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Life Magazine – February 23, 1905 (# 1165) – NO DATE!

Mark — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 20:50:23 +0000

Cover : Teddy Roosevelt acting manly for Lady America, art by J. M. Flagg

This issue has a major publication error! The publishers forgot to put the normal date and masthead on the top of the cover!
Full page ad for Pierce Cars (They are called Pierce Great Arrow Cars, this is prior to the company name Pierce-Arrow).
Half page artwork by Bayard Jones, father said he had remargined so often that he had better buy you outright.
The winning caption in the contest, Charles Dana Gibson artwork of old man serenading young woman in canoe.
Full page art or cartoon art by F. T. Richards (February), F. W. Read (At the Amateur theatricals … will my husband object to your making love to me?)
Two page centerspread art by James Montgomery Flagg, The Brigands, holding up Uncle Sam.
Some current events include : Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes declined the rectorship of St. Paul’s School at Concord, St. Paul’s doesn’t allow its boys to read LIFE (editor says this is probably wise).
And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1905 content – fun!

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Life Magazine – January 19, 1905 (# 1160) – Automobile Number!

Brenda Wiard — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:42:20 +0000

Cover : Car related comic art by Albert Levering, In a thousand years, Small horses are now pets.

– AUTO NUMBER (lots of car ads and other automotive content!).
– Artists and cartoonists include Herbert Johnson, Charles Dana Gibson (I believe), William H. Walker, C. J. Budd, W. M. Balfour-Ker (two page center spread – very cute “Trouble with the sparker” – like running out of gas on a date), E. N. Clark, Edward Windsor Kemble, J. R. Shaver (lighter art than in later years), James Montgomery Flagg, Raymond Crosby (full page), and others.
– Full page photographic Decauville car ad, photo, Standard Automobile company.
– Editorial topics include the Japanese-Russian war, Port Arthur, Senator John Raines of Canandaigua, William H. Baldwin, more.
– His voyage, what an old sailor had to say about his auto ride.
– Life’s only libel suit, pertaining to Iroquois theater fire story in January 21, 1904.
– Directions for running an automobile.
– A large number of car ads – great issue for that.
– Half page American Mercedes automobiles ad.
– Half page White Steam car ad.
– Quarter page Pope automobiles ad, Pope Waverly Electrics.
– Half page Northern Automobiles ad, Detroit.
– Half page Rambler Surrey type car ad.
– Full page Columbia electric vehicle company ad, cars.
– Full page Waltham manufacturing company car ad, five models shown.
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1905 content – fun!

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Life Magazine – May 18, 1905 (# 1177) – Valentine Sandberg – Spring ride

Brenda Wiard — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:39:37 +0000

Cover : Interesting pastel blue and green artwork of horses pulling large carriage, art by Valentine Sandberg, no date printed on this cover.

– This issue has a number of nice illustrated car ads including Autocar (1/4 page), Oldsmobile (1/4 page), Cadillac (1/4 page), Pope (1/2 page), Peerless (1/4 page), Waltham (full page).
– Cute quarter page Pneumatic golf ball ad with golf ball art.
– Nice quarter page Underberg Boonekamp bitters liqueur.
– Small Loftis Diamond cutters ad, Diamonds on credit, win a heart.
– Cartoons by Albert Guillaume, Art Young, Wm. H. Walker, F. T. Richards, F. W. Read, Horace Taylor, M. S. K., Bradford (with mouse), Harrison Cady, Leppert, Ike Morgan, Albert Levering, E. Warde Blaisdell, Norman E. Jennett, more.
– Cool quarter page ad for Evans Vacuum Cap guaranteed to increase growth of hair (for bald men) – I suspect it reduced hair coverage!
– A dog detective, Scip the bird dog, from the Boston Record.
– Quarter page James McCutcheon ad for French Lingerie at the Linen Store, with prices.
– Editorials refer to Americans addicted to money making, Andrew Carnegie, others, John Gates, Charley Schwab, bull market.
– On the threshold, by Tom Masson.
– Heart to Heart talk by Jno. Peter Haines.
– Two page center spread art by Charles Dana Gibson, The New Hat.
– The latest books, reviewed by J. B. Kerfoot.
– The Isle of Rest, by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow.
– Full page art cartoon by C. L. Budd, Home Sweet Home.
– Dr. Slater’s Chloroform Institute, for the benefit of persons who have outlived their usefulness.
– Full page Sorosis shoes ad, illustrated.
– Full page color Kodak ad with Dutch scene drawn by Edward Penfield.

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