Life Magazine – April 2, 1891 (# 431) – April Fools

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Cover : “The reverses of time,” a man finds that a woman get younger than him as time goes by, art not signed, possibly Charles Howard Johnson.

– This issue has a number of comic artworks devoted to April 1^st, April Fools Day.
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. G. Attwood (March).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, The Circus is Here!  Chaos in the government, done as circus performers.
– Curious small ad for Royal Hungarian Government Wines.
– Some current events include : Lynchings of 11 Italian-Americans in New Orleans, Clothing Cutters Union, Blatherskites (bad leaders of unions).
– “The Cresent City is accumulating a remarkable notoriety.  Congress had to make special laws awhile ago to restrict her ability to contaminate the morals of the Union.”  (New Orleans, Crescent City)
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1891 content – fun!