Life, 1904-01-07 · page 5 of 36
Life — January 7, 1904 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertising, not political satire**. The top half advertises hand-colored platinum prints after artist Bayard Jones—four titled works ("The Broken Lease," "Between the Devil and the Deep Sea," "Fishing Time," "Lovers' Lane") priced at $3.00 each, sold by Life Publishing Co. The bottom half promotes "Cirillo," a romance novel by Effie Douglas-Putnam set in Florence. The description emphasizes it's "exquisitely told" and "handsomely printed" in red leather and gold binding, priced at $1.25. Both advertisements target upper-middle-class readers interested in artistic prints and literary entertainment. The page demonstrates how *Life* magazine supplemented editorial content with luxury goods advertising aimed at affluent subscribers.
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HAND COLORED PLATINUM PRINTS after BAYARD JONES Copyright, 1903, Lice “The Broken Leaso” “The Broken Lease’ “Between the Devil and the Deep Sea” “Fishing Time” “Lovers’ Lane” Copyright, 1m, Life “Fishing Time” Matted in Grey ready for framing $3.00 EACH Life Publishing Co. 19 West 31st Street New York Amat. - Copyright, 1903, Life Copyright, 1900, Life “Between tho Devil and the Deep Sea” “ Lovers’ Lano” CIRILLO By EFFIE DOUGLAS-PUTNAM A delightful romance of musical and artistic life in Modern Florence. Exquisitely told in simple, direct English. An international love-affair depicted from the cheerful rather than the cynical point of view. Handsomely printed and luxuriously bound in red leather and gold. Price $1.25, from all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 West Thirty-First Street New York City comicbooks.com