Life — June 17, 1897 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** for Life magazine rather than political satire or commentary. The left side advertises **Hires Rootbeer** with a product bottle illustration. The center announces **Life's Prize Competition** asking readers to vote on "the ten best short poems" in English literature, with the winning list to be beautifully framed and awarded. The right side showcases a **wash drawing by T.K. Hanna, Jr.** titled "Full of Life," depicting what appears to be a figure in period costume (possibly 18th-century dress based on the hat and clothing style). The bottom section offers **framed proofs of original drawings** from Life available for purchase—a mail-order service for readers who want reproductions of the magazine's illustrations. This is essentially a **business/marketing page** rather than editorial commentary.