Life Magazine – September 11, 1919 (# 1924) – The New Teacher

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Cover : Prim young lady standing in front of a classroom full of mayhem, “The new teacher,” art by Victor C. Anderson.

– Full page color ads for Fatima cigarettes (with portrait of man in white suit, not named), Chase Drednaut Moto topping (car roof material, signed in upper left Fay or Fry or Fig – who knows this artist?), Williams Shaving Stick.
– Full page ads for Lucky Strike cigarettes, Life magazine subscription (with nice art by Sandford Tousey for upcoming Up-in-the-air number), Empire Loomcraft Silks (art of two men, dog, mandolin), Weed Tire Chains (first drop of rain), Addressograph (with photo of very complicated Model A3), Simmons Beds, Leo Feist song headquarters, Franklin automobile (artist glyph in circle – who knows this artist?), Ruud water heaters (art by RG in circle), Studebaker (excellent art, part photo, with huge fountain), Connecticut automatic ignition (half page : art looks like Helck).
– Half page photo of Cabriolet Locomobile (half enclosed).
– Small photo from Life’s Fresh air camp for poor inner-city kids, three children on a single swing.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Harry Grant Dart (Little cuss isn’t going to maintain a proper reverence for his traditional playthings), Angus MacDonall (Daddy’s service stripes, lines of worry in forehead), Charles Dana Gibson (Will you be my wife, Darling?  You must ask Mother first. Yes, but suppose she doesn’t refuse me?), Pedro Llanuza (The Follies of 1861 : Mrs. Follie makes quick use of the old art of camouflage).
– Quarter page artwork of Valera and Carson settling the Irish question in a ring with clubs, signed with a Cat head or Cat Face … who is this artist???
– Two page centerspread art by William H. Walker, Skinny GOP elephant pulling very full wagon, There’s a long, long trail.
– Cute half page artwork by Charles Hughes, monkey talking to two giraffes, You folks don’t want a Flat, what you want is a skyscraper!
– Some current events include : Please someone denounce General Pershing, Senator Knox seems to think that.
– And so much more!  1919 Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!