Life Magazine – April 11, 1918 (# 1850) – Ready for Spring

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Cover : Mother and son standing in snow, welcoming Spring who is flying in on a chariot pulled by lambs, art by Rodney Thomson.

– Full page color Omar Turkish cigarettes ad with nice art.
– Full page Miller Tires, Miller Rubber Company ad with art by Perry, probably Raymond Perry.
– Illustrators include Angus MacDonall, F. G. Cooper, R. B. Fuller, F. Foster Lincoln, Rm. Crosby, Harry Grant Dart (full page), Harrison Cady (full page), Wm. H. Walker, Sullivant, A. B. Walker, Marcus, Birch, Calvert, Lang Campbell, and many more.
– Full page White Company ad, freight company, artist signature looks like Teals.
– Where bound, sweet earth?
– Editorial comments pertain to German drive is checked, possibly stopped, Haig, Foch, Explosion in Halifax, Henry Adams is dead, more.
– Two page center spread by Charles Dana Gibson, “Prussian Gentlemen in an orchard”
– Humorous horoscopes for Charles Evans Hughes, Robert La Follette, Newton D. Baker.
– French Babies fund with photos of Louisette Masson, Jeanne Duquene, Paulette Callet, the Coffre family.
– Half page Thermoid Rubber company ad with art by DeAlton Valentine.
– Half page Havoline oil ad.
– Half page Resinol soap ad, signed but illegible.
– Full page color ad about the Honor Flag of the Third Liberty Loan, Liberty bonds.
– Full page color Rameses cigarettes ad, nice.
– Full page color Victor Supremacy ad, Victor Talking Machine Company, Victrola Records, Galli-Curci, nice!
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1918 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!