Life Magazine – May 27, 1920 (# 1960) – Laundry Stories

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Cover : Little girl imaging a soldier in the shirt hanging on the laundry line, “The tale of a shirt,” art by Angus MacDonall.

– Full page color ads for Fatima cigarettes (art by Tyler), Planters Peanuts (with art), G. Washington’s Coffee.
– Full page black and white ads for Alexander Hamilton Institute (offers classes in modern business, example is John McBride of McBride’s Theater business), American Chain Company (Weed tire chains, with little girl who has been hit by a car), Eveready Daylo Dealers (big contest), Naiad Shields (C. E. Conover Company, with art).
– Full page art or cartoon art by Gluyas Williams (If senators talked at home as they do in Congress), Angus MacDonall (George phoned Mabel that there was something he wanted to talk about, so Mabel arranged the furniture accordingly … romantic arrangement in front of the fire), Charles Dana Gibson (Her favorite pose, old woman in same pose in front of portrait of herself when young).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Broughton (Divination : our next President).
– Wow : half page photo of the Special Locomobile Touring Car with covered back seat, offered by Hare’s Motors of New York City.
– Some current events include : All signs fail in a dry time, Prices of commodities and of labor are extremely high, American Woolen Company and Standard Oil Company are examples of the many companies that paid huge dividends last year in spite of taxation, Things are not good economically.
– And much, much more.