– RARE!  This issue has a supplement insert that is a two page spread ad for John Redfern & Sons Ladies’ Tailors, two pages of text and two page artwork of their fashions by H. W. McVickar. (This insert has extra wear).
– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, spoof on duck hunting, “The sporting season has begun.”
– Some current events include : Shortage of Presbyterian ministers, Epsicopalian Schnorr of Baltimore sent letters from the girl who jilted him to the newspaper and then killed himself, Morris K. Jessup, Metropolitan Museum Sundays.
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1889 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Albert E. Sterner, people dancing on beach, “Summer is coming!”
– Some current events include : Johnstown flood, Reverend Talmage, Rawdon Brown living in Venice.
– Much more.

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Oliver Herford “To the sweet girl graduate.”
– Some current events include : Alexander Sullivan may have killed Dr. Cronin, plus other misdeeds such as presidency of the Land League, Head-devilship of the Clan-na-Gael.  Patrick Egan, Edgar Saltus, Irish, Johnstown flood, British investing in America.
– Much more.

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Gray Parker “A few suggestions for those who seek novelties, New Yorkers and other dwellers in the tropics may not understand this page.”
– Some current events include : Death by cancer of Philip H. Welch (humor contributor to Life and many others), He worked even harder at the difficult end trying to leave enough for his family to live on.
– Neat full page two panel art of Suggestion for the Inaugural Parade, by F. G. Attwood.
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1889 content – fun!

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Albert E. Sterner “The hour of lent.”
– Some current events include : In Chicago a ball given by the bachelors and benedicts dressed a small boy as a fox for a “fox hunt” by twenty ladies, Hobart Taylor, Charles B. Farwell.
– Half page ad for The United States Mutual Accident Association insurance.
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1889 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Wilson de Meza “Can vulgarity go further?”, programs at the Metropolitan Opera House give names to go with box numbers so hoi polloi can ID them.
– Some current events include : Captain John Ericsson just died, he apparently predicted uses of electricity, steam power would allow circumnavigating the world in 70 days, and more.  Harrison in the White House, Benjamin Harrison McKee.
– Much more.

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson “Lent.”
– Some current events include : Mr. Ward McAllister and his attempts to keep the attendance at the inauguration anniversary limited, Sad story of poor family imprisoned in Connecticut for vagrancy.
– Full page artwork by F. G. Attwood (March), Oliver Herford (Nothing Serious).
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1889 content – fun!

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Gray Parker “Among the other Four Hundred, Mr. Moses Lichteinstein …”.
– Some current events include : News from Oklahoma brings the flavor of the Wild West, Oklahoma land rush, 50,000 people waiting to race out and claim land, British Minister Julian Pauncefote, Omar Khayyan’s Rubaiyat, the Romanoff Czar of all is going insane and there has been another attempt on his life.
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1889 content – fun!

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Gray Parker “The Amateur Circus.”
– Some current events include : An upper class dandy assaulted a street car driver and was summoned to court on charges, Cedarhurst Racing Association comes out of this looking bad, A very tongue-in-cheek editorial and a great look at the injustices of the time.
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1889 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!

– Many wonderful small artworks, cartoons, period humor, and great advertisements.
– Two page centerspread art by Stephen Van Schaick, men gathering around young women at ball, “Is there a mistake here somewhere?”
– Some current events include : Centennial anniversary sermon delivered by Bishop Potter of St. Paul’s, Rich folks influencing elections with payments, Greed for wealth,
– Much more.