Comics, magazines and newspapers

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Comics and magazines carry no age ratings, and Golden Age comics and the pulps are full of horror, crime, violence and racist caricature, so each work is placed cautiously from what its archive says about it. Erotica is left out altogether.

Little OnesFunny-animal comics and nursery magazines.
KidsComics and magazines made for children, such as St. Nicholas and Child Life, unless they deal with ghosts, monsters, spies or fights.
TweensHumour and teen comics, science, computing, sport and hobby magazines, true stories and education.
TeensEverything else, including the pulps and anything we cannot tell about; horror, crime, war, westerns, superheroes and romance go no lower; every newspaper, since historic papers carry graphic reports and racist content.
AdultWorks with racist caricature (named, or a series known for it, such as The Spirit's Ebony White), wartime comics of 1941–1946 and jungle comics, which commonly carried it, each with a note saying so; the true-crime magazines and the "weird menace" pulps; sexual themes and gore.
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Century Magazine v070 n05 [1905-09]

1905 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine [v70 #5, September 1905] (standard) o 643 · Miss Gladwia’s Chance · Anthony Hope Hawkins · ss;illustrated by Jay Hambidge o 656…
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Century Magazine 1882 Vol. 1

1882 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1894 Vol. 26

1894 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1893 Vol. 24

1893 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1886 Vol. 9

1886 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1892 Vol. 22

1892 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1894 Vol. 25

1894 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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The Century Magazine From July 1911 To December 1911 Ads Only

1911 · 554 pages · Internet Archive
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Century Magazine 1897 Vol. 32

1897 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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The Century Magazine v83n02 [1911-12]

1911 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: The Century Magazine [v83 #2, December 1911] Christmas Number. ed. Robert Underwood Johnson (New York: The Century Company, 35¢, 296pp,…
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Century Magazine 1889 Vol. 16

1889 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1898 Vol. 33

1898 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1898 Vol. 34

1898 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1885 Vol. 7

1885 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1895 Vol. 27

1895 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1885 Vol. 8

1885 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1890 Vol. 18

1890 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1886 Vol. 10

1886 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1883 Vol. 4

1883 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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The Century Magazine v082n03 [1911-07]

1911 · Internet Archive

CONTENTS: The Century Magazine [v82 #3, July 1911] (standard, 35 cents) 319 · Thackeray's London · Lewis Melville · ar 329 · Thackeray In America·…
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Century Magazine 1892 Vol. 21

1892 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1887 Vol. 12

1887 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1882 Vol. 2

1882 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1888 Vol. 13

1888 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1891 Vol. 19

1891 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1895 Vol. 28

1895 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1883 Vol. 3

1883 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1888 Vol. 14

1888 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1889 Vol. 15

1889 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1893 Vol. 23

1893 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1884 Vol. 6

1884 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1887 Vol. 11

1887 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1890 Vol. 17

1890 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1884 Vol. 5

1884 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1896 Vol. 29

1896 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1891 Vol. 20

1891 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1897 Vol. 31

1897 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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Century Magazine 1896 Vol. 30

1896 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest…
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The Century Illustrated Magazine - February 1888

1888 · Internet Archive

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Vol. XXXV, No. 4, The Century Co., Union Square, New York, New York, February 1888. Includes an article on…
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1916 The Burned House by Vincent O'Sullivan Century magazine

1916 · Internet Archive

Short Story
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Vol. LXXXIX November, 1914, to April 1915 (Google eBook)

1915 · Internet Archive

1915 The Century Co.
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22 Century Magazine V 104

1922 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine, volume 113. (May 1922 through October 1922) Illustrated monthly magazine. Includes index. Published in USA prior to 1931,…
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28 Century Magazine V 115

1928 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine, volume 115. (November 1928 through April 1929) Illustrated monthly magazine. Includes index. Published in USA prior to 1931,…
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23 Century Magazine V 103

1923 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine, volume 103. (May 1923 through October 1923) Illustrated monthly magazine. No index. Published in USA prior to 1931, public…
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23 Century Magazine V 107

1923 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine, volume 107. (May 1923 through October 1924) Illustrated monthly magazine. Includes index. Published in USA prior to 1931,…
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27 Century Magazine V 114

1927 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine, volume 114. (May 1927 through October 1927) Illustrated monthly magazine. Includes index. Published in USA prior to 1931,…
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25 Century Magazine V 111

1925 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine, volume 113. (November 1925 through April 1926) Illustrated monthly magazine. No index. Published in USA prior to 1931, public…
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26 Century Magazine V 113

1926 · Internet Archive

The Century Magazine, volume 113. (November 1926 through April 1927) Illustrated monthly magazine. Includes index. Published in USA prior to 1931,…