Suniland [Magazine]

From October, 1924 through March, 1926, Suniland was published monthly and distributed across the state of Florida and beyond. In general, the magazine promoted and documented the 1920s land boom in Florida. According to the editors in the first issue -

It is our sincere belief that Suniland will fill a long-felt want and that it will reflect to everyone interested in this State, the true Florida, which after all is good enough for any magazine. We give you Suniland with a heartfelt wish that it may be helpful in the upbuilding of Florida through the dissemination of truthful and worthwhile information regarding the State, and will make many friends for Florida through the appeal in its pages...

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Suniland, Volume 3, No. 6, March 1926

Perriton Maxwell

Contents: First Rotogravure Section; Editorials; "Florida Has Added Five Years to My Life"; The Conquest of the Everglades; Let There Be Light!; A State-Wide Survey of Florida Conditions; Vengeance; Florida's Big Business Punch; Oysters: The Industry at Apalachicola; Seven Billion Dollars Worth of Food; Architecture in Florida; Interior Decoration; The Florida Home; The Story of the Phantom Woman; One Woman's Faith in Florida; The "Mystery" Boat that Won; Bamboo: The Giant Grass Wonderful; Florida's Seacoast Beacons; Second Rotogravure Section; Bad Breaks; Pieces of Eight; The Publisher's Page
Suniland, Volume 1, No. 4, January 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; A Narrative History of St. Petersburg; Meet the Governor - An Intimate Sketch of John Martin; The Greatest Men of Florida - Henry M. Flagler, Empire Builder; The Key - A Story of a Man's Regeneration; England's Best Meet Defense; Strange Fish to See and Sea Fish to Catch; Human Nature Photography in Suniland; Miami - Magic City of Dreams Made Real; Solving the Riddle - Scientists Explore the Shell Mounts; Motoring In and Around Tampa Bay; Who Will Write the Song of Suniland - Contest Announcement; The Way to Orangeland; The Strangest Ship in Florida Waters; Confessions of an Ex-Rum Runner - Third Installment; The Florida Home - A Department; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor; The Publisher's Page
Suniland, Volume 1, No. 5, February 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; God Made Florida for America; Florida's Greatest Fair; East Coast Beaches; A Pageantry of Piracy; A Modern Wizard of Home Ownership; John Ringling of Sarasota; The Greatest Men of Florida - Henry B. Plant; From Broadway to Suniland; Hart and Flowers - Introducing Kitty Page; Florida in the Year 2,000; From Grocery Clerk to Millionaire Developer; Nature's Masterpiece - Where the Halifax River Flows; Collecting Shells is His Hobby; In the Berkshires of Florida; Lysander - The Innocent Bystander; Florida Leads in Construction; Will Your Name be Broadcast as the Author of the Suniland Song?; The Poinsettia and Its Guests; Echoes of Time - A Letter Written 92 Years Ago; The Florida Home - A Department; Announcement of the Cover Contest Results; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor; The Publisher's Page
Suniland, Volume 1, No. 6, March 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: A Forecast of Florida's Future; Historic Pensacola; Florida's Seminoles; The Greatest Men of Florida - Napoleon B. Broward; World's Largest Bible Class; A Real Fountain of Youth; From Tree to You; Florida - A Poem; Punch and Booty - Another Kitty Page Story; Thrills at Florida's Great Fair; Florida Converted Baseball's Comedian into a Golfer; Sponge Fishing; "What I Like Best about Suniland" - Letter Contest Announcement; Polk County's Orange Festival; Confessions of an Ex-Rum Runner - Last Installment; Announcement of Suniland Cork Contest Winners; Have You Sent in Your Suniland Song?; The Suniland News Reel will Present Florida to Millions; The Florida Home - A Department; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor; The Publisher's Page
Suniland, Volume 2, No. 1, April 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; Beautiful Orlando - Florida's Largest Inland City; Watch for Florida in the Movies; Florida Will Become Our Richest State; Uncle Tom's Cab'n Cruiser - A Satire; The Greatest Men of Florida - Dr. A.A. Murphree; A Princess of Solitude - A Short Story; He Build a Road to Market; "In Suniland With You," Wins Suniland Song Contest; Why the Big League Teams Train in Florida; A Fisherman's Paradise; Too Many Cooks Spoil the Dish - Another Kitty Page Story; Prize Winners in Suniland's Letter Contest Announced; The Florida Home - A Department; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor; The Publisher's Page
Suniland, Volume 2, No. 2, May 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; The City of Heart's Desire; Barron G. Collier - Empire Builder; Pascua Florida - A Short Story; The Giant of the Tropics; Ye Ancient Gates Open Wide; Things to Do and See in St. Petersburg; Opportunity's Home Address; Climate Built This Industry; The Greatest Men of Florida - Senator Duncan U. Fletcher; His Hands are Those of a Creator; A Kiss for Kitty - Another Kitty Page Story; Poultry and Prosperity; Tampa - Metropolis of Florida; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 2, No. 3, July 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; The City of Palms - A Cinderella Among Florida Cities; The Amateur Pirates - A Short Story; America's Champion Volunteer Life Savers; A Florida Colconda - A Story of Diatomite; Building a Highway Over the Sea; Acres of Diamonds in the Everglades; Which Tampa? - Five Ships are Named for Florida's Metropolis; Florida - A Training Ground for the Dogs of War; Bee Keeping for Pleasure and Profit; The Greatest Men of Florida - William D. Bloxham; Tropical Fruits - How They Add Variety to Your Diet; A Talented Teacher of Student Soldiers; A Clutch You Love to Skin - A Kitty Page Story; The Saga of the Sea Vampyre; A Few Florida Facts for "Bubble Bursters"; Announcement of Prize Winners in Suniland's Poetry Contest; The Florida Home - A Department; Try the Florida Song-hit, "In Suniland With You"; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 2, No. 5, August 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorial - The "Boom" Heard 'Round the World; A Gateway to the Everglades; Florida Shores - A Poem; The Flagler of West Florida - W.B. Harbeson; He is Beloved by American Boys; Caesar's Garlic Wars - A Satire; Florida's Tree of a Hundred Uses; The Old Spanish Mission at New Smyrna - A Poem; West of the Song-Sung Suwanee; Mail and Female - A Success Article; Florida is Assured of a Great Future; Cruising Through Our Inland Waters; "The Land of Corn and Wine"; Cupid Takes the Count - Another Kitty Page Story; The Geology and Resources of Florida; The Florida Home - A Department; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 2, No. 6, September 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorial; The Kingdom of the Sun; Fishing Attracted James M. Cox to Florida; A Modern Spanish Castle; A Grotto of the Gods; Two Queens - A Poem; Florida's Fables Come True; At the Venetian Pool; Migrating with the Birds; "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River"; The Story of a Cameraman; All's Swell that Ends Swell - Final Kitty Page Story; This Man Owns a 10,000 Hen Farm; The Pilots of the Tampa Bar; A Juvenile Dairyman; The Florida Home - A Department; He Makes Floridian Sweets; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 3, No. 1, October 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; Sanford - The City Substantial; "Black to Dear Old Florida" for Gilda Gray; A Garden of Two Million Flowers; Robbing Some Crusoe; Edwin Gould; Florida's Future Flying Mail; Weaving Beauty from Pine Needles; Back Stage in Tampa; Guaranteeing Future Farmers for Florida; Art in Decoration; The Metamorphosis of Dam; Moonlight on Indian River; Interviewing Celebrities in Suniland; The Story of Haines City; Purely Informal; Cruising in Florida Waters; The Florida Home; Guide Posts of Safety; Miss Tampa Competes in National Gold Cup Races; Camera Contest; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 3, No. 2, November 1925

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; Florida in Tomorrow's Sun; Florida's Boy Hercules; The Tale of Three Cities; Spinners of Gold in Florida; Peyson's Paint Lady; An Admiral Active in Florida; Two Delightful Florida Fruits; "The Lovers" - A Fantasy; Florida's City on Wheels; "The Legend of Sleep Hollow-Heads"; Motoring's Modern Mecca; A Crazy Complication; Health and Happiness; Florida's Historical Pageant; Working Magic in the Magic City; "Chic" Acosta - The "Go-Getter" of Jacksonville; The Man Who Plays Host to the Atlantic; The Florida Home; Florida Architecture; Camera Contest; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 1, No. 1, October 1924

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; Jacksonville: First of a Series of Florida Cities; Florida's Wonderful Future; Carrying the Name of Tampa into the Seven Seas; The Spirit of Miami; When Ghost Meets Ghost - A Story; Florida Cities from the Air - A Page of Airplane Photographs; Tampa's Beautiful "Bay of Naples"; Live Outdoors in Florida and Live a Hundred Years; The Oldest Settlement in the United States; A Page of Florida Beauties - They Speak for Themselves; Visionaries of Creation: I - Peter A. Demens; Lake Tohopekaliga - A Poem; The Noble Gift of Charles and Katherine Haines; What's Your Favorite Weather?; Miami - A Second Hollywood; Proud Peter Pelican; Key West - The Gibraltar of America; Stories of Florida Success: William W. Chase; Name the Greatest Men of Florida - A Prize Contest Open to All; The Florida Home - A Department; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 1, No. 2, November 1924

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorials; A Narrative History of Tampa and the Tampa Bay Section; Confessions of an Ex-Rum Runner; The Investment Opportunities in Florida; When the Heart Calls - A Tale of the Indian River; Miami and Its Twin Cities; They Begin Starting for Suniland; He Laughed at the Word "Impossible"; The Unspoiled Hammock; Our Educational Institutions; As a Boy He Dreamed of "Castles in Spain"; Dog-Gone - Another Negro Story; O'er Suniland, Lakes and Bays - A Page of Airplane Photographs; Visionaries of Creation - Second of a Series; How to Land the Silver Tarpon; Stories of Florida Success; The Ante-Room to Heaven; Tallahassee Prepares for Its Centennial; The Florida Home - A Department; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor
Suniland, Volume 1, No. 3, December 1924

Thomas W. Hewlett

Contents: Editorial; No Income or Inheritance Taxes for Florida; Aerial Photography - How It is Aiding Development; Follow Through - A Romance of the Links; It Renews Their Youthful Ambitions; Jackie Ott - A Miami Marvel; The Story of the Honest Dollar and the Wise Guy; The Second Coming of the Spaniards; Just Walter Johnson; A Bit of Old Spain Transplanted to Tampa; Confessions of an Ex-Rum Runner - Second Installment; City and Community Slogans; Running Many Quarts Behind; How Much Does it Cost to Winter in Florida; Play's the Thing in Sunny Florida; They Build the Back Country First; Tampa's Modern Building Era; Hi-Jackin' the Game; The Ten Greatest Men of Florida - Contest Announcement; Stories of Florida Success; The Florida Home - A Department; Pieces of Eight - A Section of Humor