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The Popular Magazine, January 7, 1916

· January 7, 1916

The Popular Magazine, January 7, 1916
A Museum Catalog Note: *Popular Magazine*, Vol. 39, No. 2 (January 6, 1916) This issue features a diverse range of fiction: "A Princess of the Balkans" by Henry C. Rowland, a novel set in the Balkan States combining romance with geopolitical intrigue; "The Miracle Mix-Up" by Albert Payson Terhune, a short story about mining disputes in Moab with competition between an American promoter and a Syrian prophet; "The Terrace Inn Tragedy," a four-part mystery by Roman Doubleday; and "The Mutineer" by Frank E. Evans, depicting a football game exploring discipline. Additional content includes "The Luck of Captain Slocum" by H. De Vere Stacpoole; "Five Hundred Head for a Ranger," a two-part novel by B.M. Bower and Buck Connors about the Mexican border; "The Free Hand" by Peter B. Kyne concerning an opium operation in San Francisco; and shorter pieces on cowboy correspondence and frontier life. The editorial section titled "Caught in the Net" and a film-related series "Reel Stuff" round out the issue.

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