– Artists and cartoonists include Stephen Van Schaick, Coultaus, A. L. B.  F. M. Howarth, Chip and others.
– Two page center spread art (no artist name visible), Tuxedo Park.
– Topics of the day included Mosquitos, correspondent in watering places, Hon. John Sherman, Mr. Blaine, Yale College’s loss in fencing, President’s travels, Mr. H. Rider Haggard.
– Three dollars will send a child to the country for a fortnight – Life’s Fresh Air fund.
– Bostonese, tram car bucephali.
– Birds of a feather by M. E. S.
– The police inspectorship, humorous answers from a policeman.
– Cute quarter page Tarrant’s Seltzer Aperient ad with bears.
– Half page Pears’ soap ad with oriental theme.
– And so much more!  Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

The post Life Magazine – August 11, 1887 (# 241) – Tuxedo Park appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Artists and cartoonists include A. Coles (probably), Chip, Coultaus, F. M. Howarth, P. Newell, and others.
– Two page center spread art by F. G. Attwood, Colored Troops theme.
– Current topics include Captan McKenzie wins the chess tournament, dressing for summer heat, John Swinton’s paper, Explorere Stanley, Mr. George William Curtis and his speech on civil service reform, and more.
– The most successful newspaper is the one that best conceals the absence of news.
– A birthday reverie by M. A. Woolf.
– A hint to the Board of Health about milk.
– Noodleport notes.
– New definitions, such as INCOME, the sum of one’s debts.
– Small ad for Delbeck champagnes, E. La Montagne & sons.
– And more.

The post Life Magazine – August 18, 1887 (# 242) appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Artists and cartoonists include M. Woolf, Chip, R. F. Bunner, C. D. Gibson, W. de Meza, and others.
– GREAT center spread art by Stephen Van Schaick, Since We are a Nation of Immigrants, if prominent Americans would put truthful portraits of their ancestors in their homes.
– A deordorized edition of the Heptameron is shortly to appear: what next?
– Current topics include Mr. Howells and novels, imbecile on the Senate committee on Patents, New York police and labor organization riots, and more.
– Mr. Wilton’s adventure, chapter 4.
– Is it against the law to wink?
– SPORT : includes man running backwards at Manhattan Club, 75 yds in 11 1/5 seconds.
– Small Huckins’ soups ad, includes Green turtle, mock turtle, ox tail, Mullagatawney, and Terrapin among others.
– Small ad : Agents wanted for National Novelty Company.
– The plainest Pears’ soap ad ever, no art, big letters.
– And more.

The post Life Magazine – October 20, 1887 (# 251) appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Artists and cartoonists include F. G. Attwood (full page), Woolf, Stephen Van Schaick, Oliver Herford, Chip, and others.
– Two page center spread art by A. Brennan, Halloween theme.
– Current topics include American Board, Christianity, heathens, eccentric New York Herald is suffering again from curvature of its political spine, The Sanitary Era asks why public seats are fit to men and therefore too big for women, and more.
– A song of a shepherd, poem by Henry R. Evans.
– Carlyle Smith gives a list of books that have helped him.
– A quiet word with Maecenas, book reviews.
– It is pleasant to reflect that the Chicago anarchists will shortly get to the end of their rope.
– Another Redfern Ladies’ tailor ad (one in almost every issue) with illustrations of gowns.
– Small ad for Oriental carpets, rugs and portieres, Joseph Wild and Company.
– Half page Pears’ soap ad with oriental theme, 3 women and small child.
– And more.

The post Life Magazine – October 27, 1887 (# 252) appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Artists and cartoonists include Stephen Van Schaick, Roswell Bacon, M. Woolf, Bellew = Frank Henry Temple Bellew, Chip and others.
– Two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, The triumph of the west, Buffalo Bill in England.
– Small ad for Geo. Mather’s sons printing ink.
– Current topics include Mr. Cleveland’s speech, Prices of newspapers, Colonel Nicholas Smith, and more.
– Foolish rhymes for Yulish times.
– The United States Best-Man company, by Wm. H. Siviter.
– Robert Louis Stevenson gives away the secrets of his success as a writer.
– Among traveling salesmen order is Heaven’s first law.
– Ad for Louis Roederer champagnes, the finest in the world.
– Awesome half page Pears’ soap ad, boy with pipe sitting on cushion, can’t read artist name.
– And more.

The post Life Magazine – December 15, 1887 (# 259) appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

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– Editorial pertaining to Mr. Barnun, Jumbo the elephant, a lawsuit against Grand Trunk Railway, circus.
– Scathing editorial comment about quality of police detectives.
– Neat quarter page cartoon by O. Herford, with suit of armor, in time of peace prepare for war.
– Poem by Caryl Gould, “A Last Word.”
– Half page cartoon art by H. W. McVickar, A Great Problem Solved.
– Rhyme of the sad-eyed man, by A. M.
– “Perfectly Lovely”, not exactly a farce, long dialogue by J. K. Bangs.
– Great two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, The Boys’ Millenium.
– Quarter page cartoon by R. F. Bunner, Similia Similibus Curantur.
– Small ad for Krakauer Ladies’ tailor, 19 East 21st St., New York.
– Great cartoon strip by Coultaus, The Veil Trick.
– Nice small illustrated ad for The Hammond typewriter.

The post Life Magazine – April 21, 1887 (# 225) appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

The post Life Magazine – May 26, 1887 (# 230) – Charles Dana Gibson appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.