Life, 1906-11-08 · page 19 of 30
Life — November 8, 1906 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **subscription advertisement** rather than political satire. Life magazine is promoting a promotional offer for new subscribers. The page features a sepia photogravure titled "An Old Love Song"—a sentimental scene depicting figures in what appears to be a domestic or romantic setting viewed through a window, photographed by C. Cirde Syckes. **The Sales Pitch:** The "picture will not be sold" separately, but Life offers it as a **free premium** to new annual subscribers paying $5.00 before February 1, 1907. The large print (19x24 inches, hand-printed on steel-plate paper) is framed-ready. **Alternative offer:** New subscribers could instead select prints from Life's catalog (127 reproductions available) valued at $2.50. This reflects early-1900s magazine marketing strategies: offering high-quality art reproductions as subscription incentives to attract readers in a competitive publishing market. The dramatic headline "You Cannot Buy This Picture" is a marketing hook—creating exclusivity through subscription-only availability.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Can Not Buy: This Picture ‘Copyright, 10%, Life PuBEublng Company Ar Cd Gove Song The size of the charming picture (of which this isa reproduction in miniature) is 104x15 inches. The large print is a sepia photogravure, plate marked. It is hand-printed on Exora steel-plate paper, 19x24, ready for framing. The Picture Will Not Be Sold But the large print will be delivered, carriage prepaid, to every new sub- scriber to LIFE at $5.00 a year, if we receive the remittance before February 1, 1907. In place of "An Old Love Song,” new subscribers may, if they 0 prefer, select prints from our catalogue to the value of $2.50. ‘The handsome little catalogue of LIFE’S PRINTS, with miniature reproductions of 127 drawings, will be sent to any address on application. LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 17 WEST 31% STREET, NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com