Life, 1898-07-28 · page 2 of 20
Life — July 28, 1898 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page contains primarily **advertisements** rather than editorial cartoons. The top half advertises **Waltham watches**, appealing to patriotism by claiming American soldiers and sailors should carry "the best American watch"—a Waltham. This appears designed to boost sales during a military context (likely WWI era, given the soldier/sailor reference). Below that is an ad for **Scribner's August Fiction Number** (25 cents), featuring a sailor climbing rigging. The bottom section advertises **proofs of original drawings** from Life magazine itself, available framed or unframed on Japanese tissue paper at various prices ($2-$4), with contact information for Life Publishing Company in New York City. No political satire or cartoon commentary is evident on this page.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Every American soldier | and every American sailor should carry the best American watch. The original American watch was a Waltham watch. Waltham watches are now, as they always have been, the | best American watches. Proofs of Original Drawings in LIFE. HESE proofs are hand-printed on Japanese tissue paper. Large double-page Proofs, framed in Gitt, ENGLis# Oak, or a Wuire frame, including transportation within one hundred miles of New York, $4. Sinaller proofs, $2. Proofs without frames, but matted and mounted ready for framing, at half above rates. Send Stamp for LIFE’S Picture Gallery. Proofs same size as Originals in LIFE. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, _ 19 West 3tst Street, N. Y. City. ORITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON soos. HE ACT or comicbooks.com