---
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: 11
published: 1901-09
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. 11 (September 1901).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0411unse
  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: improvementera0411unse
curator_note: Retains the bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits unpaginated advertising leaves before and after the editorial pagination under the Improvement Era advertisement policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1901-09)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0411unse
  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. 11. September 1901. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Edward H. Anderson, “The Governors of Utah—Arthur L. Thomas,” 801.
- Youth’s Companion, “I Wish You Well,” 803.
- Joseph E. Taylor, “Priesthood—What Is It?—Its Restoration,” 804.
- William Makepeace Thackeray, “Cheerfulness,” 812.
- Mathonihah Thomas, ““In Stonewall’s Room”,” 815.
- James E. Talmage, “The Story of “Mormonism” IV,” 817.
- Ida Prentice, “On Reading,” 818.
- Andreas Peterson, “A Visit to the Holy Land,” 827.
- Scott, “Life and After,” 834.
- Sarah Whalen, “The Angel of the Tenement,” 835.
- John A. Widtsoe, “Some Properties of Soils,” 840.
- William A. Hyde, “Bernard Palissy: An Impersonation,” 847.
- J. M. Tanner, “Some Leading Events in the Current Story of the World,” 857.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Editor’s Table,” 864.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Notes,” 866.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work,” 868.
- Thomas Hull, “Events of the Month,” 877.