Life Magazine – September 28, 1893 (# 561) – Baby not sleeping nights

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Cover : Two ladies talking about a new baby who does not sleep through the night, “A ready pupil,” art by Chominski.  … and has baby learned to talk yet?  No, but he has learned to swear.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (George, father has failed.), Wechsler (A nervous man’s impressions of the Fair).
– Two page centerspread art by Frank Otis Small, “The return of the conquered : and it is peculiarly hard on a fellow who is engaged to two girls, both living in the same town.”
– Some current events include : Lawsuit brought by John Swope against Villard, Colby, Hoyt and Abbot pertaining to swindle (?) with railroad property Northern Pacific Railroad involving 28 million dollars, Francis Weeks, Train robberies, World’s Fair, Jackson Park.
– “The only country that can be relied upon not to give back a defaulter is the unknown land beyond the Styx.”
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!