– A half page actual photo of Fifth avenue (includes General Worth monument) with a huge fake sign saying which rich people will be dining there.
– Two page centerspread art by Albert Beck Wenzell, a beautiful woman and her beau, with poem by Eliza Calvert Hall.
– Some humorous photos of female actresses from the Metropolitan Stage, not named.
– Some current events include : Police Commissioner Roosevelt has a hard job, Bicyclists shall not carry babies in New York, Boston Methodists protest the statue Bacchante in the Public Library, Cuba.
– And more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And so much more!  Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

The post Life Magazine – December 10, 1896 (# 729) – Cushioned Comfort appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Otto Toaspern (Does the moon have powers of attraction Last night it drew a man’s arm around my waist).
– Half page art by William H. Walker, A Football Team of the Future, they are all in full armor.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, In Days to Come, looks like portents of war.
– That First Affair, humorous story continued from earlier issue, by J. A. Mitchell.
– Some current events include : New York is getting a new aquarium, A citizen of Des Moines, Iowa is dead in consequence of injuries received in being initiated into a lodge of Elks.
– “Within the last five years it seems to have been gradually coming to the knowledge of large numbers of intelligent Europeans that there was a settlement on this side of the Atlantic in which the processes of civilization were far enough advanced to be worth watching.”
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And much more 1896   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

Want to See More Click —> Bicycling in 1896, LIFE magazine.

The post Life Magazine – December 3, 1896 (# 727) – Crank & Pedal Club appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Really cool three part silhouette art of tandem bicycle running into two stout gentlemen and losing the battle, signed Boh.
– Half page artwork by F. Richard Anderson, marrying for money, florist bill.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Broughton, The Alcohol Class, school teacher using a drunk bum as an example.
– Some current events include : McKinley has been elected, Use of eggs in the closing days of the presidential campaign.
– And more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And so much more!  Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

The post Life Magazine – November 12, 1896 (# 724) – The Alcohol Class appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Albert Beck Wenzell (I wonder if he really wants to marry me for my money It must be that, Dear.).
– Banner across two pages, A suggestion for a Kitchen Frieze (trials of a cook), by Chas. H. Johnson.
– Quarter page artwork by F. Richard Anderson, The summer Girl’s dream of autumn, haven’t noticed this artist before.
– Two page centerspread art by Kemble, Ophelia, advertising all over the stage and curtains.
– Some current events include : The Election Returns, Gold vs. Silver Standard, Hoping things get back to normal now that the election is over.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And much more 1896   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

The post Life Magazine – November 5, 1896 (# 723) – Marrying for Money appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (landscape format, Two blind women, one begging with a BLIND sign, one getting married), F. G. Attwood (October)
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, Trial by Jury, jury is a row of Life cupids.
– Wonderful seven part artwork showing how to document a big fish story so it is believed, art by Kemble.
– Some current events include : Boston Art Commission decided that Mr. Macmonnies’s dancing Bacchante is unsuited to the Public Library, New York Police are not good, New York World publication.
– OK, here is a word I have never seen : Myrmidon.  It means “a follower or subordinate of a powerful person, typically one who is unscrupulous or carries out orders unquestioningly.”
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!

The post Life Magazine – October 29, 1896 (# 722) – Tandem appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Albert Beck Wenzell (landscape format, on a boat on rough seas, “Did you have your breakfast Yes, for a little while.”), Hy Mayer (Pan and the Satyrs).
– Two page centerspread art by F. T. Richards, The Rival Ferrymen, Republican vs. Democratic.
– Some current events include : Bryan winds the Democratic party, The observer speculates as to how long our Catholic countrymen will continue to take their orders from Rome.
– And more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And so much more!  Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

The post Life Magazine – October 22, 1896 (# 721) – Engagement Anniversary appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Cute half page artwork of two long-billed birds fencing, by E. Warde Blaisdell.
– Quarter page artwork by V. V. Mora, an artist I haven’t seen before this.
– Life’s guide to the Metropolis of New York, humor.
– How to become a successful editor.
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. T. Richards (Design for a monument, self-aggrandizing.
– Two page centerspread art by Kemble, Shopping in the Silver Days, huge pile of coins.
– Some current events include : During this hot spell let us be kind to our stomachs, Philadelphia Times eulogizes the American husband, A Massachusetts clergyman protests the use of the metaphor about the crown of thorns and the cross of gold in the political campaign, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. finally got married against his father’s wishes.
– And more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And so much more!  Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

The post Life Magazine – August 20, 1896 (# 712) – Silver Standard appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (Sending him home early now that they are engaged), Kemble (When we fly, tribulations of flight).
– Cute quarter page art of elephant parent playing with child, dressed as humans, by Harry B. Neilson.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, The Comic Song, audience is embarrassed or bored.
– Some current events include : What is Senator Hill going to do about Bryan and Sewall, The Boston Ancients, Colonel Watterson in London.
– Neat half page photo of kids and the big tent at Life’s Fresh Air Camps.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And much more 1896   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

The post Life Magazine – August 13, 1896 (# 711) – Get Home Earlier appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Half page artwork by F. W. Read where the son is being rewarded for being at the head of his class today by being allowed to hold the orange for awhile.
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. G. Attwood (July)
– One third page photo of kids at Life’s Fresh Air camp, standing in line for supper.
– Humorous Life’s Guide to the Metropolis of New York.
– Two page centerspread art by F. T. Richards, Uncle Sam supporting a seesaw holding Democrats vs Republicans, “Every four years is pretty often for this, and it’s heavier now than ever.”
– Some current events include : Death of Governor Russell of Massachusetts, Candidate Bryan is coming to New York, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt is ill.
– “The Court of Appeals of Kansas has discovered, that owing to a defect in the title of a statute passed in 1871, most of the divorces granted in Kansas during the last twenty-five years are no good.  Report says that Kansas folks who have been divorced and married again are a good deal embarrassed by this discovery, and are speculating with anxiety and dismay about their status in respectable society and the legitimacy of their children.”
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!

The post Life Magazine – July 30, 1896 (# 709) – Kansas Divorces No Good appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Full page art or cartoon art by T. V. Chominski (He: So it is all forgotten, even your kissing me that night a year ago.  She: Yes, I never could remember faces), Otto Toaspern (Making it all right : father is going to start supporting the future husband now so he can delay his daughter’s wedding a few months).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, An After Dinner Relief, diners are all happy to give attention to a little dog so they don’t have to talk to each other anymore.
– Some current events include : Democratic Convention in Chicago, Free Silver Coinage Plank in the Democratic platform, Gold vs Silver Standard, A well-known clubman in New York owes his bootmaker $5,000!, Harvard just passed a year with no games or races against Yale, Princeton and Cornell sports are in ascendancy.
– Cute five part artwork with a goat, green apples and Bown’s Jamaica Ginger.
– And more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And so much more!  Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

The post Life Magazine – July 9, 1896 (# 706) – Dog is center of attention appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.