''Smith's Magazine'' was a

Street & Smith Street & Smith or Street & Smith Publications, Inc. was a New York City publisher specializing in inexpensive paperbacks and magazines referred to as dime novels and pulp fiction. They also published comic books and sporting yearbooks. Among t ...

magazine published monthly from April 1905 to February 1922.Pioneers, Passionate Ladies, and Private Eyes
p. 266 (1996) Created for the "John Smiths" of the world,

Theodore Dreiser Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (; August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm mora ...

was its initial editor, and lasted one year in that position before moving to '' Broadway Magazine''.Newlin, Keith
A Theodore Dreiser Encyclopedia
pp. 340-41 (2003) By the time Dreiser departed, the magazine had a circulation of 125,000.Appelgate, Edd
American Naturalistic and Realistic Novelists: A Biographical Dictionary
p. 409 (2002) Charles A. MacLean became editor of ''Smith's'' as well as another more successful Street & Smith magazine, ''

The Popular Magazine ''The Popular Magazine'' was an early American literary magazine that ran for 612 issues from November 1903 to October 1931. It featured short fiction, novellas, serialized larger works, and even entire short novels. The magazine's subject matter ...

'', for many years.McCourtie, William Bloss
Where and how to Sell Manuscripts: A Directory for Writers
p. 7 (1920)(13 October 1905)
MacLean - Thomas (wedding announcement)
''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

''(19 January 1928)
Charles T. A. MacLean, Novelist, Dies at 47
''

'' Originally a story magazine directed at the general public, it later focused on a female audience. When the magazine ended, Street & Smith merged it and its mainly female readership into the newer, and what proved to be even more successful, ''

Love Story Magazine ''Love Story Magazine'' was an American romantic fiction pulp magazine, published from 1921 to 1947.Doug Ellis, John Locke, and John Gunnison, ''The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps''.Silver Spring, MD : Adventure House, 2000. (pp. 153-4) It w ...

''. ''Smith's'' was the first magazine to publish author

Ben Ames Williams Ben Ames Williams (March 7, 1889 – February 4, 1953) was an American novelist and writer of short stories; he wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. Among his novels are ''Come Spring'' (1940), ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1944) ...

, in July 1915.Ben Ames Williams
''The Editor'' (July 15, 1917)

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