Life Magazine – August 14, 1919 (# 1920) – The Daredevil

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Cover : The Daredevil, a single man diving into a sea full of women, art by Power O’Malley.

– Full page color ads for Camel cigarettes, Chesterfield cigarettes (Beautiful art of tennis player signed with H in a lollypop (circle with two short legs at base – do you know this artist?), Cole Aero-Eight (Sportsedan), Pall Mall (Prestige).
– Full page black and white ads for United States Tires (Signed, but I do not recognize it, starts with E), Studebaker Big Six (lovely art with a substantial stone folly), Miller rubber company tires (art by William Meade Prince), Weed Anti-Skid chains (nice art),  Simmons Beds, Willys-Overland Willys-Knight cars,
– Full page art or cartoon art by Walter de Maris (The Dictators, workers telling the company owner what they want).
– Two page art by Charles Dana Gibson, The Gulf (between a low-earning young man and the girl he wants).  AND two page art by Ellison Hoover (The March Past, various armies saluting lady History),
– Some current events include : Senator Borah has found a way to delay the treaty, Peace treaty and League of Nations, Prohibition, King and Queen of Belgium will visit, Destruction of scores of airplanes in France.
– And so much more!  1919 Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!