Smokehouse Monthly: A Publication of Ballads and Humor Dedicated to All Glorious Guzzlers, Woozy Warblers, Rakes, Scallawags, and Other Good People Who Still Believe in the Joy of Living -- January 1929 Vol. 2 No. 12

Published by Fawcett Publications, Minneapolis, Minn, 1929

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Seller: Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA, Lansdowne, PA, U.S.A.Classic Books and Ephemera, IOBA

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[64] p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Paperback with cover illustration of a red outhouse; the door opens to reveal the woman on the title page. The double-page in the center contains an illustrated humorous poem about a flapper who falls on an icy sidewalk. Contents include Ballad of Jake Banning by Curry M. Spidell in the style of Robert Service; Scarface lew by A. F. Lockhart; articles by the Reverend G.L. "Golightly" Morrill about birth control and Margaret Sanger, alimony, and the "red lantern" districts of Japan; humorous poems opposing Prohibition, extolling the joys of drink, and reminiscing about the hobo life; and "Abroad on Broadway: The Lowdown on New York and How" reporting on performers including Sophie Tucker, Mae West, and Lil Lorraine. A scarce issue of this anti-Prohibition magazine from the 1920s. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; spine is rubbed; pages are browning but clean and solid.

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Title
Smokehouse Monthly: A Publication of Ballads and Humor Dedicated to All Glorious Guzzlers, Woozy Warblers, Rakes, Scallawags, and Other Good People Who Still Believe in the Joy of Living -- January 1929 Vol. 2 No. 12
Publisher
Fawcett Publications, Minneapolis, Minn
Publication year
1929
Condition
Very Good +
Binding
Paperback
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Humor, Performing Arts, Poetry

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