8 p. : ill.   "A lively, interesting and instructive weekly."  Began with Oct. 1873 issue - Cf. Union list of serials. "$3.00 per annum in advance, $1.50 for six months." Cover story: Dare, the Detective; or, Told by the Dead / by Mrs. E. Burke Collins. Digitally donated by: Deidre Johnson, August 2013.