Life Magazine – July 29, 1926 (# 2282) – Dumb Number

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Cover : Amazingly cute scene of hip girl and boy with all the farm animals laughing at them, “The laughing stock,” art by the great John Held Jr.

– DUMB NUMBER.
– Full page color ads for Buick cars (with watercolor art, nice), Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale.
– Full page black and white ads for Marmon (with great rainy art by Fred Mizen), Packard cars (art by Charleson, people on steps of the United States Supreme Court), Cadillac (art by Taucke ?), Kissell Motor car company, Dodge Brothers Motor Cars (with art by Timmons).
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. G. Cooper (ode to the snail’s nails), C. H. Sykes (The month).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “Studies in Natural History,” couple in natural history museum.
– Some current events include : Subway Strike; Evangelical Campaign to be called the Bishops’ Crusade; Will Al Smith be nominated for President?
– And much, much more.