Life Magazine – October 6, 1898 (# 826) – No Peace Yet

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Cover : “A century too early,” Universal Peace reading a notice on the door that says “OUT.  Call A.D. 2000,” art by Charles Raymond Macauley.

• Wonderful full page art by Charles Dana Gibson of a lady talking to a returned soldier from the Spanish American war.  She asks “Are you one of our 71^st heroes?” He says, “No, I ain’t no hero.  I’m a regular.”
• Excellent half page art by Dan Beard, Man running from wild animals all with their mouths gaping, “Everything wide open in our new colonies.”
• Small photo of Miss Viola Allen, actress.
• Half page artwork by Curtis of bike messengers, neat style.
• Story “A recapitulation” with art by W. H. Hyde.
• Quarter page artwork by C. J. Budd with a humorous bike racing theme, “Won by a neck.”
• Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, The Education of Mr. Pipp V. The real purpose of the trip to Paris.”
• Some current events include : Santiago campaign, Politics are overshadowing military news, Cuba, occupying the West Indies, push for families to be bigger to help with expansionism (humor), Mr. Alger, Chaplain McIntyre of the Navy is in trouble for saying bad things about military leaders.
• “There will be no lack of aspirants to such government employments there as are reasonably lucrative, but it looks as if the post of private soldier in an army of occupation would not be very much in request.”
• And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
  – And much more 1898   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!