Life Magazine – August 23, 1923 (# 2129) – Norman Rockwell – Home Sweet Ship

– Full page color Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale ad, between games.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Rea Irvin (The skeptics’ society : investigating the theory that a watched pot never boils), P. L. Crosby (Two pages : What you get for your ten dollars on Broadway and what they get for your ten dollars on Life’s farm, Fresh Air Fund), C. H. Sykes (The winner of the Bok Peace Prize goes to collect the $100,000), Don Herold (designs for appropriate book ends – these are great!), unsigned (As it looks to the man who has to go ashore … ladder down side of ship to rowboat), James Montgomery Flagg (part of a Pall Mall cigarettes ad).
– Two page centerspread art by Victor C. Anderson, “Within the law,” steam roller going down lane and obeying the posted 8 mph speed limit.
– Some current events include : “A great deal is not known about the new president,” (Coolidge), Death of President Harding, Women who visit the Pope must come in high neck and long sleeves, “Covering women up as much as possible may be a churchman’s way of guarding morals, but is not an effective way.”
– Interesting full page Chesterfield cigarettes ad with black and white photo of fisherman on blue background.
– And much, much more.