Life, 1900-08-23 · page 2 of 20
Life — August 23, 1900 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising rather than satirical content**. The left side features a book advertisement for "Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl"—a play by Clyde Fitch with a portrait and cover lithograph. Below that is "Taken from Life," a cartoon showing a woman striking a man with a stick while he holds a baby, with the caption suggesting domestic discord (unclear specific reference). The right side contains a full-page advertisement for The Prudential Insurance Company, emphasizing prompt claim payments and showcasing statistics from 1899. The insurance ad's imagery—the Rock of Gibraltar symbol—appears designed to project strength and reliability. Overall, this represents typical early-1900s magazine monetization through advertisements mixed with entertainment content.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
BARBARA FRIETCHIE, THE FREDERICK GIRL. Text of the Play in Four Acts by Clyde Fitch. Cover litho- graphed and Shinn's Portrait of Julia Marlowe in colors. Com- plete text. Thir- teen plates of scenes from the celebrated play. Price 50 cents. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 & 21 West Thirty-first Street New York City Taken from Life (Verses and Pictures) “Take Venus. her sweet lipe and eyes, he Above her wine: Yorn laye—tn we for her prize, Bay ~My lor her caddie, er Eighth Thousand Sine 4383 Binding, boards stamped tm gold club atye)y Pages; Ub; Datntdy Wustrated, Prise, etnies Pull texte leathers bape DOUBLEDAY. & McCLURE CO. 141-155 East 2sth Street, N. Y. ‘COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON When You Need Money You usually need it promptly; its value is often doubled if you can get it ‘at once.” Just so in Life Insurance Promptness in the payment of benefit when death occurs is all-important and especial arrangements are made by The Prudential to insure all possible dispatch in the payment of claims. Usually payment is made the day proofs of death are received. Nearly 50,000 Claims were paid during 1899, Paid to policy-holders during 1899, over $6,250,000 Paid to policy-holders total to date, over $42,700,000 Write for particulars of Profit-Sharing Policies, THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA JOHN F. DRYDEN, Pres. HOME OFFICE: Newark, N. J. comicbooks.com