''People's Magazine'', also known as ''People's'' or ''People's Story Magazine'', was an American

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that was published from 1906 to 1924. ''People's Magazine'' was first published in July 1906 by

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. This first issue contained fiction, articles, and poems. The intent of ''People's'' was to be a companion to the literary magazine ''

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''. It was later published by Lily, Wait & Co. When the magazine was first published, it contained both previously published and new material. Contents included the reprinting of work previously written by notable poets and essayists. In November 1906, the magazine announced that it would no longer contain reprinted material. From the magazine's December issue onward, ''People's'' published only original and copyrighted material. From 1906 to 1909, the magazine was edited by Archibald Lowery Sessions, who succeeded Lee D. Brown. In 1909, John W. Harding became editor of the magazine. It was advertised as offering instructive and amusing literature. In 1921, the magazine became an all-fiction publication and no longer accepted articles or illustrations. At the time, Sessions was editor of the magazine. The following text was written in ''

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'' about what the magazine was looking for: Notable contributors to ''People's'' included

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, Ellis Parker Butler,

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, Zoe Anderson Norris, and H. Bedford-Jones. ''People's Magazine'' ceased publication in 1924 after 279 issues.

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