Life, 1902-01-16 · page 2 of 20
Life — January 16, 1902 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Content Analysis This page is primarily **advertising rather than satirical content**. It contains three advertisements: 1. **"Annual Sale of Household Linens"** by James McCutcheon & Co.—promoting Irish table linens and damask with a 25% reduction, available throughout January. 2. **"The Pines of Lory"** (right)—a book review praising J.A. Mitchell's novel as a piece of clever fiction combining mystery, picturesqueness, and humor. 3. **"A Portfolio of Heads"** by C. Allan Gilbert—advertising a collection of ten sketches of beautiful women, priced at five dollars, available through picture and book sellers. The page reflects early 20th-century *Life* magazine's mixed model of editorial content and paid advertising, rather than presenting political satire or commentary.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACY OF 1801. Annual Sale of Household Linens [:27-- At “*The Linen Store.” A large quantity of the celebrated Irish Table Linen made by John S. Brown & Sons, and several large lots from two of the foremost Scotch manufacturers, including Cloths and Napkins in all sizes, and Table Damask by the yard, are offered at 25% REDUCTION from regular prices, Exceptional values in hemstitched Linen Sheets and Pillow Cases of Flemish and Irish manufacture ; also in hemmed and hemstitched Linen Towels—all in a wide range of qualities and prices. Anda very full line of Blankets from the best Eastern and Western Mills réduced for this Annual Sale, This Sale Will Continue During Entire Month of January. Our 24-page Booklet, describing the goods in detail and mentioning prices, will be mailed on request. Mail Orders for any of the goods offered at this Sale will receive our most careful attention. We deliver all purchases free to any point within 100 miles of New York. JAMES McCUTCHEON & CO., ** ‘New vere, St" “The Pines of Lory ’’ possesses that inde- finable something that takes the reader out of himself and into the world the author has created. All else is forgotten in perusing this strange tale of the casting away of aman and a woman, strangers but for a day’s ac- quaintance, upon an island which they alone inhabit, from which they cannot escape, and where they find a house furnished with rare tapestries and art treasures, and a dead man who has considerately provided his coffin and dug his own grave. The author is Mr. J. A. Mitchell, of Lire, whose “Amos Judd” is not forgotten, and who combines mystery, picturesqueness and, humor in a piece of clever fiction over which the reader knows no pause, —Detroit Free Press. work of art. , Price, Five Dollars, carriage prepaid. From all Picture and Book Sellers, or on receipt of remittance, from 19 West Thirty-first Street PORTFOLIO OF HEADS By C. ALLAN GILBERT UNIQUE Collection in Portfolio Form of Ten Sketches of Beautiful Women, by the author of “Overheard in the Wittington Family.” Each of the sketches is in itself an artistic treasure. Not only are the subjects themselves beautiful, but the reproduction of Mr. Gilbert’s pictures and the method of mounting make each one a veritable Each head is an oval, 8x15, carefully printed in tone on tinted, heavy paper, and mounted ready for framing, on heavy, neutral board, 15x 19. The portfolio itself is a handsome production, with special design and lettering by Mr. Gilbert. LI FE PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com