Nine installments of a privately produced illustrated magazine, in manuscript, by Lawson Wood. The magazine is copied in nine ruled exercise books of about 40 pages each, with a hand-written volume and number label on the upper cover of each. The set includes Volume 1, numbers 3-6, and volume 2, numbers 7-11, which may be all that were written; numbers 1 and 2 are not present. The magazine includes numerous stories, poems, puzzles, and illustrations, all by Wood. The intended audience is unknown. The texts include adventure writing, comic verse, and sentimental stories, which were the primary features of many of the popular periodicals of the day. He invents several pseudonyms and alter-egos under the guises of which he writes the various regular features of the periodical. Issues tend to retain a consistent organization, with reoccurring features. Regular contributions include: "Rambling rhymes" by Flagstaff "Slumkins Jr."; various comic stories by Chipley Savings, Clawson Wood, Wawson Lood, and Dine; a "Puzzle page", by Winifred Eveline, consisting primarily of riddles; and a concluding "Editorial" section, in which matters concerning the administration of the magazine and the personal life of the editor are discussed. The pen and ink sketches usually illustrate accompanying stories. There are numerous full-page sketches, as well as many head- and tail-pieces. Vol. 1, no. 3 includes a sketch titled "Mr. Medusa meditating", probably a self-portrait of Lawson Wood.
