Life — August 27, 1896 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or satire. It contains four advertisements: 1. **Life's Comedy** — promoting the third issue of Life magazine's "Comedy" series, featuring "The American Family," with illustrations by Gibson, Wenzel, and others. Price: 25 cents. 2. **Framed Proofs** — offering original artwork from Life magazine, available framed or unframed at various prices. 3. **Racycles** — advertising bicycles manufactured by The Miami Cycle Company, priced at $100. 4. **"Chip's Dogs"** — promoting a humorous illustrated book by an artist known as "Chip" from Life magazine, priced at $1.00. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century Life magazine's business model: selling both the magazine itself and related merchandise to readers.