Life Magazine – October 28, 1915 (# 1722) – Paul Stahr – The Jester

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Cover : Jester laughing and pointing to a coat of arms with the words “By Divine Right, We and God,” “Ha! Ha!” art by the talented Paul Stahr.

– Full page color Aeolian company (two pages, sepia tone, Pianolas), Richmond Straight Cut cigarettes, Bull Durham smoking tobacco (car race scene).
– Full page ads for Vanity Fair (with mini color cover of November 1915 issue), Locomobile, United States Tires nobby tread, Willard Storage Battery (with photo of actual brick Willard service station), Ohio Electric cars.
– Full page art or cartoon art by William H. Walker (Faithful servants, German-Americans helping the Kaiser sneak up on Uncle Sam), Angus MacDonall (Midnight, Wall Street.  Rich person getting in car surrounded by ghosts of poor workers), Charles Dana Gibson (Tragic moments : meeting the fiancé of the Heiress with whom you crossed the ocean), illegible signature (The beginner, car hits lone tree in middle of huge plain).
– Short Story: A Mexican Viandiere, by H. C. Washburn.
– Short Story: Mother’s Birthday present, by Carrie Seever.
– Two page centerspread art by William H. Walker, “Strategy,” The Trojan Dachshund dog on the White House lawn with German-Americans climbing out.
– Some current events include : The fire is hot now under all the Balkans, Lord Northcliffe and his proclamations.
– And much, much more.