---
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: 5
number: 4
published: 1902-02
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* 5, no. 4 (February 1902).
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0504unse
  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: improvementera0504unse
curator_note: Retains the bibliographic cover, masthead, and contents. Omits unpaginated advertising leaves and frontispiece portrait under the Improvement Era advertisement policy.
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1902-02)
  source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0504unse
  publication_year: 1902
  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 1902, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright.
---

# Cover, Masthead, and Contents

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*Improvement Era*. Volume 5, no. 4. February 1902. Organ of Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations; published by the General Board, Salt Lake City.

## Contents

- Lucy Smith, “History of the Prophet Joseph,” 241.
- S. A. Kenner, “Charity and Arithmetic. An Every Day Story,” 260.
- Nephi Anderson, “The Castle Builder. IV, V,” 265.
- Alice Merrill Horne, “State Exhibit of Art Fabrics,” 280.
- Heber J. Grant, “Messages from Japan—Have a Purpose in Life,” 288.
- Alma O. Taylor, “Life in the Orient,” 291.
- John A. Widtsoe, “Bits of Recent Farm Science—Plant Breeding—Forests and Snow—Wheat Farming and Soil Fertility,” 293.
- Ida Prentice, “Pleasant Manners,” 299.
- J. M. Tanner, “Some Leading Events in the Current Story of the World—Our New Territory—Lord’s Prayer—Vast Contributions to Education—Long Distance Wireless Telegraphy—Cuba’s Woes—South Africa—The Isthmian Canal—Grievances of the Poles,” 300.
- President Joseph F. Smith, “Editor's Table—Parents Should be Consulted,” 307.
- Andrew Jenson, “Answers to Questions,” 309.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Stars of Europe,” 311.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “In Lighter Mood,” 313.
- Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, “Our Work—Hints to Class Teachers—Assigning Lessons—Learning Passages of Scripture—The Teacher’s Duty—Conducting Recitations—A Word About the Era,” 314.
- Thomas Hull, “Events of the Month,” 316.