Life, 1898-02-10 · page 2 of 20
Life — February 10, 1898 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# "Pegasus" Contest No. 3 This page is primarily a **contest advertisement** rather than political satire. Life magazine is running a guessing game where readers identify which sentence from ten Longfellow poem titles matches the illustrated scene. The sketch shows **historical or colonial-era figures** meeting on a beach near a ship, apparently depicting some kind of encounter or negotiation. The contest asks readers to match this illustration to one of the listed Longfellow titles (including "Tales of a Wayside Inn," "The Spanish Student," and "The Norman Baron"). The page also contains **commercial advertisements** for Waltham Watches and Arnold Constable silk products. This was typical Life magazine format: mixing reader-participation contests with advertising content.
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TAKEN FROM LIFE new Ye DOUBLEDAY & arancy “The verses, Address . . . ~ Life Publishing Company 19 and 21 West 31st St., NEW YORK CITY WALTHAM WATCHES. Every watch movement that leaves the factory of the American Waltham Watch Company has the word “Waltham” engraved on the plate. That name is a full guarantee by the Company which has more Watches in use throughout the 4 world than all other American companies combined. For sale by all jewelers. Sen) Constable KC Lyons Silks. Plaid and Stripe Silks, and Cotélé Silks. White Silks. White Satins, Faille for Wedding Gowns, Barré Brocades and Novelties for Bridesmaids’ Dresses. Lyon Printed Foulards. Twills, Pongees Rongeants. and Printed Lyons Silk and Wool Taffetas and Poplins. Proadoy Ass 9tb ot. NEW YORK. WHAT SENTENCE OF LONGFELLOW'S DOES THIS PICTURE ILLUSTRATE ? ‘“PEGASUS”’ CONTEST No. 3. We have selected a sentence from one among ten of Longfellow’s jes of the Poems are as follows : . TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN, . THE SPANISH STUDENT. |» EVANGELINE. . COPLAS DE MANRIQUE. ~. MORITURI SALUTAMUS, . THE SKELETON IN ARMOR. . KERAMOS, » THE BUILDING OF THE stip, . THE BELFRY OF BRU . THE NORMAN BARON, nce is i ated ina way which, able to Longfetlow himself. CONDITIONS. us." care of LIFE, and return to “P " t, New Y uid be taken to have 1 jew York, nt uupons not properly filled out. and which Title of Poem................ xact words selected to illustrate the picture, vill not be considered. The exact sentence illus- ) trated by this picture \ There is ni The picture, in each instance, must accompany the coupon, ‘This contest will close on Satu Name of Sender. February 26th. No coupons leceived after noon of that day considered.