Life, 1905-01-05 · page 33 of 36
Life — January 5, 1905 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **contest announcement and advertising layout** rather than political satire. The main content is a Gibson drawing contest offering a $500 prize for the best title for an illustration depicting a romantic scene by a river—a man serenading a woman in a boat. The cartoons present are: 1. **Top illustration**: A classical romantic scene (untitled, seeking reader suggestions) 2. **Bottom cartoon**: "More Than He Could Stand"—a burglar emerging from hiding to ask a lady for bromo-seltzer for his stomach, a humorous domestic intrusion scene The page is dominated by **product advertisements** (Welch's Grape Juice, Liebig's Extract of Beef, Blair's Pills for gout) and promotional offers for Life Publishing Company's prints and catalogs. This reflects Life's business model: satirical content mixed with commercial endorsements. The contest itself served dual purposes—generating reader engagement and selling subscriptions.
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’ Grape Punch 7 Serve Welch's Grape Punch New Year's Day Grapoduice,onequare Servo ico. coud tt panch to sliced orange and pincappto. You will Hid this bevermse une Squnied, Ho euro you eet WEICH’S when ordering of Your druggist or grocer ITS PUNEL Dookiet wittiforty rece tpen frees Son: bottle by tall ten conte Welch Grape Tuice Co. Westfield, N.Y. [{ WELCH’S | GRAPE JUICE. pe a A - Copyright, 1904, Lire What Is a Good Title for! This Gibson Drawing? The picture has no title. LIFE wants the best one that can be suggested. It is not a puzzle picture. The title may be a word, a line, a verse or a quotation. No suggestion for a title will be Th, hi ts. Mr. Charles Dana Gibson considered unless accompanied by the abe appropriate draws regularly for LIFE, the COMPANY'S Five Dollars to pay for a year's 2 A leading illustrated, hi d subscription to LIFE. Subscrip- title will receive a satire! "journal of ithe world, EXTRACT OF BEEF tions may begin at any time, The Christmas and other extra| | Ask for LIEBIG COMPANY'S, The best title will be determined e by the Editors of LIFE from titles Z munbes'ot MIFEvare seat issu |], Netisimply eee submitted in the competition. Write cr { e scribers without additional charge. | [JUST AS GOODS ARE WORTHLESS your title on an envelope, with your Send ten cents now for the copy name and address inside. Enclose of LIFE which will ccntain the i P Cored to STAT CURED. So Medicices both with your remittance for sub- Beck £4 ree. of scription. Suggestions must reach announcement of the result of this eee LIFE. before February |, 1905. contest. Your name and address = : _ ee The result will be announced in eo GOUT & RHEUMATISM LIFE for February 23, 1905. mailed to you as soon as issued. | [tat Great English Remedy oy ig) In addition to the opportunity to gain the $500 prize, EvERY cosperiror witt receive, Pree or cnarcr, |[BLAIR'S PILLS beg ‘\ an artist's proof of the picture, hand-printed on 17x21 India paper, plate-marked ready for framing. | |SeterSurer Effective. 50c. & $1. fill RUGGISTS, cr 224 Wit aS LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY jam 17 West Thirty-First Street New York City An artistically printed catalogue, containing 136 miniature reproductions of prints and proofs by Gibson, Gilbert, Clay, field, Harrison Fisher, Crosby and others, published by LIFE, will be seat to any address on receipt of ten cents, A h will be of service in the selection of holiday gifts. Ls HERE hasn't been a funnier thing than this burglar picture printed in years. It is repro- duced in colors, matted for framing; size 15 x 13 inches; mailed to any address on receipt of 50 cents : ; LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY Wore Thae He Coula Stand 17 West Thirty-First Street STOLEN SWEETS, Burglar (comin out from his hiding-place): Pardon After G. Alan Olibert. me, lady, but if you will just give me a little bromo- NEW YORK CITY Fac-simile in Color, 15 in. by 2vin. $1.50, seieper to settle soy atoemacls, 1 get Ont of Rare an) St LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 17 W. 3ter ST., N. Ye comicbooks.com