The FictionMags Index

Contents Lists

The American Magazine [v89 #1, January 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 11 · Don’t Be Too Sure—Mr. Hurd! · Anna Blake Mezquida · ss 20 · Maroia Lets Her Conscience Take a Brief Vacation · Christine Whiting Parmenter · ss 27 · “Hand That Jerks the Strings” · Mrs. Viola Brothers Shore · ss 38 · Why Olaf Proposed in the Month of March · William R. & Louis Duryea Lighton · ss 52 · Scattergood Administers Soothing Sirup [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss

The American Magazine [v89 #2, February 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 10 · Wiped Off the Slate · Alma Estabrook & Paul Lee Ellerbe · ss 20 · Transplanting Mother · Martha King Davis · ss 29 · Jilted—Because of His Clothes! · Christine Whiting Parmenter · ss 38 · Terrible Charge Against Jeff Potter · Samuel A. Derieux · ss 44 · Girl at the Switchboard · H. C. Witwer · ss 51 · Does Marriage Clip the Wings of Youth? · Winona Godfrey · ss 62 · Blunt Nose · Earl Wayland Bowman · ss

The American Magazine [v89 #3, March 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 11 · “I Never Could Have Married Anybody Else” · Christine Whiting Parmenter · ss 23 · Marcia Mason’s Lucky Star · Bess Streeter Aldrich · ss 28 · Scattergood Invests in Salvation [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 41 · Mercenary Little Wretch · Wilbur Hall · ss 44 · “Count a Thousand-Slow-Between Each Drop” · Edison Marshall · ss 56 · “Which Woman, John?” · Cora Schilling Lawson · ss 62 · Dick Tresco and the Yellow Streek · Lewis Parsons · ss

The American Magazine [v89 #4, April 1920] ed. John M. Siddall (Crowell Publishing Company, 25¢, 296pp+, standard, cover by Lou Mayer) Details supplied by Kyle McAbee. 9 · A Genius Who Never Walked a Step · B. C. Forbes · ar; about Charles Lee Cook. 13 · On the 7:50 Express · Edwin Balmer · ss; illustrated by Leslie Benson 16 · The Greatest Builder of Skyscrapers in the World · Helen Christine Bennett · ar; about Louis J. Horowitz. 19 · Don’t Settle Down Into a Soft Snap · Philip Curtiss · ar 20 · Which Musical Instrument Do You Like Best? · Marquette A. Healy · ar; about family that sells musical instruments. 23 · Mystery of the Red-Haired Girl · Louise Kennedy Mabie · ss; illustrated by Hanson Booth 26 · How’s Your Climate? Have You Got It with You? · Ellis Parker Butler · hu 28 · Good and Bad Manners in Business · Roger W. Babson · ar 30 · Making of “Val” Pierce · Conrad Richter · ss; illustrated by Douglas Duer 34 · Only 26—But on the Stage for 21 Years · Fay Bainter · mm 37 · A Great Expert in Telling Who Can Be Trusted · Merle Crowell · ar; about William B. Joyce. 37 · Human Beings Who Are Good Risks—And Poor Ones · William B. Joyce · ar 39 · Martin Quest and Wife—Purchasing Agents · Wilbur Hall · ss; illustrated by C. F. Underwood 42 · Over the Hills to the Poorhouse · Hugh S. Fullerton · ar 43 · Sid Says: You wouldn’t go to a deaf mute for lessions in elocution · John M. Siddall · ed; unsigned; quotes letter to editor and editor’s response. 44 · These Dogs Can Teach Us All Something · Samuel A. Derieux · ar 47 · What I Have Learned from Old Ben Franklin · Anon. · ar 48 · Why I Am Glad I Married a Suffragist · William Dudley Pelley · ar 50 · Tillie Cuts Loose [Mason Family] · Bess Streeter Aldrich · ss; illustrated by F. G. Cootes 53 · Just What Has Been Done to Communicate with the Dead · John M. Siddall · ed [James H. Hyslop] 53 · Only Way to Prove the Existence of Spirits · Mary B. Mullett · iv; interview with Dr. James H. Hyslop, president of American Society of Psychical Research. 57 · “Nobody Else’s Home Seems Just Right” · Ruth Fargo · ss; illustrated by Thomas Fogarty 60 · How to Use Your Mistakes · Frank Crane · ar 62 · Egan Comes Down to Earth. Unraveling the Threads of Intrigue · Holworthy Hall · n.; illustrated by Leslie Benson 65 · Oh Yes—They Do Come Back · Grantland Rice · ar 66 · What Mother Had Always Wanted · Linda Buntyn Willie · ss; illustrated by W. B. King 68 · Dad’s Way of “Putting It Up” to Us Boys · Benjamin W. Roberts · ar 70 · Have You an Inventor in Your Family? · Bruce Barton · ar 72 · Take a Census of Your Microbes [Robert T. Morris] · M. K. Wisehart · iv; interview with Dr. Robert T. Morris. 74 · Interesting People · Anon. · cl 92 · What I Owe My Father · [Various] · cn; essay contest winners. 197 · The Biggest Thing I Ever Learned—And Who Taught It to Me · Anon. · cn; essay contest announcement. 292 · The Family’s Money · [The Readers] · lc; readers describe how they manage and save money.

The American Magazine [v89 #5, May 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 23 · Getting Even with Dulcie · Fannie Kilbourne · ss 28 · Fathers and Sons · Charles Magee Adams · ss 40 · Bold Adventure of Jimmie the Watchman · Roy P. Churchill · ss 49 · Mother Mason Gives Some Good Advice · Bess Streeter Aldrich · ss 57 · Quick Work by Philip · R. L. Lurie · ss 62 · Scattergood Moves to Adjourn [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 70 · “Ain’t This the Darndest World!” · Leonard H. Robbins · ss

The American Magazine [v89 #6, June 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 14 · “Never Stop—Never Give Up!” · Edison Marshall · ss 23 · Stealing Cleopatra’s Stuff · Fannie Kilbourne · ss 29 · The Devil Cat Meets Her Match · Henry Holt · ss; given as by Henry P. Holt. 39 · Jealousy of Mother McCurdy · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss 46 · Paul and West Virginia · H. C. Witwer · ss 56 · Scattergood Meddles with the Dangerous Age [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 70 · Dollars and Sense · Kay Strahan · ss

The American Magazine [v90 #1, July 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 21 · Man Who Hid Himself · Conrad Richter · ss 28 · Scattergood and the Prodigal’s Mother [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 39 · Rev. Mr. Deering Sues His Congregation · Myra M. Sawhill · ss 44 · Wannie - and Her Heart’s Desire · Agnes Mary Brownell · ss 49 · Why They Called Her “Little Ireland” · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss 62 · Now Wasn’t That Just Like Father! · Frank Hurburt O’Hara · ss 68 · Ellen of Troy · H. C. Witwer · ss

The American Magazine [v90 #2, August 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 21 · Babe and the Little Gray Man · Florence Ryerson · ss 28 · “Last Night When You Kissed Blanche Thompson—” · Bess Streeter Aldrich · ss 40 · Scattergood Skims a Little Cream [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss 49 · Jim Culver Learns the Secret of Teamwork · Edwin Balmer · ss 57 · A Blossom in Waste Places · Alice Garland Steele · ss 62 · Answer to Joe Trice’s Prayer · Ann Goldsborough · ss

The American Magazine [v90 #3, September 1920] (25¢, 254pp, quarto, cover by C. F. Underwood) Details taken from eBay listing. 20 · The Mysterious Murder of Myron Goodspeed · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 27 · The Girl Next Door to Old Pinchpenny’s · Nelia Gardner White · ss; illustrated by Leslie L. Benson Theda Bara - Queen of Vampires · Mary B. Mullett · ar; her personal story and her extraordinary explanation of why people like to see vampire plays. 39 · How Much Did Good Clothes Help Bob Gilmore? · Myra Sawhill · ss; illustrated by C. F. Underwood 47 · Lost—a $2,500 Engagement Ring · Agnes Sligh Turnbull · ss; illustrated by John N. Howitt 56 · High Stakes · Earl Wayland Bowman · ss; illustrated by Charles N. Sarka "Wanted: A Fool" [Part ? of ?] · Philip Curtiss · sl; illustrated by Norman Price The Fellows Who Stick · Grantland Rice · pm 70 · Solid Comfort · J. A. King · ss; illustrated by R. M. Brinkerhoff

The American Magazine [v90 #4, October 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from The Standard Index of Short Stories by Francis J. Hannigan. Need Contents 13 · Little “Dame” on the Second Floor · Theodore Seixas Solomons · ss 21 · Man Who Was Strangely Tempted · George Gilbert · ss 26 · Father Mason Retires · Bess Streeter Aldrich · ss 39 · What Opened Jerry’s Eyes to Bertha · Elizabeth Irons Folsom · ss 45 · Mr. Piper of Hamlin · Christine Whiting Parmenter · ss 50 · Doing Without Mother · Frances A. Ludwig · ss 57 · Spirit Dope · John Taintor Foote · ss

The American Magazine [v90 #5, November 1920] (25¢, quarto, cover by Gene Pressler) Details taken from eBay listing. Married [Part 1 of 6] · Marjorie Benton Cooke · sl; illustrated by Jarka, [?] Foolish Questions Asked in Schools · Fred C. Kelly · ar Grace Chapel of Oakmont, PA · Herbert Waring · ar; where 10 denominations worship together. A Man with a Punch and Not Afraid to Deliver It · Frank B. Copley · ar; on Charles E. Carpenter Money · Homer L. Ferguson · cl 21 · The Girl Who Changed Her Mind · Frances A. Ludwig · ss; illustrated by Leslie L. Benson I Gotta Go to the Mat · Bruce Barton · ar How People Behave When in Danger · Jack Binns · ar 29 · The Pursuit · Samuel A. Derieux · ss; story of Tom Abercrombie and a Bloodhound.; illustrated by Douglas Duke Buying a 163 story House · H. C. Witwer · ar Almost Everybody Is Stage-Struck · Mary L. Mullett · ar; about Henry W. Savage, with photos of Mitzi, Dorothea Mackaye, Vivian Tobin, the cast of “Shavings”, Collenette, Gertrude Bryan, Chorus of “See-Saw”, Eleanor Livingston. The Kind of Men Who Can Fix Their Own Salaries · James B. Forgan · ar 40 · “Pay to T. Hartley, Good Sport, $10,000” · Hugh S. Fullerton · ss; golf story.; illustrated by J. Henry Stories from a Lost and Found Room · Richard Butler · ar; custodian of lost property at Grand Central Station. Do You Want to Know What Others Think About You? · Walter Dill Scott · ar 48 · Shirley Langdon Takes a Flyer · Myra Sawhill · ss; illustrated by R. M. Crampton Twenty Rules for a Happy Marriage · Dr. Frank Crane · ar Why You Become Immune from Certain Diseases · M. K. Wisehart · iv; interview with Dr. William Park. 54 · Oh, Yes—Nora Understood Men! · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illustrated by W. B. King Human Nature as Seen in the Woolworth Building · Hannah Mitchell · ar; relates experiences of Edwin A. Cochran, manager. 61 · What Gatton Learned in 1920 · Margaret Benton · ss; illustrated by Clarence Underwood My Adventures in Self-Reliance · B. C. Forbes · ar Interesting People · Anon. · cl; Bill Hunter, Mrs. Wescott marine engineer, Ray P. Speer.

The American Magazine [v90 #6, December 1920] (standard) Incomplete details taken from the Index of Short Stories in Edward J. O’Brien’s The Best Short Stories (1918-1921). Need Contents 13 · Mother Takes a Hand in the Game · Royal Brown · ss 23 · Never Kill a Porcupine · Edison Marshall · ss 28 · Queer Reunion of Three Friends · Edwin Balmer · ss 39 · The Rivals · Mary B. Mullett · ss 46 · Old Detective Who Had Retired · John Antonio Moroso · ss 52 · He Who Gets—Has! · Mary Singer · ss 54 · Greatest Thrill I Ever Had · Irvin S. Cobb · ss Married [Part 2 of 6] · Marjorie Benton Cooke · sl

The American Magazine [v91 #1, January 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 13 · Letty—the Grabber · Alexander Hull · ss; illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood 20 · Love Sets the Alarm Clock · Roy P. Churchill · ss; illustrated by Arthur Litle 28 · The Folks · Irving Bacheller · ss 30 · Grandma Cutcheon—Detective · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 38 · Butterfly So Bright · Marcia Elkin · ss; illustrated by Lejaren A. Hiller Married [Part 3 of 6] · Marjorie Benton Cooke · sl; illustrated by Leslie Benson

The American Magazine [v91 #2, February 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 11 · Anna the Absolute · Florence Ryerson · ss; illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood 21 · Scattergood and the Tongue of Gossip [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 29 · Quintin and the Quince · Winona Godfrey · ss; illustrated by E. F. Ward 39 · “You’re Too Contwisted Satisfied—Jim Ted!” · Conrad Richter · ss; illustrated by Denman Fink Married [Part 4 of 6] · Marjorie Benton Cooke · sl; illustrated by Leslie Benson 50 · Curing a Bully with His Own Medicine · Myra Sawhill · ss; illustrated by J. Henry

The American Magazine [v91 #3, March 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. The Green Parrot · W. L. George · ss; illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood 23 · The End of the Rainbow · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by Norman Price 31 · Scattergood and the Missing Organ Fund [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 41 · Old Frank to the Rescue! · Samuel A. Derieux · ss; illustrated by J. Knowles Hare Married [Part 5 of 6] · Marjorie Benton Cooke · sl; illustrated by Leslie Benson

The American Magazine [v91 #4, April 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 10 · An Instrument of the Gods [Part 1 of 2; Lee Fu Chang] · Lincoln Colcord · nv; illustrated by Harry Townsend 21 · Sneaking Up on Pa · Valma Clark · ss; illustrated by E. F. Ward 29 · Martin Garrity Finally Pulls a Bone [Martin Garrity] · Courtney Ryley Cooper & Leo F. Creagan · ss; illustrated by George Wright 38 · Bargain Day for Babies · Florence Ryerson · ss; illustrated by Norman Price 47 · Tied Down by His Wife · W. S. Ashby · ss; illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood Married [Part 6 of 6] · Marjorie Benton Cooke · sl; illustrated by Leslie Benson Interesting People: Lu Senarens, a Writer of a Thousand Thrillers · Elizabeth Alden · cl [Lu Senarens]

The American Magazine [v91 #5, May 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 8 · The Green Parrot · Walter Lionel George · ss The American Magazine Mar 1921 John Talbot’s Revenge [Part 1 of 6] · Maximilian Foster · sl; illustrated by Norman Price 20 · Number Seven to Sagapoose · Sinclair Lewis · ss; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 29 · Lost in Mid-Air · Edwin Balmer · ss; illustrated by Leslie L. Benson 38 · Find the Thief · Elwyn M. Chambers · ss; illustrated by Douglas Duer 47 · An Instrument of the Gods [Part 2 of 2; Lee Fu Chang] · Lincoln Colcord · nv; illustrated by Harry Townsend 50 · The Golden Gown · Nellie Browne Duff · ss

The American Magazine [v91 #6, June 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 14 · He Couldn’t Stand Prosperity · Harriet Abbott · ss; illustrated by F. R. Gruger 21 · Scattergood Buys a Church [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 31 · Cinderella Dyes Them Black · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood 39 · The Winner · Alexander Hull · ss; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 46 · Twenty Miles from Nowhere · Albert Apple · ss; illustrated by J. Henry John Talbot’s Revenge [Part 2 of 6] · Maximilian Foster · sl; illustrated by Norman Price

The American Magazine [v92 #1, July 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 20 · Martin Garrity Gets Even [Martin Garrity] · Courtney Ryley Cooper & Leo F. Creagan · ss; illustrated by George Wright 29 · Prisoners in Paradise · Earl Derr Biggers · ss; illustrated by Frederic A. Anderson 38 · The Man Who Wasn’t Wanted · Nelia Gardner White · ss; illustrated by F. R. Gruger 44 · Look Like a Million! · Ralph E. Mooney · ss; illustrated by Arthur Litle 54 · John Talbot’s Revenge [Part 3 of 6] · Maximilian Foster · sl; illustrated by Norman Price

The American Magazine [v92 #2, August 1921] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 21 · William Learns All About Women · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illustrated by Clarence F. Underwood 29 · Walking Ann Fools the Sheriff · Charles Saxby · ss; illustrated by Douglas Duer 40 · The Lie That Waked Tom Up · Mary Singer · ss; illustrated by C. Clyde Squires 46 · Old Sam and the Dollar Mule · E. Waldo Long · ss; illustrated by J. J. Gould John Talbot’s Revenge [Part 4 of 6] · Maximilian Foster · sl; illustrated by Norman Price