Life Magazine – July 30, 1896 (# 709) – Kansas Divorces No Good

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Cover : Her Chance, got her man because his eyesight was poor, art by Otto Toaspern.

– Half page artwork by F. W. Read where the son is being rewarded for being at the head of his class today by being allowed to hold the orange for awhile.
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. G. Attwood (July)
– One third page photo of kids at Life’s Fresh Air camp, standing in line for supper.
– Humorous Life’s Guide to the Metropolis of New York.
– Two page centerspread art by F. T. Richards, Uncle Sam supporting a seesaw holding Democrats vs Republicans, “Every four years is pretty often for this, and it’s heavier now than ever.”
– Some current events include : Death of Governor Russell of Massachusetts, Candidate Bryan is coming to New York, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt is ill.
– “The Court of Appeals of Kansas has discovered, that owing to a defect in the title of a statute passed in 1871, most of the divorces granted in Kansas during the last twenty-five years are no good.  Report says that Kansas folks who have been divorced and married again are a good deal embarrassed by this discovery, and are speculating with anxiety and dismay about their status in respectable society and the legitimacy of their children.”
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!