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    The Scrap Book [v9 #4, April 1910] (Frank A. Munsey Co.; NY and London, 10¢, 160pp, pulp)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 481 · The Story of “Jo” Petrosino · Francesco Maresciallo Bianco · ar
    • 498 · Alien · Sam S. Stinson · pm
    • 499 · The Greatest Thing in the World · Arthur R. Andre · ss
    • 503 · Origin of April Fool’s Day · Anon. · ar
    • 504 · Where They Hide Their Gold · Izola Forrester · ar; on eccentric misers.
    • 510 · Commercial Test of Fame · Anon. · ar; on relative prices for letters of famous authors.
    • 511 · A Sierra Fantasy · Robert Mackay · ss
    • 514 · Stork-Lore and Superstitions · Anon. · ar
    • 515 · Theatricals in the Early Eighties: A Legend of Forgotten Stars · James L. Ford · ar
    • 520 · The Little Busy Bee · Isaac Watts · pm (r); from Divine and Moral Songs for Children.
    • 521 · Mary, American Queen · Anon. · ar; on Native American Mary Musgrove.
    • 523 · The Navy as an Educator · Chief Yeoman R. Dillman · ar
    • 528 · In the Days of the Wolf · Anon. · ss
    • 530 · The Prison of the Moor · Anon. · ar
    • 531 · “When the Wires Lie” · E. D. Moore · ar; on rumors spread by telegraph.
    • 536 · Blindfold Justice · Avery Abbott · ss
    • 543 · Magic Among the Ancients · Anon. · ar
    • 544 · Servants of the King · Anon. · ar; on domestic servants of UK royalty.
    • 545 · The One-Handed Pianist · Anon. · ar; on Vladimir Dolanski.
    • 546 · Profitable Prodigies and Others · Anon. · ar
    • 547 · The Prince of Pretense [Part 1 of 6] · Stephen Chalmers · sl
    • 558 · Odors That Aid Digestion · Anon. · ar
    • 559 · The Psychology of Loafing · Walter Prichard Eaton · ar
    • 562 · Concord Hymn · Ralph Waldo Emerson · pm self-published 1837, as “Hymn: Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monument, April 19, 1836”
    • 563 · From Forecastle to Senate · Frank MacDonald · bg; on George Clement Perkins.
    • 565 · The Burning of the Prince Royal · James Francis Dwyer · ss
    • 571 · Masterpieces Written in Haste · Anon. · ar
    • 572 · Eastertide in Many Lands · Anon. · ar
    • 573 · The Genesis of Genius · Dr. Louise G. Rabinovitch · ex (r); from The Genesis of Genius.
    • 577 · The Gray Suit · H. Courths-Mahler; translated by Kay Walters · ss; newly translated for Scrap Book.; translated from the German.
    • 583 · In Self-Defense · Anon. · ct The Sketch
    • 585 · The Merman · Anon.; translated by George Borrow · pm (r); Danish folksong.; translated from the Danish.
    • 586 · Stories of the Months—April · George J. Hagar · ar
    • 588 · Lost, Strayed, and Stolen Masterpieces · Rose C. Tillotson · ar
    • 592 · Overheard at the—Spring Auto-Meet · [Various] · ct (r)
    • 594 · Great Bells and No Bells · Anon. · ar
    • 595 · Saving Le Roy · G. P. Wilson · ss
    • 598 · A Blind Scholar Corrects · W. G. Holmes · lt; SB wrong as to Hindustani for “I love”.
    • 599 · The Lord and Master · Lawson Wood · ct The Sketch
    • 600 · Bad Men with Good Faces · Anon. · ar
    • 601 · Out Lost State Capitals · Arthur B. Reeve · ar
    • 606 · Jokes and Jests—From Foreign Climes · [Various] · ct (r)
    • 608 · Lincoln as a Poet (“My childhood’s home I see again...”) · Abraham Lincoln · pm (r)
    • 609 · Actor Chat · The Dramatic Critic’s Wife · cl
    • 621 · The One Grenadier · Georges d’Esparbes; translated, uncredited · ss; newly translated for Scrap Book.; translated from the French.
    • 624 · The Season’s Peril · H. M. Bateman · ct (r); from London Opinion.
    • 625 · Bargains in Wives · Anna Steese Richardson · ar
    • 630 · Our Town Sees a Ghost · Raymond Crawford Ewer · ct
    • 632 · All Around the World · Anon. · ms
    • 633 · The Get-Aways [Part 4 of 4] · George Allan England · sl


    The Scrap Book [v9 #5, May 1910] (Frank A. Munsey Co.; NY and London, 10¢, 160pp, pulp)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 641 · The Fall of Tewksbury, King of Plungers · Olin Crawford · ar; on Lewis G. Tewksbury.
    • 656 · From All Over the World · Anon. · ms
    • 657 · Daniel Kenyon’s Fortune · E. L. Bacon · ss
    • 661 · The Author of “John Whopper, the Newsboy” · Anon. · ms; on Bishop Thomas March Clark.
    • 662 · How Wild Life Spent the Winter · L. W. Brownell · ar
    • 664 · The Power of Short Words · Dr. J. Addison Alexander · pm; two sonnets all in monosyllables.
    • 665 · Velvet Billy’s Redemption · Vingie E. Roe · ss
    • 670 · Why It Costs More to Live · Anon. · ar
    • 671 · British Table Manners in 1629 · Anon. · ar
    • 672 · House-Cleaning a Sky-Scraper · Harriet Eva Coffin · ar
    • 674 · The World’s Greatest Farm · Anon. · ar; on Terrazaz estate in Mexico.
    • 675 · Legends of Benefits Unforgot · Izola Forrester · ar
    • 680 · One Summer Day · Elsie Janis · pm
    • 681 · A Trifling Oversight · Anon. · ct The Bystander
    • 682 · On the Road to Monterey · Roland Ashford Phillips · ss
    • 687 · When Death Is an Asset · Anon. · ar; on insurance fraud.
    • 688 · Queer Hobbies Ridden in Quest of Fame · Anon. · ar
    • 689 · A New Science of Marriage · Homer Croy · ar
    • 693 · The Marooning of Martin Rhodes · George Ethelbert Walsh · ss
    • 699 · The Psychology of Money Panics · M. G. Seckendorff · ar
    • 702 · Romances of Accidental Fashion · Grace Aspinwall · ar
    • 705 · The End of the World · Camille Flammarion; translated by Gabrielle Tavaststjerna · ss; “adapted” from French for Scrap Book.
    • 714 · May Days in Old England · Anon. · ar
    • 715 · The Ride of Collins Graves · John Boyle O’Reilly · pm (r)
    • 716 · Hunting Gold in Australia · Anon. · ar
    • 717 · The Black Stone of Nigrodha [Part 1 of 3] · James Francis Dwyer · sl
    • 733 · Stories of the Months—May the Vernal · George J. Hagar · ar
    • 735 · Youth · Beatrice Irwin · pm
    • 736 · Quaint Bits of Humor—From the Other Side · [Various] · ct (r)
    • 738 · Underground Diplomacy · Anon. · ar
    • 739 · The Hole in the Wall · L. K. Devendorf · ss
    • 741 · The Borneo Adam and Eve · Anon. · ar; on Dyak creation stories.
    • 742 · Furred and Feathered Doctors · Herbert M. Lome · ar
    • 745 · The Wireless Wire-Fence · Bahr · ct
    • 746 · Serpents’ Tongues, from Adam to William Watson · Charlotte C. West · ar
    • 749 · The Very Best Thing · Frances Elton Morris · pm
    • 750 · Franklin’s Idea of Death · Benjamin Franklin · lt (r)
    • 751 · How to Photograph Flowers · Anon. · ar
    • 752 · The Immigrant’s Five-Foot Library · Anon. · ar
    • 753 · Actor Chat · The Dramatic Critic’s Wife · cl
    • 764 · An Education in Engagements · Frank Condon · ss
    • 768 · Origin of Jack’s House · Anon. · sg; on Hebrew song “A kid my father bought...”.
    • 770 · The Role of Vision · Harold Everett Porter · ss
    • 776 · A Motto for Your Sun-Dial · Anon. · ar
    • 777 · He Talked with Horses · Anon. · ar; on Con Sullivan, Horse Whisperer.
    • 779 · Great Salt Lake’s Odd Floods · Anon. · ar
    • 782 · Some Extraordinary Easter Eggs · Anon. · ar
    • 783 · Nothing to Worry About · Fred Buchanan · ct The Sketch
    • 784 · Slang from Society’s Cellar · George Allan England · ar; on underworld lingo.
    • 787 · “Thou Merry Month” · Leigh Hunt · pm (r)
    • 788 · The Greatest Debt · Selma Lagerlöf; translated by Gabrielle Tavaststjerna · ar; Nobel Prize address.; newly translated for Scrap Book.; translated from the Swedish.
    • 791 · Reflections on Long Life · Anon. · ar
    • 792 · The Prince of Pretense [Part 2 of 6] · Stephen Chalmers · sl



    The Scrap Book [v10 #1, July 1910] (Frank A. Munsey Co.; NY and London, 10¢, 192pp, pulp)
    The artwork (cartoons and otherwise) which had been prominent in SB for many issues suddenly vanish with this issue (along with the “Actor Chat” column which had made heavy use of illustrations). No explanation seen. Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 1 · The Wild Career of the Mad Mullah · E. L. Bacon · ar
    • 13 · Pluck Wins · Anon. · pm (r)
    • 14 · A New “My Maryland” · James R. Randall & John T. White · sg; revised lyrics for school use.
    • 15 · Tom King—Outlaw · Vingie E. Roe · ss
    • 18 · First Things in New York · Everett McNeil · ar
    • 21 · The Sacredness of Seven · John D. Champlin · ar; on numerology.
    • 24 · A City of High Rents · Anon. · ar; on Rio de Janeiro.
    • 25 · The Man Who Found the Bluebell · Frank Condon · ss
    • 29 · “John Carter’s” Prose Writings · John Carter · ms (r); on MN prisoner-author.; from Prison Mirror.
    • 30 · Up Hill · Christina Georgina Rossetti · pm (r)
    • 31 · How Wild Animals Reason · J. Earl Clauson · ar
    • 35 · President Taft as a Newspaper Reader · Anon. · ar
    • 36 · The Best Seller · Sophy Florence Desinger · ss
    • 38 · “The Whisperer’s Secret Lost” · Anon. · ms; on horse whisperer Con Sullivan.
    • 39 · A Bundle of Old Charms · Leonard Wilson · ar
    • 41 · An Easily Remembered “Alphabet of Health” · Anon. · ms (r); from Atchison Globe.
    • 42 · The Desert Shall Blossom · Jennie Harris Oliver · ss
    • 46 · First Complete World Map · Rollin Frost · ar
    • 48 · The Ladder of Literary Fame · Anon. · ms The Westminster Gazette
    • 49 · Man’s Truest Friend · Anon. · ar; on famous dogs.
    • 51 · Darius Green, Aviator · J. T. Trowbridge · pm (r)
    • 54 · The Prince of Pretense [Part 4 of 6] · Stephen Chalmers · sl
    • 66 · Good and Bad Misers · Godwin Huystedt · ar
    • 69 · Lures to Vacant Pews · Percy T. Edrop & Cromwell Childe · ar
    • 75 · Flowers Serve as Weather Prophets · Anon. · ar
    • 76 · The Vanishing Diamonds · E. L. Bacon · ss
    • 80 · Unprincipled Murderers of Books · Anon. · ar; who cut out plates etc..
    • 81 · Famous Fields of Battle · Anon. · ar
    • 84 · My Client’s Sister · John M. Hoffman · ss
    • 88 · Spawn of a Viking · Richard Barry · ss
    • 97 · Sand Will Do It · Anon. · pm (r)
    • 98 · The Black Stone of Nigrodha [Part 3 of 3] · James Francis Dwyer · sl
    • 112 · Scythe Song · Andrew Lang · pm Grass of Parnassus, Longmans 1888
    • 113 · The Dinner Hour—from “Lucile” · Earl of Lytton Robert · pm (r)
    • 114 · Riddles Left by the Dead · Anon. · ar; on tombstone epitaphs.
    • 115 · Court Oaths in Many Lands · Anon. · ar
    • 116 · “300 Mulberry Street” · Frank Marshall White · ar; famous NYC address.
    • 121 · Blessed Are the Pace-Makers · John Barton Oxford · ss
    • 125 · The World Is Too Much with Us · William Wordsworth · pm Poems, In Two Volumes 1807
    • 126 · July, the Torrid · George J. Hagar · ar
    • 128 · The Subjection of Women · Anon. · ms; on texts from Sanskrit etc..
    • 129 · Exit the Dalai-Lama · M. G. Seckendorff · ar
    • 134 · In the Darkness · Perley Poore Sheehan · ss; a fantasy of the “didn’t realize he was dead” type.
    • 137 · Passing Sentence on Jose · Judge Benedict · ar; on sentencing New Mexico murderer.
    • 138 · Sacrifices for Cupid · Rose C. Tillotson · ar
    • 141 · Monarchs with Many Titles · Anon. · ar
    • 142 · The Wisdom of the Simple · Albert Emerson Benson · ss
    • 148 · Odd Happenings Afloat · George Jean Nathan · ar; on sculling.
    • 152 · Black Art in Flowers · Arno Dosch · ar; on new hybrids.
    • 155 · The Cold Summer of 1816 · Anon. · ar
    • 157 · An Ishmael of Grand Lac · George Van Schaick · na
    • 192 · Mortuary Verse of Unusual Beauty · Anon. · pm; on tomb of Mark Twain’s daughter Susy.


    The Scrap Book [v10 #2, August 1910] (Frank A. Munsey Co.; NY and London, 10¢, 192pp, pulp)
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 193 · Death the Fate of the Bubble-Riders · John Elfreth Watkins · ar; on unsuccessful aeronauts.
    • 213 · Brief Tales of Success · Frank MacDonald · cl
    • 217 · In Search of Death · Frank Condon · ss
    • 222 · The Evolution of the Dahlia · Anon. · ar
    • 223 · Who Stole My Time? · Cromwell Childe · ar; on the work habits of big businessmen.
    • 227 · Captain Silence [Part 1 of 4] · Robert Shirley · sl
    • 248 · The Infancy of the Postage-Stamp · Anon. · ar
    • 249 · In Sing Sing’s “Trap” · Izola Forrester · ar; on death row.
    • 254 · The Emerald Locket · Margaret Belle Houston · ss
    • 268 · The Happy Wife · William Wordsworth · pm (r)
    • 269 · Some Odd Reputations · Arthur B. Reeve · ar; on scientific experts in odd subjects.
    • 273 · Some Famous Massacres · Anon. · ms
    • 274 · The Prince of Pretense [Part 5 of 6] · Stephen Chalmers · sl
    • 283 · Historic Droughts in America · Anon. · ms
    • 284 · Resignation · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · pm The Seaside and the Fireside, John Walker 1849
    • 285 · Marriage Laws of Europe · Anon. · ar
    • 286 · Superstitions About the Moon · Anon. · ar
    • 287 · Disfranchised Heroism · Rose C. Tillotson · ar; on heroic females.
    • 290 · Belgian and Louisiana Farming · Anon. · ar
    • 291 · For Men Must Work · Mortimer Carleton · ss
    • 296 · The Process by Which Tapioca Is Made · Anon. · ar
    • 297 · Ostrich Facts and Figures · Anon. · ar
    • 298 · Hotels to Suit Peculiar Tastes · Anon. · ar
    • 299 · The Match-Making of Dora · Forrest Halsey · ss
    • 306 · The Elephant-Stone · Alfred Jordan · te; on jewel hunting in Africa.
    • 312 · Bigger River Than the Mississippi · Anon. · ar; on the prehistoric.
    • 313 · An Enemy of the Lobster · Anon. · ar; on the skate.
    • 314 · The Last Arrival · Vingie E. Roe · ss
    • 317 · Indians in the United States · Anon. · ms
    • 318 · This World of Error · Hrolf Wisby · ar; on common misconceptions etc.
    • 321 · Patricia’s Stratagem · Helena Merlin · ss
    • 326 · The Beards of Our Ancestors · Anon. · ar
    • 327 · Boy’s Song · James Hogg · pm Ladies Miscellany Mar 30 1831, as by The Ettrick Shepherd
    • 328 · Record Whaling Voyages · John R. Spears · ar
    • 330 · Woman · Oliver Goldsmith · pm (r)
    • 331 · Odd Facts in Capsules · Anon. · ms
    • 332 · The Lace Handkerchief · William Holloway · ss
    • 340 · Clothes in Politics · E. L. Bacon · ar
    • 343 · Ode to Tobacco · Charles Stuart Calverley · pm (r)
    • 344 · “Old Masters” Cured · Maude H. Neal · ar; on repairing artworks.
    • 347 · Remarkable Natural Barometers · Anon. · ar
    • 348 · Brazil’s Black Diamonds · Anon. · ar
    • 349 · Crumbs from Dives’ Table · Olin Crawford · ar; on gaining wealth by relationship with the wealthy.
    • 352 · Joe Bowers of Pike, Mo. · Anon. · ar; on possibly-mythical subject of poem.
    • 353 · Ten Don’ts for Investors in Mining Stock · John Hays Hammond · ar (r)
    • 354 · A Jar of Beans · John Barton Oxford · ss
    • 357 · How Chinese Kill Themselves with Gold · Anon. · ar The Westminster Gazette
    • 358 · The Story of August · George J. Hagar · ar
    • 360 · Ozymandias · Percy Bysshe Shelley · pm The Examiner Jan 11 1818
    • 361 · A Pillar of Fire · Jennie Harris Oliver · ss
    • 364 · Omens of the Sailorman · Anon. · ar
    • 365 · Opening Fairs with a Glove · Anon. · ar
    • 366 · Four British Georges · William Makepeace Thackeray · pm (r)
    • 367 · The Flight of the Diamond Swallows · Hughes Cornell · na
    • 384 · Crossing the Bar · Alfred Tennyson · pm Demeter and Other Poems, Macmillan 1889


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