Life, 1902-02-20 · page 2 of 20
Life — February 20, 1902 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. The top half features a Prudential Insurance Company advertisement promoting life insurance that guarantees "An Annual Income" to beneficiaries. The copy emphasizes family financial security—a common insurance sales pitch for the era. The bottom half contains two separate advertisements: one for a "Gilbert Portfolio of Pretty Women" print called "Sylvia" (50 cents), and another for a book titled "Pines of Glory" with favorable newspaper quotes praising it as an engaging story. There is no discernible political cartoon or satire on this page. It represents typical early-20th-century Life magazine content, mixing advertisements with editorial material to generate revenue.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON, UNOER THE ACT OF teet- THE ~S PRUDENTIAL <> 2 (WAS THE ij STRENGTH OF An Annual Income Guaranteed to your wife, children, or other beneficiary, for a number of years or life. Are you anxious for the preservation of your home? You can assure your family of the full benefit of your Life Insurance, and thus afford.them absolute protection. WHAT IT COSTS ) Mi be Mrely and | BenSasp eas Ua oie? Stag Pa ee rae WHEN PAID will fill out and | Nene HOW PAID mail to us the fol- — = PRESIDENT. —- = “It is a delightful tale in every way.” —Army and Navy Journal. CYLVIA, YLVIA is one of the ten heads that compose the GILBERT PORTFOLIO OF PRETTY “The tal th “on 5 ” WOMEN. It is an oval, 8 x 11, carefully printed He AAs Tie: Sesawenio in tone on tinted, heavy paper, and mounted ready , for framing, on heavy green boards; size, 15x19. *¢ There is not a dull paragraph in it.’” —Chicago Tribune. Price, 50 Cents Each “A story that keeps one’s interest from beginning to end.” Life Publishing Company Yee York Brening Sun, 19 West Thirty-first Street NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com