Life, 1898-06-16 · page 2 of 20
Life — June 16, 1898 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising and announcements** rather than satirical content. The main elements include: 1. **War Atlas advertisement** (left): Promotes a Rand-McNally atlas covering Cuba, Spain, Philippines, America, and China—clearly referencing the Spanish-American War (1898) and contemporaneous conflicts in Asia. 2. **"Gloria Victis" novel advertisement** (center-top): Promotes a new novel by J.A. Mitchell, Life's editor, with positive reviews. 3. **Central illustration**: A childlike figure labeled "BLIND" holding a cane—appears to be advertising original drawings from Life, available framed or unframed. 4. **Right column**: Various advertisements including a poetry book, Life Binder, and Omaha Exposition details. The "Blind" figure's meaning is unclear from context alone—it may reference the quality of the artwork or be a visual pun, but the specific satirical point isn't evident.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
LIFE NOW READY The RAND-McNALLY WAR ATLAS OF CUBA, SPAIN, THE PHILIPPINES, AMERICA, CHINA. This Atlas contains the latest and finest colored and indexed maps on a large scale of all the countries and islands of interest in the Spanish-American War now on, and in the struggle for do- minion in China and Korea. Also, AColored Plate of National Flags, etc. etc. Each map 14x2! inches, except that of the United States, which is 11x14. Each map is up to date, printed in the best style on good paper, and indexed on the margin and bound in strong paper covers. ONLY A QUARTER Send Twenty-five Cents to Life Publishing Co. 19 West 3ist Street, NEW YORK. A New Novel by J. A. MITCHELL, Editor of LIFE. GLORIA VICTIS 12mo. 81.26. “Tt is worth reading, and h imulating both to the aspirations and the sympathies.” — Pioneer Press, St. Paul. “ «Gloria Vict is one of those books we read, think about, and discuss, if possible, with anoth —Chronicle, Binghamton x ¥. A. Mitchell, the editor of Life, has a sprightly style and a yel —Erening Bulletin, Philadelphia, “Tt is a clever book; every reader will find it entertaining ; many will discover in it the fulfillment of a serious literary motive —Philadtelphia Press, “Tt begins well, but wanders from the path of inte: and lily increases in idiocy after the fourth ¢ er. a to ibners ever published it.” —San Francisco Call. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, 153-157 Fifth Ave. N. Y. such a firm as'the § SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. . .“Senggt Limite.” LUXURY, COMFORT, SPEED. For California, Arizona, Mexico, Japan, China, Around the World. 349 Broapway, anv 1 Battery Prace (Washington Building), New Yorn. Proofs of the Original Drawings FROM LIFE Framed or Unframed. These proofs of any of the Orig- inal Drawings in Lire are hand. printed on Japan paper, mounted on boards and matted, ready for fram- ing. These originals are not to be confounded with the cheaper prints cut from books and back numbers of Lirs. Proofs are the same size as|_ illustrations in LIFE. Price, framed in either gilt, Eng- lish oak or white enamel, $4.00; unframed, $2.00. The smaller drawings at half these rates. Orver or Your BooksEL.er + OR... Life Publishing Co. 19 & 21 Weat 3ist Street, NEW YORK. 19 and 21 West 3ist St., VERSES NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY & McCLURE Co. wm pece xevee penetit of the readers of LIFE, a at Life Publishing Co., Dew York OMAHA EXPOSITION A Suggestlon—Go to the Rocky Mo tains for your vacation and stop Omaha on the way to see the Expy sition, It can be done so comfortaby. COLORADO OUTINGS THE YELLOWSTONE PARK are titles of Illustrated descriptive bod Jets, which will be sent free with a fold about the Exposition, on application P. 8. EUSTIS, General Passenger Act ©.B.&Q.R.R. CHICAGO, ILL. LIFE BINDER CHEAP, STRONG AND DURABLE. Will Mold 26 Numbers. Matled to any part of the United States ! 81.00. Address Offiee of ‘‘ LIFE,”