---
title: Improvement Era
description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930.
authors:
  - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
collections:
  - periodicals
tags:
  - magazine
  - improvement-era
periodical: Improvement Era
volume: 4
number: 10
published: 1901-08
publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations
publisher_place: Salt Lake City
language: en
type: magazine
reference: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, *Improvement Era* 4, no. 10 (August 1901).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0410unse
  transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers.
  identifier: improvementera0410unse
curator_note: Retains bibliographic cover, masthead, frontispiece notice, and contents. Omits advertising leaves 1–6 before the editorial pagination and leaves 89–94 after it; advertisements are omitted under the Improvement Era policy. Editorial pagination is source printed pages 721–800, on scan leaves 9–88.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1901-08)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0410unse
  publication_year: 1901
  note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1901, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

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*Improvement Era*. Volume 4, no. 10. August 1901. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “The Governors of Utah, Caleb W. West,” 721.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “A Correct Estimation of Values,” 724.
- Talmage, James E., “The Story of “Mormonism”—III,” 725.
- Sloan, W. J., “Two Heroes,” 739.
- Elton, David H., “Immortality of Man,” 742.
- Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, “Thought, a Road to Happiness: A Poem,” 748.
- Parry, Edwin F., “A Profitable Recreation,” 749.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “The Sunny Side: A Poem,” 751.
- Taylor, Joseph E., “A Cardinal Sin,” 752.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Have You Forgotten?,” 759.
- Anderson, Bertha E., “The Two Awakenings: A Poem,” 764.
- Kenner, S. A., “A Tale of Two Citizens,” 765.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Doing One’s Best: A Poem,” 768.
- Widtsoe, John A., “The Food of Man,” 769.
- Tanner, J. M., “Some Leading Events in the Current Story of the World,” 774.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Editor’s Table: Their Religion Is at the Bottom of It; Habit Builds the Bridge; Questions and Answers,” 779.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Notes,” 783.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Lighter Mood,” 785.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work: Annual Conference; Stake Conventions; M. I. A. in England; A Farewell Reception,” 786.
- Hull, Thomas, “Events of the Month,” 798.