Life Magazine – July 30, 1908 (# 1344) – Written in the Sand

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Cover : “Mary had a little lamb,” Taft as a fat sheep, Teddy Roosevelt as the little girl shepherdess, art by William H. Walker.

– Full page black and white ad for Pears soap with cool art of a light house, “The beacon light to a good complexion.”
– Super half page art by Orson Lowell, Man faking a runaway horse as his girl clings to him in the carriage, “With care I can keep him at it for five miles.”
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. T. Richards (July).
– Neat photo from Life’s Fresh Air Camp : Girls fixing their hair in front of a little mirror affixed to a tree before going in to lunch.
– SUPER Two page centerspread art by Nuttall, old fisherman commenting on lovey writing in the sand, “Won’t be nothin’ left o’ them things after the fust storm.”
– Quarter page ad with art for the Royal Muskoka Hotel on Lake Rosseau in Canada.
– Some current events include : Mr. William Abbott and his applauded efforts to enforce the “no smoking” rules in street cars; Candidate Taft is trying to learn how to laugh without growing fat; Democratic newspapers and prosperity during elections; More on the suspended rowers from Harvard.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!

Want More?  Click —> Sweetheart Humor    and     Skeptic on Valentine’s Day, 1908 LIFE magazine.