The Popular Magazine, February 7, 1925

# The Popular Magazine, Vol. LXXV, No. 2, February 7, 1925

This issue contains ten short stories and one serialized novel, reflecting the adventure and romance pulp tradition. The lead story, "Head Winds" by Bertrand W. Sinclair, features adventure on the Northwest coast. Other notable works include C. S. Montanye's "Swan's Song," where character Ottie Scandrel pilots an ice boat; Ralph D. Paine's "Getting Close to Nature," involving naval personnel and a saxophone; and Holman Day's "Hell's Nubble," depicting a North Woods confrontation. The five-part serial "Temescal" by Henry Herbert Knibbs continues its Southwest adventure romance (part three). Additional stories address diverse subjects: railway mail clerks, North Woods mules, shipwreck and murder, and gold prospecting. The issue includes editorial commentary, with advertisements for correspondence courses, mail-order merchandise, and employment opportunities dominating the surrounding pages.