Life Magazine – February 13, 1919 (# 1894) – Valentine’s Day

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Cover : Cupid flying an airplane and dusting couples with love powder, “The supremacy of the air,” art by Oliver Herford, Valentine’s Day.

– Full page color ads for Pierce-Arrow Motor cars (awesome art of shadowed old-world gateway with yellow car beyond, art by Adolph Treidler), Colgate shaving stick.
– Full page black and white ads for Lucky Strike cigarette (odd art, looks like he is about to put his cigarette out in a baked apple, ick), Waltham watches (with art of Duane H. Church), Victor Talking Machine Company, Addressograph, Tuxedo tobacco, Franklin Automobile Company (artist signature is in a circle, not readable, who knows this artist?), Willys-Overland (Willys Knight), Hotel Cleveland of Ohio.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (If I could get someone to invest a thousand dollars in that scheme …), Gluyas Williams (Hardships of a popular traveler), HWT or THW or HTW (Don’t worry, Dearest, it will be all right! I am filling your job), G. B. Inwood (If Army habits cling to the boys), Walter De Maris (The idealist), Robert L. Dickey (War is hell, indeed – for the home folks … lonely dog at home).
– Two page centerspread art by J. Conacher (Tipperary …soldier returning home).
– Small photo of Caston Court, French orphan baby 2906.
– Half page photo of Special Coupe Limousine Locomobile.
– Some current events include : Frank J. Mather of Princeton, Peace Council, League of Nations, Anti-salooners, Europe is waiting for peace and to get organized again.
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1919 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!