Metta Koogler · fp
    • 497 · The Kansas City Flood Disaster of 1903 · Anon. · ar; heavily illus. with photos.
    • 503 · The Vindication of East · Frank Neilson · ss; young lawyer risks repute and love to defend a wastrel.
    • 510 · Uncle Ed and the Composite Picture · Homer M. Price · ss; old man compares faces of women with lost love.
    • 513 · Western Canada and the New Crusade · Jas. F. B. Belford, A.B. · ar; worries about “deluge” of non-"AngloSaxon" immigrants.
    • 516 · When Luna Was Amused · L. E. Frankforther · ss; romantic rivalry at a festival.
    • 521 · The Trouble Makers · V. W. Brady · pm
    • 522 · Payson’s Stake · Melville Irvin Arni · ss; given as by Melville Irving Arni, city man finds love and new life as a miner.
    • 525 · Alarming Symptoms · Guy Forester Lee · pm
    • 526 · Josephine’s Husband · L. M. Montgomery · ss; divorce averted at last moment.; illustrated by Abbie Foss Sanborn
    • 532 · Two Hearts That Beat as One · Claudius Milton Grigsby · pm
    • 533 · The Prize—"The Earth and Its Inhabitants" · W. O. Graham · ss; alien scholar wins prize for essay on that strange world, “Earth”.
    • 536 · A Professional Suicide · Claudia May Ferrin · ss; confidence trick involving fake suicides.
    • 542 · The Platte Purchase · H. E. Robinson · ar
    • 548 · Restoration · Kathleen Cooney · ss; romance.; illustrated by Metta Koogler
    • 558 · A Telescopic Detection · Francis K. Baxter · ss; murder accidentally viewed via telescope.; illustrated by Metta Koogler
    • 559 · The Price of a Bride · John D. M’Lennan · ss; promises to enrich his bride by eventual suicide on which insurance will pay.; illustrated by Metta Koogler
    • 570 · Klamath, a Romance of Army Life [Part 1 of ?] · H. H. Sauber · sl; love rivalry among officers at Fort Klamath, Oregon.; illustrated by W. C. Lake

    The Clever Magazine [v3 #1, August 1903] (Kansas City, MO: The Clever Publishing Co., 10¢, 96pp+, cover by Thompson & Slaughter)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from Hathi Trust or Google Books.
    • fps. · [untitled] · Metta Koogler · fp
    • 1 · The Kansas City Flood Disaster of 1903: Its Effects · Anon. · ar; heavily illus. with photos.
    • 17 · Klamath, a Romance of Army Life [Part 2 of ?] · H. H. Sauber · sl; illustrated by W. C. Lake
    • 34 · The President’s Summer Home · Waldon Fawcett · ar
    • 41 · My Woodland Home · L. A. Palmar · pm
    • 42 · Fair Women of the West · Thompson & Slaughter · il; six untitled engravings of women’s heads.
    • 48 · Over to the Enemy · Edgar White · ss; lawyer defends his romantic rival for the woman’s sake.
    • 58 · A Prayer of the Muse · Grace Eddy · pm
    • 59 · The Triumph of Freedom · Leonora Beck Ellis · ss; no daughter of mine shall marry penniless composer!
    • 67 · The Tragedy of an Interlude · Stella H. Mills · ss; soppy letter from friend reconciles her to ignored husband, then she dies.
    • 75 · Often the Case · Will Ward Mitchell · pm
    • 76 · A Summer Incident · Myrtle McConnell · ss; she marries the rich man after all.
    • 81 · Be Brave · Will Ward Mitchell · pm
    • 82 · The Girl, the Theatre Ticket and Macky · Dix Washington · ss; meets The Girl at theater, but never learns her name.
    • 86 · A Deed of Separation · Wm. H. Hallar, Jr. · ss; divorce averted.
    • 89 · Physical Culture, Health and Home · Jane McBride · ar
    • 90 · Answers to Correspondents · Anon. · qa
    • 92 · Educational Department: Are We Becoming a Nation of Lawyers? · W. P. Borland · ar
    • 95 · The Star, Not the Flower · Clarence H. Urner · pm

    The Clever Magazine [v3 #2, November 1903] (Kansas City, MO: The Clever Publishing Co., 10¢, 96pp+, cover by Thompson & Slaughter)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien from Hathi Trust or Google Books.
    • Love of Mine · Clarence H. Urner · pm; illustrated by Thompson & Slaughter
    • 97 · The Great British Trek · Jas. A. Balford, B.A. · ar; British emigration to western Canada.
    • 100 · O Song of Pine · J. Mayne Baltimore · pm
    • 101 · The Epic of Lone Wolf · Melville Irvin Arni · ss; two feuding western towns.
    • 105 · Eph’s “Scienceful” Hunt · Roger Buckey Devilbiss · ss; loafer’s tall tale, dialect.
    • 107 · Earthly Pleasures · L. A. Palmar · pm; given as by “L.A. Palmer” in the Table of Contents.
    • 108 · A Borrowed Stenographer · Milton E. Lewis · ss; she spoils his law practice, but he gains a wife.
    • 112 · He Cares · Will Ward Mitchell · pm
    • 113 · A Current Incident · Emmett C. Hall · ss; rustic youth really rich society man, so they marry.
    • 115 · The Gobbler Gobbled—A Holiday Inspiration · Henry M. Wiltse · pm
    • 116 · Ashes · Walter Safford · ss; musician goes deaf, thinks it best to pretend he never loved her.
    • 118 · Hope · Will Ward Mitchell · pm
    • 119 · The Way of a Girl · Harry Vandenmark · ss; detective gets his man, and the girl.
    • 123 · The Death of Day · Pearl Ulilla Davis · pm
    • 124 · By Circumstantial Evidence · Edna McDonald Elston · ss; prisoner’s innocence proved, also he gets girl.
    • 131 · Klamath, a Romance of Army Life [Part 3 of ?] · H. H. Sauber · sl; illustrated by W. C. Lake
    • 149 · The Great Chest Mystery · Hugh Augustus Merrill · ss; practical joker, some rustic dialect.
    • 153 · Long Leck’s Awakening · S. B. Hackley · ss; heavy alleged Negro dialect, rake redeemed and married off.
    • 158 · Three Battles · Emily Randall · pl; wartime romance.
    • 162 · The Trail to Death: A Bit of Frontier History in 1879 · John D. Crisp · ss; western gunplay.
    • 165 · A Three-Ply Yarn · F. A. Crawford · ss; rustic romance and practical joking.
    • 170 · Physical Culture and Hygiene: Sleep, Relaxation and Rest · Jane McBride · ar; given as by “James McBride” in the Table of Contents.
    • 173 · Educational Department: The Relation Between Private and Public Education · J. C. Olson · ar
    • 178 · In the House of Joss · Jessie Juliet Knox · ss; Chinese romance ends tragically.
    • 181 · Dramatic Notes · Anon. · rv; illus. with several photographs.
    • [house ad] · Anon. · ms; claims they printed over 30,000 copies of July issue, and 5,000 to 10,000 more each month since then.

    Clever Stories    (about)
    Reprint magazine which combined rebound issues of Black Mask, Parisienne Monthly, Saucy Stories, Snappy Stories, The Smart Set and probably others. Probably ran from 1915 to 1924 though no details are known.

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