Life Magazine – November 12, 1908 (# 1359) – Side saddle – Horses

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Cover : Lady riding side saddle on a smart-stepping horse, fade-out style art by the excellent C. Coles Phillips.

– Half page Franklin car ad saying the “weight is what wears out tires,” Franklin is light weight and has large wheels and tires.

– Full page color ads for Rubberset Shaving Brushes, Oldsmobile cars (with photo of first 1909 Oldsmobile coming out of the factory, the five passenger touring car).

– Two page centerspread art by Herbert Johnson, Horse-related humor, many small comic artworks.

– Some current events include : Taft is elected, There are night riders to be caught and tried and hanged in the South, Liquor legislation in response to the demands of Methodist and Baptist ministers and members of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

– “On October 20^th Mr. Hartzell, who had made several fortunes in the iron trade, shot himself through the head in a California hotel, leaving a note saying that he had too much money and too few friends. Mournful as this incident is, it has its encouraging side in the evidence it gives that some of the rich Pittsburgers are beginning to find out what is the matter with them.”

– And so much more!  Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!