Life Magazine – October 10, 1918 (# 1876) – Charles Dana Gibson – Liberty Loans

– LIBERTY LOAN NUMBER.
– Full page ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes saying to eat oysters instead of meat.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Angus MacDonall (The Germans decorate a French hero … blindfolded child waiting to be shot), Oliver Herford (the face in the fire).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “Her Loans to Liberty,” small woman sending off two strapping sons, one soldier, one sailor.
– Small photos of babies Antoine Viallon 2839, Raymond Marrone 540 and his sister, Lavoipiere family with Florentine 2864, Emelienne Bandin 2602.
– Some current events include : Collapse of Bulgaria, Every morning brings a new tale of victory and of continuous pounding all along the Western front, President’s Liberty Loan speech, Wilson urges passage of the Woman Suffrage amendment as a war measure, Mr. George Creel is not a Jew.
– Another striking Milo Violets cigarettes ad, with mistral playing to woman in huge skirt, art by ABR or ABP, do you know the name of this artist?
– Full page color Velvet tobacco ad with play with Father Time and Mother Nature, Nature is a kind Mother.
– And so much more!  1918 Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!