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Life Magazine – December, 1928 (# 2405) – Christmas

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:09:13 +0000

Cover – Man and Woman kissing with presents at their feet, art by Harry Meyers. “It isn’t the gift, it’s the sentiment.”

CHRISTMAS NUMBER

– This is an extra thick issue with 78 pages.
– Full page alternative cover art by Charles Dana Gibson on page 15.
– Full page Timken Roller Bearings ad with art by John Held, Jr – Christmas theme.
– Beautiful full page Smith & Corona typewriter ad.
– The Lost Path, verse by Grantland Rice and art by Charles B. Falls.
– The stranger within our gates by Robert Benchley.
– “Poor Little Rich Girl’s Christmas” art by W. Morgan.
– Santa Claus poem by Arthur Guiterman.
– Full page cartoon by John Held, Jr.
– Moping santa cartoon by Strothmann.
– Christmas dinner cartoon by Harold Denison.
– Christmas is only December 25th along the main stem by Walter Winchell.
– My lady’s cigarette, art by John LaGatta, verses by Jerome Barry.
– Full page color cartoon by Russell Patterson.
– Two page color art cartoon by P. L. Crosby.
– Full page cartoon by Gluyas Williams.
– And much more 1928 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

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Life Magazine – December 14, 1928 (# 2406) – White Star and Red Star Lines

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:02:00 +0000

Cover : Lovely young lady getting into bed, “Pretty soft!,” art by John LaGatta.

– Full page color Waterman’s pens ad with small art of Santa and sleigh.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Gluyas Williams (The man who wanted a stamp for one Christmas card), Russell Patterson (Two pages from the sketch book of Russell Patterson, Life artist), Strothmann (The young man who had just said to his sweetheart : “And remember, Dear, nothing can ever come between us.”), Will Rannells (Family Pride … a puppy and his family history), L. T. Holton (Off-stage with famous vaudevillians : the knife thrower carves a turkey).
– Four page COLOR centerspread ad and art for White Star Line and Red Star Line cruises.
– Some current events include : President of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union renewed the proposal to abolish diplomatic privilege regarding liquor, Prohibition, American people demand both Prohibition laws and a supply of liquor, Katharine Fullerton Gerould.
– Full page color Packard car ad with lovely purple car, art not signed.
– Full page color Lucky Strike cigarettes ad with D’Alvarez.
– And so much more! 1928 Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

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Life Magazine – December 21, 1928 (# 2407) – Artist Fred G. Cooper

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:00:13 +0000

Cover : Man carrying a rolling toy horse, Skippy is hollering, “Yaaah – I’m going to tell on you – stealin’ horses offen the merry-go-round!,” art by P. L. Crosby.

– Full page color Fisher auto bodies ad with excellent art by McClelland Barclay.
– Full page ads for Stutz (with green car).
– Two thirds page ad for Houdaille shock absorbers with art.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (James, tomorrow is Christmas Day …), Edwina (Sinbad and the telephone : the line is busy! Edwina, who is famous for her dog cartoons, is Frances Edwina Dumm.), John Held Jr. (Decorations of this style will be known as typical of the Coolidge Period), Ed Graham (Man traveling by train with a bass “Two uppers, please.”)
– Two page centerspread “Two pages from the sketch book of Fred G. Cooper” with a small photo of him.
– Some current events include : Hoping Europe will have a happier and more peaceful Christmas, National defense and international peace movements, An Anglo-American war would be disastrous, Right of neutrals to trade through a blockade in wartime, Kellogg treaty, Our need for fifteen new naval cruisers.
– Full page color Hawaii tourist bureau ad with art of beach scene, outrigger canoes and Diamond Head, not signed.
– Much more.

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Life Magazine – December 28, 1928 (# 2408) – Happy New Year!

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:58:25 +0000

Cover : Telephone operator connecting “New Years One Nine Two Nine”, “The number has been changed,” art by Fred G. Cooper.

– More cartoon art than usual in this issue, many pages full of multiple artworks.
– Another full page Kolster Radio ad with some art pertaining to Commander Byrd and the South Pole expedition.
– Full page art or cartoon art by C. H. Sykes (two pages : Just a glance at the year), Antonio Sotomayor (The life of a football player).
– Some current events include : The coming New Year, Gospel of Americanism, Reforms put forward by the Ameer of Afghanistan, Prohibition.
– Coolidge quote, “The requirements of existence have passed beyond the standard of necessity into the region of luxury.”
– Very nice full page color Camel cigarettes ad with fortune teller, art not signed.
– Much more.

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Life Magazine – October 5, 1928 (# 2396) – Golfers

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:56:55 +0000

Cover : Man and woman golfers sitting together on the green, “Stymied”, art by Garrett Price.

– Full page color New Series Marmon 68 Victoria Coupe car ad at an airport.
– Rather lovely and subtle full page L. C. Smith typewriter ad with color.
– Full page art or cartoon art by C. H. Sykes (The Month), Johnny Gruelle (Yahoo Center : Constable Roy Downes’ Bees Swarm)
– Some current events include : Reverent religionists in politics, Distribution of prosperity might have been improved, Republican argument concentrates on the full dinner pail which Mr. Samuel Vauclain says the voters will never exchange for a glass of rum.
– What Shakespeare says about Coca-Cola – Macbeth.
– Full page color Waterman’s pens ad, beautiful with waterfall.
– Pretty full page color Camel cigarettes ad with polo players, “The quest for pleasure,” not signed.
– Full page color Willys – Knight six car ad with maroon car.
– And much more 1928 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

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Life Magazine – October 19, 1928 (# 2398) – Paddy wagon

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:53:31 +0000

Cover – Woman sitting next to policeman in back of Police Patrol wagon, art by P. L. Crosby. “Officer, you should be seated on my left!”

– Lovely full page color CRANE ad for bathroom fixtures with red oriental bathroom.
– Full page Kolster radio ad.
– Our candidate has no religion … so the Anti-bunk party has no opposition and no support, by Will Rogers.
– Lindbergh related cartoon by Ed Graham.
– This issue has some humorous “Results of Straw Vote to date” compilations.
– Cute traffic cop cartoon by Jack Markow.
– Cartoon about fur trappers by Gordon Hake (?).
– Skippy’s letters by Percy L. Crosby.
– Egyptian columnist cartoon by Ned Hilton.
– Sportsmen and Sports, “Inside stuff – football” by John Kieran.
– Neat football coach cartoon by Frank Hopkins.
– The political front, exaggerations by Henry Suydam.
-Gentlemen, Meet Mr. Brisbane! – by Bill Sykes.
– Full page color Atwater Kent radio ad on back cover with football theme.

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Life Magazine – November 2, 1928 (# 2400) – Please vote

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:50:39 +0000

Cover : Will Rogers with a Western Union telegram, “Vote for Rogers, Vote for Smith, Vote for Hoover, but – VOTE!,” art by Adolph Treidler.

– Full page color Chrysler ad with green and black car, art by Fred Cole.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Paul Ickes (probably) (Smith & Wesson revolver gun ad : Hitch-hiker or Hobo?), Kax (Coca-cola ad with Shakespeare : Measure for Measure, Act III, Scene 1).
– Nice full page color Gillette safety razor ad with fancy case, comfort en route.
– Two page centerspread about the three presidential candidates with caricatures by James Montgomery Flagg and verses by Arthur Guiterman.
– Some current events include : Presidential election next Tuesday, much on voting and politics and various candidates.
– Striking full page L.C. Smith typewriter ad, everything is black and white except the typewriter which is walnut green.
– Full page color Johnston & Murphy men’s shoes ad with the Detroit Athletic Club, signed but illegible, possibly Keller.
– Beautiful full page green and pink Willys-Knight six car ad, art by N. T. Mingo.
– And much more 1928 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

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Life Magazine – November 16, 1928 (# 2402) – Football player’s girlfriend

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:47:46 +0000

Cover : Charming scene of girlfriend talking to football player who has just finished a game, “Now hurry and change your clothes, my dear, and we’ll go some place and dance!,” art by Edward Monks.

– Full page color Marmon car ad with orange car in winter scene, A remarkable record of service earned in the hands of 30,000 owners, art not signed.
– Full page art or cartoon art by I. Klein (2/3 page : Yes, sir! The more you make, the more you spend), James Montgomery Flagg (part of a Metropolitan Life insurance ad, The Happy Day).
– Some current events include : The USA is superior to the effete Old World because we hold our elections at set intervals (not just when we get worked up about something), The big political issue is “Maintaining Prosperity.”
– Contains a section labeled as “Home Life : a weekly periodical for family people.”
– Full page color Packard car ad with green and black car and a shield of Ancient Heraldry.
– And much, much more.

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Life Magazine – August 23, 1928 (# 2390) – Matching typewriter color to mood

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:41:55 +0000

Cover – Woman with five different colored typewriters, art by Eldon Kelley, “A color for every mood.”

– Nice full page color Marmon 68 car ad on back cover.
– Full page color Packard car ad.
– Full page CRANE plumbing fixtures ad.
– Houdaille hydraulic double-acting Shock Absorbers ad.
– Rhymed review “The Virgin Queene” by Arthur Guiterman. ”
– I am the only candidate that has looked a mule in the face (or otherwise), by Will Rogers.
– She hadn’t any illusions (about going without stockings) by Lloyd Mayer.
– Art Gallery cartoon by P. Webb. Humorous cartoon about a director who forgot he wasn’t making a silent movie, by John Held, Jr.
– The Woman’s club of Camphor by Heman Fay, Jr. Cute library cartoon.
– Mrs. Pep’s Diary by Baird Leonard.
– Cute cartoon about runaways.
– Editorials on presidential nominees, economist Professor Seligman, Mrs. Mabel – – Walker Willebrandt’s campaign against New York night clubs.

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Life Magazine – September 6, 1928 (# 2392) – Boy on Scooter

Brenda Wiard — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:39:07 +0000

Cover : Formal doorman and small boy on scooter “Say, mister – are you the carriage starter#8221;, art by P. L. Crosby.

– Full page color Whippet sedan ad, nice.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Foley (Gold Medal Flour ad about Bread), Vic. (Westward Ho!), Haenigsen (The excursion boat),
– Some current events include : Antics of the money rate, Age of Easy credit, Increasing capitalization, stock dividends, pyramided holding companies (sounds familiar in 2011).
– What Shakespeare says about Coca-Cola – Anthony and Cleoptara (Please tell me if you know this artist). Kax.
– Half page ad for TEBO Yacht Basin, with photo.
– Lovely full page color Camel cigarettes ad with art, “Won on Service,” tennis theme, not signed.
– And much more 1928 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

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