Life Magazine – August 31, 1916 (# 1766) – Free samples!

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Cover : Man kissing shop girl across the counter surrounded by signs like “Take some samples, free!!!’, As Advertised, art by Paul Stahr.

– Full page color ads for Schinasi Bros Natural Egyptian cigarettes, Cole Motor Car Company (Beautiful color art for Cole 8, dark blue car in night scene with pond and statue, not signed), Columbia Grafonola (nice middle eastern art, not signed).
– Some of the full page ads : Perrier (with art), REO Motor Car Company (excellent two page ad for REO Six sedan).
– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (Making Plans), Charles Forbell (The way you feel when you’re on a milk diet).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, Studies in expression : presenting a letter of introduction.
– Photo of Madame Veuve Julliette Gaillard with three of her orphaned daughters and Marcel Gaillard, who is baby number 6 (orphelinat).
– Some current events include : Doings of President Wilson, Sayings of ex-justice Hughes, The railroad difficulty, Labor is scarce and wages are rising, The killing goes on in Europe at an appalling rate, Execution of Captain Fryatt, Deportation of 21,000 non-combatants, mostly women and girls, from Lille, David Starr Jordan and the troubles in Mexico, more.
– And much, much more.