Life Magazine – October 18, 1917 (# 1825) – Scottie howling to Bagpipe

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Cover : Scottie dog howling as a Scotsman in a kilt plays the bagpipes, “I am never merry when I hear sweet music,” art by F. Strothmann.

– Full page color ads for Fatima cigarettes, Rameses cigarettes, Columbia Grafonola.
– Full page ads for Edison phonographs (with the quartet from Rigoletto), Packard Motor Cars (neat pen and ink art by RFH … who knows this artist?), Brunswick phonographs.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Harrison Cady (Beetleburgh opens its first training camp), Charles Dana Gibson (The Liberty Loan : at everyman’s door), Percy L. Crosby (They’re in the Army now).
– Two page centerspread art by Newman, A fragment of an old reel, sheriff daydreaming with his pipe while the match burns down.
– Some current events include : The President proclaims that Congress deserves our gratitude and appreciation for its faithful execution of our will, This is the nutting season and people are out with bags and are especially eager to bag the political and philosophical nuts, Robert La Follette, Scott Nearing dismissed, The cost of war is about to invade everyman’s pocket.
– And much, much more.