Life Magazine – March 1, 1917 (# 1792) – Prohibition Number

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Cover : Middle Eastern man and woman sitting under a stylized lemon tree, “A prohibition tract beneath the bough, a lemonade, a ginger snap and Thou, art by Rea Irvin.

– PROHIBITION NUMBER (Much on drinking!).
– Full page color ads for Rigaud Mary Garden Perfume (with moonlit Hawaiian scene with man playing ukulele for woman), Columbia Records (artist might be Newman).
– Extremely charming two page cartoon strip by Rodney Thomson, Securing a drink in a dry town.
– Nice half page art by F. N. Blue or E. N. Blue, does anyone know the full name of this artist?
– Full page ads for Duratex (car upholstery), Chandler Motor Car company,
– Full page art or cartoon art by B. Cory Kilvert (Dregs), Charles Dana Gibson (See the point?), Raymond Crosby (Saving the tired business man the trouble of going to the theatre), Arlington Du Pont Ivory Py-ra-lin (half page, art by Leslie Thrasher).
– Two page centerspread art by Angus MacDonall, The Home breaker, and maker (liquor bottle and baby bottle). 
– Small photos of French babies Emilienne Herve (# 648), Jean Lacaille (# 12 with his sister), Alfred Derndinger (# 301 with sisters).
– Some current events include : Prospect of war, American Line steamers still hugging port, A little punch from Germany could start us going, The great man in Germany now is Hindenberg, Hohenzollerns are no longer a safe bet.
– “One suspects that the most important things that are going on are not advertised.  The navy is not much of an advertiser, and the army can work at a pinch without headlines, especially when there is a prospect of war.”
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1917 content – fun!