Life Magazine – April 9, 1914 (# 1641) – Husband Struggling Toward Wealth

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Cover : Couples doing rowdy modern dances at a traditional Japanese tea house, “A Tan go Tea House,” art by Rea Irvin.

– Full page COLOR ad for Victor Talking Machine company with nice art by Norman Price of people dancing.

– Half page real estate ad with photo for beautiful estate near Boston, in Chestnut Hill, constructed in 1906.

– Full page art or cartoon art by William H. Walker (Big Pale-face chief), Charles Forbell (Signs of Spring), Chester I. Garde (Greater efficiency in reluctant congregations … church ushers taking collection while dressed as robbers),

– EXCELLENT 2/3 page artwork by Birchfield, “The helpmate : Can’t you hurry a little, John? We don’t seem to be getting anywhere!,” Heavily overburdened man carrying wife and lots of possessions struggling uphill toward wealth.

– Two page centerspread art by Orson Lowell, “A warm reception : His Majesty, “Do they really know me – or not?””

– Some current events include : Bread lines, unemployment, I.W.W., wholesale laying off of railroads hands, editor calls this “Undigested Uplift” : it sounds much like “Trickle down economics.”

–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1914 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!