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Life Magazine – August 22, 1912 (# 1556) – Lovers Number

Mark — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:01:36 +0000

Cover : Three young ladies gazing with adoration at the Life cherub dressed as a gentleman, “Welcome little stranger,” art by Raymond Moreau Crosby.

– LOVERS’ NUMBER.

– Full page color ad for Welch Grape June (Welch grape ball – a man’s drink).

– Full page black and white ads for 1913 Locomobile (nice art, the little six with 60 horse power), Peerless motor cars, Abbott-Detroit Electric self-starter cars (neat art).

– Full page art or cartoon art by Art Young (There’s a divinity that … rear of an elephant and a fat man), Laura Elizabeth Foster (Looking Backward … famous lonely woman looking down stairs that represent the previous events in her life).

– Do you vibrate with joy?

– Two page cute COLOR centerspread art by Angus MacDonall (kissing couple surprised by cow who has walked quietly up to them and then Mooed loudly).

– Some current events include : Jane Addams and the changes she has been fighting for, Governor Wilson’s address, Simplified spelling.

– And much, much more.

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Life Magazine – October 10, 1912 (# 1563) – Down and Out

Mark — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:54:46 +0000

Cover : Small naked man being squeezed in a giant hand and trying to get away, “The hand of fate,” art by Anton Otto Fischer.

– OUTCASTS’ NUMBER : much on being down and out.

– Full page COLOR ads for Tire New (paint on rubber surfacing)Pierce-Arrow car (art by Will Foster).

– Full page ads for Packard Motor Car company (with the fleet of American Express trucks), Studebaker (with nice art), Oakland Motor car company.

– Excellent half page ad for Aeroyachting, Curtiss Flying boat (aeroplane).

– Full page art or cartoon art by Arthur Lewis (landscape format : The vision of Abraham), Harry Grant Dart (History as it might have been : the return of the prodigal son).

– Nice 2/3 page artwork by Robert L. Dickey, “The greatest scoundrel unhung as he looks to his dog,” thug with halo and angel’s wings.

– Two page centerspread art by Arthur Young, “In a world of plenty,” a breadline.

– Some current events include : Candidate Charles S. Bird, Christabel Pankhurst reports gleefully that she is in France, Woodrow Wilson College Men’s League.

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

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Life Magazine – October 24, 1912 (# 1565) – Bull Moose Number

Mark — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:53:06 +0000

Cover : Moose, Teddy Roosevelt, and political campaign theme, art by William H. Walker.

– BULL MOOSE NUMBER.

– Full page COLOR ads for Fatima Turkish cigarettes (with art of fox hunting), Stevens-Duryea Company (excellent art of people motoring with snow-capped volcano in the background, not signed)

– Full page ads for Locomobile automobiles, Packard Motor cars, Abbott-Detroit electric self-starters for cars, Goodyear tires (two pages), Jackson Dultanic automobile, Garfield Six automobile (with nice art by R. F. S.), American Motors company.

– Full page art or cartoon art by Angus MacDonall (landscape format : I have not come for your money (grim reaper)), Harry Grant Dart (World series : may we all live to see it),

– Excellent pair of half page artworks by Harrison Cady : Barbarism vs. Civilization.

– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “The reason dinner was late,” housemaid (?) sketching the portrait of the master of the house.

– Some current events include : Election, Democrats expected to win and this is good, War in Montenegro, Baseball championship between Red Sox and Giants, School board of Cedar Grove New Jersey (Canadian student won’t pledge allegiance to the American flag – duh!), What will the automobile situation be like in 20 years?

– “Not much but the shouting remains of the campaign except possibilites of indiscretion.”

– And much, much more.

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Life Magazine – December 5, 1912 (# 1571) – Christmas Number

Brenda Wiard — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:58:36 +0000

Cover : Santa laying in snow after having fallen off a tepee while trying to get in the smoke hole, “Darn these steep roofs,” art by Angus MacDonall.

– CHRISTMAS NUMBER (a very FAT issue with great content).
– Full page color ads for Fatima cigarettes, Williams Holder Top Shaving Stick, Belle Mead Sweets (lovely art), Columbia Grafonola, La Montagne’s Sons wines and liqueurs (two pages), Daniel Green Felt Show company, A. A. Vantine and Company Oriental Store, Garford Six car ad (art by R. F. S., possibly Schabelitz), Goodrich tires, Pierce-Arrow Cars (art by Frank X. Leyendecker), Kodak.
– Full page color artwork by Charles Broughton (J. Frost, painter), Victor C. Anderson (Love or Pie?).
– Lots of full page ads and car ads not listed here.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Orson Lowell (Smoking Jackets?), Sanford Tousey (Christmas as it is not), Harrison Cady (‘tis an ill wind that blows nobody good), Mark Fenderson (If money could buy these things), F. T. Richards (November), C. Clyde Squires (Two pages : Two kinds of hunger), Rea Irvin (Sports of all nations : decoying woodpeckers for the manufacture of Bird’s eye maple), Rea Irvin (Sports of all nations : Confetti throwing in Russia), B. Cory Kilvert (six panels … The First …), William Merle Allison (Homesick), S (Peter’s Milk Chocolate).
– Winning caption in Life’s contest goes to George A. McCarter of Roxbury, Massachusetts, “Forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
– Very charming strip artwork by Herbert Merill Wilder “If happiness came as readily as it did when we were young.”
– Full page Gillette Safety Razor “Gift suggestion, Christmas only a few days away” ad, art style looks like J. C. Leyendecker, but it is not signed.
– Two page centerspread art by Angus MacDonall (Twas the night before Christmas … elderly couple remembering their children hanging stockings).
– Some current events include : Merry Christmas!, includes long poem by the editor Edward S. Martin.
– Half page Santa Fe railroad California Limited ad with artwork signed NM, likely Neysa McMein.
– And much more 1912 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

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Life Magazine – December 12, 1912 (# 1572) – Waiting Horse

Brenda Wiard — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:57:10 +0000

Cover : Horse waiting at hitching rail while young man visits his girl, nighttime winter scene, “They also serve who only stand and wait,” art by C. Clyde Squires.

– Full page color Waverley Electric car ad, The silent Waverley Limousine Four, excellent art, not signed.
– Full page Locomobile car ad with cowboy on horse giving directions to five people in a Locomobile Little Six Touring Car on the Mohave desert.
– Full page Buffalo electric vehicle ad,
– Full page art or cartoon art by Harrison Cady (1850 The Hide Hunters), Harrison Cady (1912 The Food Hunters), Rea Irvin (A compendium of timely information : How to disrobe in an upper berth), Alexander Popini (part text, Alco trucks ad, American Locomotive Company).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson (Advice to the mentally feeble : go back to the stable as soon as possible).
– Some current events include : Accidents on the New Haven railroad (owned by Mr. Morgan), Mr. Charles Mellen, Monopolies, Andrew Carnegie and steel, Pardon of Patrick by Governor Dix.
– Full page color El Principe de Gales Havana Cigars ad.
– Full page color Rauch & Lang Electrics car ad, State Coach of Cosimo Third Duke de Medici.
– And so much more! Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

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Life Magazine – December 19, 1912 (# 1573) – Dear Santa Letter

Brenda Wiard — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:55:31 +0000

Cover : Little boy writing a “Dear Santa” letter, “I don’t believe in Santa Claus, but I’m not taking any chances,” art by Robert John Wildhack.

– Full page color Pierce-Arrow Motor Car ad, signed but illegible.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Harrison Cady (At bay : the serpent of the East).
– Two page centerspread art by Angus MacDonall “Asleep at the post,” Santa finding little girl asleep in front of the fire place.
– Half page artwork by Charles Forbell, another fantastic flying ship, “If Noah had postponed his little trip.”
– Some current events include : Mr. Thomas Ryan and politicians (he must be the equivalent of a lobbyist), New Haven railroad, Recent political elections.
– Many other smaller artworks and ads.
– Much more.

Want to Read More Click —> Life magazine cover artist Robert Wildhack.

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Life Magazine – December 26, 1912 (# 1574) – Coles Phillips – Widows

Brenda Wiard — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:54:07 +0000

Cover : Woman riding sidesaddle on rearing horse, “Class I. Widows,” gorgeous fadeaway art by C. Coles Phillips.

– WIDOWS’ NUMBER.
– Full page color Stevens-Duryea cad ad with autumn scene and Egyptian pillar.
– Full page Locomobile ad with Little Six and terraced hills of San Juan Pass, California.
– Full page art or cartoon art by William H. Walker (Engaged : Wedding March 4, 1913), Harrison Cady (two pages : Life’s matrimonial side show without and within), Orson Lowell (We print no names, but a certain woman is going to have a new figure before sundown).
– Two page centerspread art by Orson Lowell “Widows” (one is young and pretty and surrounded by men, one is older, work-worn, with three children, and no men in attendance).
– Some current events include : Mr. Brandeis, The Sherman law, Testimony of Mary Goode a prostitute tells about the protection money demanded by policemen, Regulation of prostitution coming?
– Full page poem by Irving Dillon, “Speaking of Widows.”
– Full page color Pall Mall cigarettes ad with gift box of them and holly background.
– Much more.

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Life Magazine – October 3, 1912 (# 1562) – Drama Number

Brenda Wiard — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:52:25 +0000

Cover : Theatre performing dancing girl holding a Jester’s Cane that is a man’s head on a pole with bells, “A Dangerous Toy,” art by Orson Lowell.

– DRAMATIC NUMBER (much on theater, acting and such).
– Full page part color Cook’s Imperial Extra Dry Champagne ad.
– WOW!! : Four Beautiful full page color Baker Electric, Baker Motor Vehicle company ads, one page each for Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Forbell (Grand Opera : when we have to economize), many other smaller artworks.
– Two page COLOR centerspread art by Victor C. Anderson, man leading horse and buggy with wife in it has stopped to gaze at a circus billboard, “David, we’d best be getting into church.”
– Some current events include : Henry E. Allott of Chicago (Bunk Allott) who invented pink lemonade has died, Edward Calahan of Brooklyn is dead (invented the stock ticker and the District Telegraph call-box), Mr. George Moore announces that we are at the end of the artistic age, Current politics.
– Full page color Principe de Gales Havana Cigars ad with great art.
– Full page color Belle Mead Sweets ad with nice art.
– And much more 1912 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

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Life Magazine – October 17, 1912 (# 1564) – Puppy Wash

Brenda Wiard — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:50:41 +0000

Cover : Little girl washing her poor puppy on top of the radiator and making a big mess, “Time to Arbitrate,” art by Angus MacDonall.

– Full page color Pebeco Tooth Paste with Litmus paper test.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Fred Pegram (Sanatogen ad), Leighton Budd (Conquering the air … art looks like a skull, airplane and two hot air balloons about to collide), Rea Irvin (Sports of all nations : Hunting camel’s hair undershirts in the Caucasus), Rea Irvin (Sports of all nations : A spelling bee in Wales).
– Two page centerspread art by Orson Lowell (Better Halves in Utah : the first shall be last and the last first … man with five ever younger wives), polygamy, Mormons.
– Some current events include : Mr. Sulzer is the democratic nominee for mayor of New York, Tammany, Democrats meet at Syracuse, People trying to expose Mr. Hearst for bad deeds.
– Full page Columbia phonograph ad with comedians Weber and Fields.
– Much more.

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Life Magazine – October 31, 1912 (# 1566) – Indian Summer Number

Brenda Wiard — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:49:16 +0000

Cover : Pilgrim couple kissing in the autumn woods while some Native Americans watch, “One touch of Nature,” art by Power O’Malley.

– INDIAN SUMMER NUMBER.
– Very lovely full page color Waverley Sheltered Roadster card ad, the silent electric, red car, capitol building, not signed.
– Full page art or cartoon art by William H. Walker (Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look), Orson Lowell (He loves me, he loves me not), Arthur Lewis (The eternal barrier : BUT), W.C. (Fisk tires ad).
– Two page centerspread art (vertical format) by Harrison Cady (Le Penseur, New York … a man in the pose of The Thinker sitting on top of a skyscraper on looking down on the chaos in Times Square, artwork features the Times Tower, One Times Square.
– Some current events include : Crimes of violence in New York, Colonel Roosevelt shot in the chest in Milwaukee, Baseball player Snodgrass muffed a fly in the tenth inning, Price of beef, Tariffs.
– Half page Winchester hammerless repeating shotgun ad with art of man holding the gun in a city scene.
– MANY excellent car ads.
– Much more.

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