– 2/3 page artwork by Alfred Laurens Brennan with an unusual variant on his signature, ABrennan plus Winged horse with B, Our youthful poet on his birthday.
– Two page centerspread art by Harry McVickar, In and about the summer hotel.
– Some current events include : Adolphus Greely is rescued from Ellesmere Island in the Arctic by the ships Thetis, Bear and Alert, A failed attempt to get to the North Pole that lasted three years and resulted in many deaths.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!

The post Life Magazine – August 21, 1884 (# 86) – Railroads appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Full page art or cartoon art by J. A. Mitchell (Lawn tennis on the beach – with poem by M. H. G. of Kennebunkport).
– Two page centerspread art by E. W. Kemble, The national game, Baseball.
– Some current events include : Reverend Gillespie Turner of Cairo Illinois and his evangelical campaign against the stronghold of Satan in Brackettsville Texas (humorously they thought he was the lead man for a delayed circus).
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!

The post Life Magazine – August 28, 1884 (# 87) – Baseball appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.

– Two page centerspread art by W. A. Rogers, Not the way to defeat a candidate, mud slinging during political fight.
– Some current events include : Willie Perkins of Racine Wisconsin was left home when the adults went to a church meeting (poorly medicated the crying baby, set fire to the cat and burned down the barn, then vanished).
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!

The post Life Magazine – September 4, 1884 (# 88) – Willie Perkins of Racine appeared first on 2Neat Magazines.