Life Magazine – August 7, 1902 (# 1032) – Bad Example

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Cover : Man and wife discussing the fact that he will have to pay all his ill-gotten gains to lawyers to cover up his fraud, art by F. W. Read.

– Full page art or cartoon art by John Cecil Clay (August : mermaid listening to sea shell),
– 2/3 page artwork by Harrison Fisher, “I should like to know how long you have been making love to my wife?” “I began, sir, when you left off.”
– Three pages of fiction story “A private providence” by Cora A. Hardy.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “Plenty of good fish in the sea,” young ladies swimming.
– Some current events include : Entertaining gossip from Newport; Mr. Strong and his paramour “have succeeded in making vice and dishonor so unattractive that they have really made themselves of some value to society as horrible example of what human being ought not to be”; Mr. Bryan continues to mislead the Democratic party; French academy of Medicine has recommended prohibiting the sale of certain beverages such as absinthe because they contain harmful substances.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And much more 1902   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!