Life Magazine – January 21, 1915 (# 1682) – Former Sweethearts

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Cover : Woman pushing a baby carriage past a policeman, both ignoring each other, “Sweethearts once, Strangers now”, art by E. Fuhr.

– Full page color ad for Richmond Straight Cut cigarettes, art by Herb Roth.
– Half page AT&T ad, managing the business of 8,500,000 telephones.
– Poem by William Wright, The Song of the dying.
– Revised list of our national defenses (includes “One dozen peace treaties, good in peace time only.”)
– Cartoon style illustrations include Angus MacDonall, Otho Cushing, Delano, A. B. Walker, Walt Kuhn, W. O. Wilson, Donald McKee, C. Barnes, J. Conacher, Walter DeMaris, Sullivant, Paul Reilly, C. F. Peters (full page), Rea Irvin (full page – more “Clubs We do Not Care to Join.”), J. R. Shaver, Wm. L. Jacobs, Alek Sass, C. A. Hughes, Paul Goold,
– Efficiency and rum.
– “Hints for War Correspondents”, full page, very cute, artist name something like A. L. Drucke.
– Editorial comments pertain to Shipping Bill debate, Merchant ships, Mr. Roots, Panama rates repeal bill, The Great War, Mexico.
– Two page center spread by Harry Grant Dart, “The Nation’s Guardian”, a little watchdog, with all the problems as big dogs hanging over the fence.
– Modified marriage comes a cropper.
– Cute little skiing cartoon with skiers with a single pole.
– Full page color Palmolive Soap ad with woman at the Sphinx in Egypt.