Life, 1891-01-08 · page 15 of 20
Life — January 8, 1891 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **title page/advertisement** for *The Ladies' Home Journal*, not a political cartoon. It promotes the January issue, priced at ten cents, published by Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia. The page lists prominent **contributors** including literary figures (Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Whitcomb Riley), politicians (Ex-President Hayes, General Lew Wallace), and explorers (Henry M. Stanley). The featured illustration shows a fashionably dressed woman in 1890s attire with an elaborate hat and cape. Key content advertised includes serialized stories like "A Golden Gossip" and articles on "Women's Chances as Bread-winners"—reflecting contemporary interest in women's economic roles. A feature on Mrs. Edison (wife of inventor Thomas Edison) showcases the magazine's appeal to middle-class readers curious about prominent families. The claimed circulation of 500,000 copies indicates this was a major mass-market publication. The $1.00 annual subscription offer (with free holiday issues) positioned it as affordable domestic reading material for American households.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
+» ESRRET Ry SP SASINSISINSIASIN SN SISISS SSSI y The Laaugs Home “fournal -—-—For JANUARY. Now Ready on the News Stands Ten Cents a Copy. IAA CONTRIBUTORS Henry M. Stanley, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Ex-President Hayes, Hon. John Wanamaker, Joseph Jefferson, Lawrence Barrett, Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Sarah Orne Jewett, Charles A. Dana, General Lew Wallace, Robert J. Burdette, Mrs. Margaret Bottome, James Whitcomb Riley, George W. Childs, Will Carleton, Edward Bellamy, Mrs. Lyman Abbott, J ulian Hawthorne. DNA AMAA AAAATA NI NI l NAAAMATAATA ( 7| i) AA rN Ray> First Installment of Mrs. Whitney's “A Gotpen Gossip." First Paper on ‘“ Unknown Wives oF er Rm WeLL-KNown Men "—Mrs. Edison, with Portrait. First Paper on ‘“ WomeEn’s CHANCES AS BREAD-WINNEKS.” & “ Queen Victoria at My Tea-Taste,” by Madame Albani-Gye. Circulation now exceeds 500,000 coptes each tissue. 0s \ Send $1.00 for 1891 Subscription, and receive the Thanks. giving and Christmas numbers Free. iS CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, Philadelphia, Pe wy AAMT AAA AAAAAATAATAANATTATAMAMATAATAAA S comicbooks.com