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The American Magazine [v112 #3, September 1931] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 164pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by John E. Sheridan) [Denny Lien]

15 · What You and I Can Do to Speed Up Business · Neil M. Clark · ar
18 · The Reformation of Wild Bill Cardeff · Frank Knox Hockman · ss; illus. James E. Allen
22 · Why Men Drink · Richard R. Peabody · ar
24 · West of the Pecos [Part 2 of 7] · Zane Grey · n.; illus. Frank Hoffman
28 · Keeping a Million Customers Contented: George B. Cortelyou · James R. Crowell · ar
31 · Cutaway · Seymour Winslow · ss; illus. Jay Hyde Barnum
35 · The “Fightingest” Man I Know: Sergeant Major Daniel Daly U.S.M.C. · Major General Smedley D. Butler · ar
36 · Marty’s Big Day · W. O. McGeehan · ss; illus. Matt Clark
40 · Adventures in Solitude · David Grayson · ar
44 · Me for the Simple Life! · Corey Ford · hu
46 · Scrambled Yeggs [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. T. D. Skidmore
50 · Together All the Way · Marguerite Mooers Marshall · ss
53 · You Can Blaze Your Own Trail When You’re Broke: Alfalfa Bill Murray · Jerome Beatty · ar
55 · I’m Cured of Being a Coward · Heywood Broun · hu
55 · cartoons · M. B. Aleshire · ct
56 · High Summer [Part 4 of 5] · Booth Tarkington · sl
60 · Any Job Can Have a Kick in It · Channing Pollock · ar
61 · Are You Good at Solving Puzzles · Sam Loyd · ms
64 · The Downtrodden Sex: A Dot and Will Story [Dot Aldrich] · Fannie Kilbourne · ss
68 · At Twenty-nine He Has Made a Million Friends: Phillips Lord through Seth Parker · Mary B. Mullett · ar
71 · Two Who Have Found a Thing We All Seek · Bruce Gould · ar
73 · The Great Deception · Ellis Parker Butler · ss
76 · Interesting People: Joe Sipley, Loretta Turnball, Lieutenant Commander Edward Smith · Misc. · ms
The American Magazine [v112 #4, October 1931] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 174pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by Hayden Hayden) [JN/Denny Lien] 15 · The Smile That Wins [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter 19 · Owen D. Young · Ida M. Tarbell · bg 22 · White-Hot · Frank Knox Hockman · ss; illus. J. W. Schlaikjer 26 · What Is Your Wife Worth to You? (Ely and Josephine Culbertson) · Jerome Beatty · bg 29 · Why I Shall Send My Son to an American College · Emil Ludwig · ar 30 · Aunt Emma and the Devil’s Ditch · Ellis Parker Butler · ss; illus. Floyd M. Davis 34 · Hitting Fifty · Clarence Budington Kelland · ar 37 · “Miracles Do Happen,” Says Lily Pons · Rose Heylbut · ar 38 · A Gentleman for a Night [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · nv; illus. T. D. Skidmore 42 · Where to Find a Fortune · E. Alexander Powell · ar; illus. Fred Ludekens 44 · What No Man Can Take From Me: Adventures in Solitude · David Grayson · ar 48 · Too Many Parties! · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illus. John H. Crosman 52 · Raymond E. Hood — Showman of Steel and Stone · J. B. Griswold · bg 55 · If You Were a Football Star · Edwin G. Dooley · ar 56 · West of the Pecos [Part 3 of 7] · Zane Grey · sl; illus. Frank Hoffman 60 · It All Comes Out on Moving Day · Martin H. Kennelly · ar 62 · The Man Who Gets the Honey Doesn’t Fight with the Bees · Bruce Barton · ar 64 · Bill John Goes to Jail · Helen Topping Miller · ss; illus. Joseph M. Clement 68 · You Don’t Need a Big Place to Grow a Big Heart · Neil M. Clark · ar 72 · High Summer [Part 5 of 5] · Booth Tarkington · sl; illus. Wallace Morgan
The American Magazine [v112 #5, November 1931] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 170pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by John E. Sheridan) [JN/Denny Lien] 15 · Rich Man’s Town [Part 1 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illus. H. R. Ballinger 20 · What Would Happen to You If America Turned Red · Eve Garrette Grady · ar 24 · The Great Man Votes · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illus. Charles Chickering 28 · It’s the Boy in Him (Percy Crosby) · Lawrence McCann · ar 32 · One-Man Dog · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss; illus. Harold von Schmidt 35 · How the Wild Things Heal Themselves · Archibald Rutledge · ar 36 · A Voice from the Past [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter 40 · The New Sprint in Business · Julius Klein · ar 42 · What Color Are Your Wife’s Eyes? · Neil M. Clark · ar 45 · The Things I Value Most Didn’t Cost a Dime · Channing Pollock · ar 46 · West of the Pecos [Part 4 of 7] · Zane Grey · sl; illus. Frank Hoffman 50 · One Really Happy Man · Webb Waldron · ar 53 · She’s Learned the Secret of Making Friends · Veda La Verne · ar 55 · Scattergood Uses an Eraser [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan 58 · I Wouldn’t Part with My Mother-in-Law · Anon. · ar 60 · You Don’t Have to Be Born with It (Amos Alonzo Stagg) · J. B. Griswold · ar 62 · It’s Time to Throw a Monkey Wrench · Jerome Beatty · ar 64 · Not on the Menu! · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. William Meade Prince 68 · A Broken Knuckle Gave Him the Winning Pitch · Beverly Smith · ar
The American Magazine [v112 #6, December 1931] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 148pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by C. E. Chambers) [JN/Denny Lien] 11 · If We Had the Dole · John J. Leary, Jr. · ar 14 · Old Man Christmas · Leona Dalrymple · ss; illus. Marshall Frantz 18 · Walter C. Teagle — Giant of Oil · Jerome Beatty · bg 20 · Fightin’ Mad · James Stevens · ss; illus. Philip Lyford 24 · The Fastest Start Doesn’t Always Win · Kaye Don · ar 27 · White Stallion · Emma-Lindsay Squier · ss; illus. J. W. Schlaikjer 31 · A Brother and Sister Who Never Quarrel (Fred and Adele Astaire) · John Janney · ar 32 · Rich Man’s Town [Part 2 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illus. H. R. Ballinger 36 · They Never Tell — All · John N. Wheeler · ar 39 · We Fell Out Over Fifty Cents · Carl Goerch · ar 40 · The Missing Mystery [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter 45 · Lyle Stephenson Reads Poetry for Breakfast · Hubert Kelley · ar 46 · You Can’t Tame a Rat with a Club · Lewis E. Lawes · ar 49 · Out of a Job · Bruce Barton · ar 51 · Pliny Wins a Medal [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan 54 · Making Curiosity Pay Dividends · J. B. Griswold · ar 56 · One Chance in a Million · Will Payne · ss; illus. Rico Tomaso 60 · West of the Pecos [Part 5 of 7] · Zane Grey · sl; illus. Frank Hoffman 64 · Wearing Burbank’s Shoes · Edward Bernard Garnett · bg 66 · Edison — “The Greatest American of the Century · Emil Ludwig · ar
The American Magazine [January 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · Dinner Date · Josephine Bentham · ss; illus. Saul Tepper · A Diamond Setting [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. T. D. Skidmore · Captain Posey Brings Her In · Harold Titus · ss; illus. Philip Lyford · Americans, They Are Funny · Oscar Graeve · ss; illus. Audubon Tyler · Rich Man’s Town [Part 3 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illus. H. R. Ballinger · Pay As You Play · Everett Rhodes Castle · ss; illus. F. M. Davis · West of the Pecos [Part 6 of 7] · Zane Grey · sl; illus. Frank Hoffman
The American Magazine [February 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · The House of Four Winds · Margaret Craven · ss; illus. Matt Clark · The Bishop’s Cat [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter · Dynamite · Frank Knox Hockman · ss; illus. James E. Allen · Tink Turns Businessman [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illus. John H. Crosman · Courage · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illus. Ralph Pallen Coleman · Rich Man’s Town [Part 4 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illus. H. R. Ballinger · Scattergood Takes to His Bed [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan · West of the Pecos [Part 7 of 7] · Zane Grey · sl; illus. Frank Hoffman
The American Magazine [March 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · Forlorn Island [Part 1 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illus. Harold von Schmidt · The Bishop’s Folly [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter · The Delphinium Blues · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss; illus. August Bleser, Jr. · Brothers Under the Skin · Carter Bynum · ss; illus. James E. Allen · Cold Cash [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. T. D. Skidmore · Whitewash [Emmy] · Patterson Dial · ss; illus. John H. Crosman · Rich Man’s Town [Part 5 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illus. H. R. Ballinger
The American Magazine [v113 #4, April 1932] ed. Anon. (Crowell Publishing Company, The, standard pulp, cover by Eugene Iverd) Details taken from listing on eBay. [PSP] · The Tall Ladder [Part 1 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illus. Saul Tepper · It’s My Way · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illus. August Bleser · Legacy · Helen Topping Miller · ss; illus. Matt Clark · Double Sixes · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. Herbert Paus · Forlorn Island [Part 2 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illus. Harold von Schmidt · Neighbors · Katharine Haviland-Taylor · ss; illus. Edward L. Chase · The Thing You Really Want · Pamela Shayne · ss; illus. John H. Crosman · Open House · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter · Ex-Banker · Clarence Budington Kelland · ar · Why We Need Politicians · Franklin D. Roosevelt · ar · Shooting Speed · "Cannon-Ball" Baker · ar; illus. C. Peter Helck · Pinch Hitter for the Soviets · Maurice Hindus · ar · A Boy Who Began at the Top · Jerome Beatty · ar · Whose Business Is It? · Frank R. Kent · ar; illus. C. W. Massaguer · He’s Into Everything · Beverly Smith · ar · Out of the Dark · Booth Tarkington · ar · “Things I Wish My Parents Wouldn’t Do” · Edgar Carroll · ar; illus. Marshall Frantz · The Yankee Boomerang · O. B. Keeler · ar · Moffett-Master Showman of the Air · James Hopper · ar
The American Magazine [May 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · A Special on Roses · Rosamond du Jardin · ss; illus. C. E. Chambers · Geisha Girl · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illus. C. P. Helck · The Tall Ladder [Part 2 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illus. Saul Tepper · The Trouble with Anne · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illus. H. R. Ballinger · Forlorn Island [Part 3 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illus. Harold von Schmidt · Never Again · Ellis Parker Butler · ss; illus. Edw. L. Chase · Paper Flowers [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan
The American Magazine [June 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · Captain Grim · Eugene Jones · ss; illus. Norman W. Lkinson, [sic] · Fancy Dress · Seymour Winslow · ss; illus. J. Gotlieb · The Tall Ladder [Part 3 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illus. Saul Tepper · Men’s Business · Hugh Bradley · ss; illus. J. W. Schlaikjer · Forlorn Island [Part 4 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illus. Harold von Schmidt · The Last of His Line · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illus. James E. Allen
The American Magazine [July 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · The Admiral’s Girl Friend · Frederick Hazlitt Brennan · ss; illus. Edward L. Chase · Silk Train · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illus. C. Peter Helck · A Man Called Spade [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · nv; illus. Joseph Clement · The Knight’s Errand · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. George Howe · Honeywell Harper Goes a-Selling · Everett Rhodes Castle · ss; illus. Weldon Trench · The Tall Ladder [Part 4 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illus. Saul Tepper · Forlorn Island [Part 5 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illus. Harold von Schmidt
The American Magazine [August 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · A Social Error · Leona Dalrymple · ss; illus. Matt Clark · Hearts and Clubs · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. F. M. Davis · His Own Kind · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss; illus. James E. Allen · The Tall Ladder [Part 5 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illus. Saul Tepper · Someone Special · Brooke Hanlon · ss; illus. Herbert Paus · Junior Partners [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illus. John H. Crosman · Forlorn Island [Part 6 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illus. Harold von Schmidt
The American Magazine [September 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · Guardians of the Desert [Part 1 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illus. Ralph Pallen Coleman · The Hat of Destiny · Ellis Parker Butler · ss; illus. Harland Frazier · Wife Wanted · Ida M. Evans · ss; illus. Marshall Frantz · Scattergood Meets a Gangster [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan · The Tall Ladder [Part 6 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illus. Saul Tepper · The Cactus Pitcher · Howard R. Marsh · ss; illus. Matt Clark
The American Magazine [October 1932] (25¢, 140pp, 8½" x 11½", cover by Penrhyn Stanlaws) Information from EBAY auction. · Walls of Gold [Part 1 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illus. Pruett Carter · Harrigan’s Castle · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illus. Marshall Frantz · A Boy Who Was Traded for a Horse · James Saxon Childers · ar; about George Washington Carver.; illus. photo · Crowded Hours · Harold Titus · ss; illus. August Bleser, Jr. · Plays Nobody Cheers · William S. Langford, as told to Hugh Bradley · ar; about football.; illus. photos · Doves of Peace · Frederick Hazlitt Brennan · ss; illus. J. W. Schlaikjer · Humble People · Archibald Rutledge · ss; illus. Thomas J. Fogarty · The Portraits at Trevelyan House · Travis Mason · ss; illus. Warren Baumgartner · How Good a Driver Are You? · Charles S. Slocombe · ar; illus. photos · Too Many Have Lived [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · ss; illus. J. M. Clement · Gentlemen of the Jury · Beverly Smith · ar; illus. photo · Guardians of the Desert [Part 2 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illus. Ralph Pallen Coleman · Almost Anybody Can Be Well · Bruce Barton · ar; two doctor brothers - Hagmeier.; illus. photos · The Touchstone [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan · How To Get the Things You Want - A five-year plan that anybody can use · Emmet Crozier · ar · It Took Him 30 Years To Find a Home Town · Misc. · ar; Con Foster with the Barnum Circus.
The American Magazine [November 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · The Failure · Katharine Haviland-Taylor · ss; illus. August Bleser · Sixteen Fathoms Under · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illus. Harold von Schmidt · Walls of Gold [Part 2 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illus. Pruett Carter · Guardians of the Desert [Part 3 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illus. Ralph Pallen Coleman · Pilgrimage · I. A. R. Wylie · ss; illus. Saul Tepper · Grandstand Stuff · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illus. Weldon Trench · Scattergood Tries an Experiment [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan
The American Magazine [December 1932] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · Havana Stop-Over · Margaret Widdemer · ss; illus. Ralph Pallen Coleman · Dusty Has His Christmas · Leona Dalrymple · ss; illus. Walter Biggs · Walls of Gold [Part 3 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illus. Pruett Carter · Red Fingernails [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illus. Paul Meylan · Guardians of the Desert [Part 4 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illus. Ralph Pallen Coleman · The Buck-Up · Richard Connell · ss; illus. Joseph Chenoweth · A Cagey Gorilla [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter
The American Magazine [January 1933] (25¢, 8½" x 11½") [JN] · The Shamrock Waistcoat · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illus. Donald Teague · To Mother, with Love · Darragh Aldrich · ss; illus. Joseph Simont · Spiked Fists · James Stevens · ss; illus. August Bleser · Bargains in Eden · Everett Rhodes Castle · ss; illus. Weldon Trench · Walls of Gold [Part 4 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illus. Pruett Carter · Guardians of the Desert [Part 5 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illus. Ralph Pallen Coleman · Love Birds [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illus. Roy F. Spreter

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