Life Magazine – December 31, 1908 (# 1366) – Brownsville Soldiers

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Cover : Old wizard seeing a young woman in his crystal ball, art by Maynard Dixon.

– Full page mildly colored ad for Olds Motor Works, Oldsmobile, Exhilaration of speed.
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. T. Richards (December), Charles J. Budd (The call of the wild, motorist stuck in snow trying to flag down man with horse.).
– Half page artwork by A. D. Blashfield showing dogs operating on gagged human, “Every dog should have his day,” part of the anti-vivisection movement.
– Two page centerspread art by Orson Lowell, really nice spread of a row of people, each reading the next paper, “Why is a neighbor’s paper always more attractive than your own?”
– Some current events include : President speaks about the Brownsville soldiers (a case of racial injustice against Black troops); Panama Canal purchase; Alleged offenses of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer; Misbehaving Newspapers.
– And much, much more.