pulps
Top-Notch Magazine, December 1, 1926
Top-Notch Magazine, December 1, 1926 This issue of the twice-monthly pulp magazine contains a complete novel, *The Wonder Workers* by Ralph Boston, alongside numerous short stories and verse. The featured novel opens with protagonist Jerry Craik navigating a precarious mountain trail in a flivver (Ford automobile) at sunrise when he encounters a young woman on horseback fleeing down the slope. Her bobbed, bronze-colored hair and billowing clothes create an impression of urgency. The issue's substantial story roster includes titles such as *The Kicking Fool* by George F. Peabody, *Opportunity Number Three*, *Off on the Wrong Foot*, *The Sacred Cow*, *King of the Beach*, *The Death's Head Ring*, *His Bid for Glory*, *The Caller at Eight*, *White Fury*, and *The Coast of Intrigue*. Additional features include verse and prose pieces titled *Your Golden Chance* by Louis E. Thayer, *His Endless Quest* by S. Omar Barker, *Under the Mississippi Moon* by Pat Costello, and *Songs of the Crafts—The Hard-Rock Man* by Ted Olson. The magazine format includes extensive advertising sections promoting correspondence courses in electricity, radio, accounting, government positions, and consumer goods.
