Life Magazine – September 1, 1887 (# 244) – White Folks & Black Servant

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Cover : The uncomfortable divide between white folks and their black servant, art by Stephen Van Schaick.

– Artists and cartoonists include F. G. Attwood (full page), T. S. or J.S. (interesting initial glyph), Chip, A.L.B., Coultaus, F. M. Howarth, Michael Angelo Woolf, G. H. Blair, and others.
– Two page center spread art by H. McVickar, Newport.
– Current topics include Henry George, Lipski the London murderer, Ella Wheeler Wilcox says the American fashion of bathing is improper, Professor Fiske and his wife’s will, horse named Mugwump, and more.
– Where is the forest of Arden, Shakespeare.
– A visit to the Thistle.
– Proverblets such as “Arrogance is next of kin to Ignorance.”
– Small ad for Kimball’s satin straight cut cigarettes.
– Half page Pears’ soap ad, You Dirty Boy, art by Russell and Richardson.
– And much more 1887 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!