The Half-Century Magazine (Vol. I, No. 1, August, 1916)
Transcriber’s Note: This is a reprint edition provided by the Negro Universities Press, New York, 1969. Articles split across pages of the magazine have been re-joined. Adverts have been moved to the end of the publication.
AUGUST, 1916
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The HALF-CENTURY MAGAZINE PUBLISHING Company Chicago, Illinois
The Half-Century Magazine
K. E. WILLIAMS, Editor E. S. BROWN, Business Mgr.
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Various
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CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
THE AMBITIOUS FROG.
NEWS ITEMS
An Orator
A Plea for Justice
The Centennial General A. M. E. Conference
The National Republican Convention
An Act of Charity
The National Association of Colored Women
Musical and Dramatic
A Salesmen’s Convention
BEAUTY HINTS
“Good Spirits Make Good Looks”
Domestic Science
What To Eat and How To Cook It
OPPORTUNITY.
THE MAN WHO WINS.
If It’s Funny—Laugh!
A BROTHERHOOD.
THE USUAL CONVERSATION.
WHY IT WAS SAFER.
EASY.
GOT ’EM THE FIRST TIME.
HIS DUTIES DEFINED.
THE SUPREME TEST.
DESIRABLE THOUGHTS.
TRYING THE DOG ON HIM.
PROVING MAW WRONG.
REDUCING THE COSTS.
DO NOTHING BUT BREATHE.
TO THE POINT.
A SHORTAGE SOMEWHERE.
A MATTER OF ARRANGEMENT.
PRECAUTIONARY.
Classified Advertisements
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ROOMS FOR RENT
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BUSINESS SENSE.
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