Life, 1906-12-27 · page 4 of 33
Life — December 27, 1906 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. Life Publishing Company is promoting a picture titled "An Old Love Song," drawn by C. Clyde Forsythe. The headline "You Can Not Buy This Picture" is a marketing hook—the artwork won't be sold separately, but the large print (10x15 inches) will be given free to new subscribers paying $5 annually, if they remit payment before February 1, 1907. The image itself appears to be a sentimental illustration of figures near a building at night, consistent with the romantic title. The page also mentions an alternative: new subscribers can instead select prints from Life's catalogue of 127 drawings for $2.50. This is essentially a **subscription drive advertisement** using exclusivity as an incentive.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
‘Copyvatt 08 Lite Puncnhng Company Aa Ud Live Seng The size of the charming picture (of which this isa reproduction in miniature) is 10\x15 inches. The large print is a sepia phologravure, plate marked. It is hand-printed on Exora steel-plate poper, 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 so 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 31a STREET, NEW YORK CITY stat mat her hist ivt hoo ivh her beat An’ hea silde lavi vilet that th’ pees mor thin cani beer ap A vers O tour wife beer doul was T seco less T ing | over than B onie thea war T shea until for] comicbooks.com