Life Magazine – April 22, 1920 (# 1955) – Children Creating Circus

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Cover : Absolutely charming scene of kids putting on their own circus, “His first appearance,” art by Victor C. Anderson.

– Full page color ads for Michelin inner tubes (navy blue and yellow), Colgate’s shaving products (Comfort : a three act play).
– Full page black and white ads for Eveready Daylo (Flashlights and lanterns with tungsten batteries), American Chain Company (Weed Tire chains, plenty of power but no traction), Good Year Cord Tires (with photos, J. G. Powers statement, photos from George, Hankins & George excavators of Richmond Virginia), Ideal Power Lawn Mower (with photo of man mowing with curious mower), Chandler Motor Car Company (with photo of Chandler Six), Camel cigarettes (as sure as you are a foot high).
– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Forbell (In ye goode olde days – and the cat came back), Charles Dana Gibson (It is fascinating to meet such a celebrated man), Paul Reilly (Thoughts upon reading that the high food prices will continue for at least two years),
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Broughton (The plowshare and the sword).
– Nice half page photo of the Special Four Passenger Locomobile car with tonneau cowl and windshield, offered by Hare’s Motors of New York City.
– Some current events include : Price of LIFE going up from 10 cents to 15 cents, Pounding Hoover, Current strikes, Collapse of tube service between New York and New Jersey, Railroad troubles.
– And much, much more.