Life, 1899-12-02 · page 6 of 44
Life — December 2, 1899 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. The top half features ads for art prints from Curtis & Cameron (Boston), and a competitive advertisement for the New York Evening Post newspaper, claiming it publishes "more live, reliable news each day than any other New York evening paper." The lower half announces **Pearson's Magazine's Christmas issue**, featuring: - An article on Queen Victoria ("Empress of India") - "My First Check" by various authors including Conan Doyle - "A Christmas Ghost Story" by J. Frankfort Moore - Content on the South African War - 112 pages and 100 pictures for 10 cents This represents typical early 1900s magazine promotion and commercial publishing competition rather than political satire.
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FROM A COPLEY PRINT. Copyright, 1899, by Curtis & Cameron. ALSO DONE IN COLCA AFTER THE ORIGINAL PAINTING, In addition to the attractive list of new subjects in their CorLey Prints, the publishers, Messrs, Curtis & Cameron, beg leave to announce three important new serics of art reproductions : The COPL SEPTAS, Selected subjects from the PLL A to Od a int Jists, in @ rich ‘yet delicate brown tone, genenally known as septs, The COPLEY PRINTS IN COLOR. Bett tn after the original paintings, adding the charm of color to the in- trinsic charm of the pritit. The DURER PRINTS. New reproductions of foreign inasterpieces, Sixseries. Uut- rints and Fi sent for 10 cents (stamps), and mintat by Stuart” for 10 cents For sate by ART DEALERS EVERY WHERE. CURTIS & CAMERON, “eercon., Boston, Do you realize in reading your morning paper how much of the news you have read in your EVE- NING POST of the day before ? Do you realize that the New York EVENING POST publishes more live, reltable news each day than any other New York evening paper ? DOOOLDOOOOOOD00 000 DOO ODO DOO OOK = OOD CHRISTMAS NUMBER ,2c5y VICTORIA With Photographs loaned from her own Collections Her Majesty’s Private Life and Work MU FIRST CHECK HALL CAINE CONAN DOYLE MARY WILKINS SARAH GRAND A CHRISTMAS GHOST STORY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR BY J. FRANKFORT MOORE BY H, C, HILLEGASS 112 PAGES to0 PICTURES Ccomicbooks.com