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Life Magazine – November 22, 1900 (# 941)

Brenda Wiard — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:39:44 +0000

Cover : Regrets after proposal, “A tragedy”, art by T. K. Hanna, Jr.

– At the court of the War God, half page cartoon by Wilfrid Huggins.
– Lovely full page artwork cartoon by Wm. L. Jacobs, “A Fond Critic” about a wife critiquing her husband’s painting.
– Cartoons by Edwin Lutz, Gus Dirks, R. Dirks, Morrison, W. M. Goodes, F. W. Read
– The death and burial of Cock Robin, various caricatures by C. H. Ebert.
– Two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, A widow and her friends, # 7.
– Drama review, some dekovened music and an importation.
– Art is long, by Agnes Repplier.
– A visitor, by Tom Masson.
– “The Last Fly of Summer”, poem from the Chicago Record.
– Ad for the Exhibition of Original Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson.
– Neat quarter page ad for Lion Brand collars, cuffs, and shirts.
– Small illustrated ad for Alois P. Swoboda, Physiological exercise.
– And so much more! Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

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Life Magazine – December 6, 1900 (# 944)

Brenda Wiard — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:38:17 +0000

Cover : Man selling trinkets on the street, “Life’s Tips to Royalty”, art by F. W. Read.

– Full page of women’s heads (probably drawn by Charles Dana Gibson) for Life’s Contest of Beauty.
– Editorials refer to the Democrats, Mark Twain, election in Kentucky, Beckham, Harvard Veterinary School, more.
– Great half page artwork cartoon by J. Cassell, two men in country store.
– Full page cartoon “Columbus finds evidence of land” probably by Graf.
– Cartoons by P. Newell, R. Dirks, Gus Dirks, BB, Arnold, R. G. Jennings, more.
– Two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, A widow and her friends, # 9.
– Drama critiques, including little photos of Mme Bernhardt and M. Coquelin.
– Half page cartoon that looks like Dr. Seuss, but is signed CM or MC.
– Full page art cartoon by T. K. Hanna, Jr. “Rivals.”
– Pretty quarter page ad for Redfern corsets, illustrated.
– Small illustrated ad for Rae’s Lucca Oilive Oil.
– And much more 1900 2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!

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Life Magazine – December 13, 1900 (# 945)

Brenda Wiard — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:36:40 +0000

Cover : Not Available.

– Large drawing of flying animals (horse, elephant, monkey, etc.) by Dan Beard.
– Society column, a humorous play on similar features in more serious publications.
– Editorials refer to South Africa, Cuba, war taxes, Harvard and Yale football, more.
– Cartoons by Greening, Kenneth Fowler, Bayard Jones, Kemble, Willmarth, BB.
– The art of criticism, by Peter McArthur.
– In Snow time, poem by Frank R. Batchelder.
– The Cardinal’s Kodak, by Henry Harland.
– Two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, A Widow and her friends, # 10.
– Drama critiques with little photos of Cecilla Loftus, Hilda Spong and Bessie Tyree.
– Full page art cartoon by T. K. Hanna Jr., people in the park.
– Life’s contest of Beauty.
– Life’s Hall of fame.
– In Lapland, a poem from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
– Half page illustrated ad for Defender fancy sheets and pillowcases.
– Small ad for Keeley cure for addiction to alcohol, opium, drugs.
– And so much more! Life humor magazines are great FUN – get ready to grin, giggle and guffaw!

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Life Magazine – December 20, 1900 (# 946)

Brenda Wiard — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:34:37 +0000

Cover : Overbearing wife and hen-pecked husband, art by J. Cassel.

– Full page ad picturing lots of different Colgate toilet articles, such as perfumes.
– Cartoons by Bayard Jones, J. S., C. H. Ebert, Hy Mayer, T. S. Allen, F. T. Richards, R. Dirks, more.
– The satire society column includes such as Mrs. Van Damm Expennse.
– Editorials refer to Major McKinley, Colonel Bryan, Bulwer-Clayton treaty, Standard Oil Company, Panama canal, war on vice in New York, more.
– Excellent full page art cartoon of rich gentleman and daughter on deck of ship, heading to Europe, art by Harrison Fisher.
– A critic’s mistake, by Maurice Edmunds.
– A world loss, Sir Arthur Sullivan is dead.
– Two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, A widow and her friends, # 11.
– Drama, birth of another star, Mary Mannering.
– Full page cartoon series by Greening, weather humor.
– Lovely full page art cartoon by S. Werner, actors.
– Full page ad for things published by Life, including the Gibson calendar.
– Quarter page ad for John Wanamaker reliable shoes.
– Small ad for America’s famous Ypsilanti Health Underwear.
– Nice illustrated quarter page Londonderry Lithia water ad.
– Nice illustrated quarter page Prudential Insurance ad with Gibralter.

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Life Magazine – December 27, 1900 (# 947)

Brenda Wiard — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:33:00 +0000

Cover : Dog pulling milk cart, Life’s Tips to Royalty, art by F. W. Read.

– Half page art of man kissing woman’s hand, she is either sleeping or dead, “The end of a love story”, art by C. Allen Gilbert.
– The satire social column, featuring folks such as Mrs. Bonds to Burn.
– Full page cartoon, the migration of the Latter Day Saints, art by Will Crawford.
– Editorials refer to Life as published in the preceding 18 years, very tongue-in-cheek, including such statement as “Life’s aim in the future shall be to please everybody”
– Full page art cartoon by Harrison Fisher, couple in buggy.
– Cartoons by Gus Dirks, Kemble, F. T. Richards, G. W. Penfield,
– What American civilization is doing, by Isabel Strong.
– Two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, a widow and her friends, # 12.
– Full page art cartoon by Bayard Jones.
– The Day after Christmas, poem by Edward Martin Conley.
– Small ad for Ruinart Champagne.
– Nice small illustrated ad for De Dion-Bouton Motorette car company.

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