McClure's Magazine, November 1909

This November 1909 issue of McClure's Magazine contains diverse content ranging from investigative journalism to fiction and poetry. The featured story "The Tiger Charm" by Alice Perrin follows Mrs. Netta Wingate on a tiger hunt in the Himalayas with her husband Colonel Wingate and Captain Bastable. When a tiger charges their elephant, it bolts into the forest, throwing Mrs. Wingate and Bastable clear. They discover a dying mahout who gives Mrs. Wingate a protective silver tiger amulet before passing. The issue also includes George Kibbe Turner's exposé "The Daughters of the Poor," addressing white slave trafficking under Tammany Hall; General Bingham's article on organized crime in New York; Hugo Münsterberg's "Psychology and the Market"; an article on pellagra; and poetry by Willa Cather and others. Lieutenant Shackleton contributes "Farthest South," accompanied by photographs, alongside various short stories and dramatic criticism.