Life, 1907-03-07 · page 4 of 52
Life — March 7, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and a contest announcement**, not political satire. The left side advertises Sanderson's "Mountain Dew" beverage, featuring a caricatured figure (possibly a Scottish Highlander based on the "dew" reference) promoting the drink's vitality. The right side announces "The Silent War," a serialized story by John Mitchell appearing in Life Publishing Company, with an illustration showing figures in dramatic confrontation. Below is a major contest: **Life is offering $3,500 total** for artists to submit illustrations of famous quotations. Prizes range from $250-$500 per illustration, with specific quotes listed (from writers like Benjamin Franklin, Lord Bacon, Aaron Hill, Dryden, Herrick, Moore, Pope, and Tennyson). The deadline is July 1, 1907. This reflects Life's dual function as both satirical publication and literary magazine seeking visual art contributions.
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SANDERSON’S “ Mountain Dew” in moderation and you will find that the life and force contained in it will be imparted to you. Don’t take our word. Try for yourself. THE SILENT WAR By JOHN AMES MITCHELL Author of "Amos Judd," “The Pines of Lory," “Villa Claudia,” ete FROM THE DEPTHS Ames Mitchell has still further revealed the constructive skill, te literary workmanship which characterize his Amos Judd i y. The present work deals in an entertaining and di - nal vein with the great social and econom ‘Sof our time—the masses against * “Interwoven with his treatment of these questions is a dainty and | c love story of surpassing charm."—drmy and Navy Journal. $1.50 Postpaid LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY OF INTEREST TO ARTISTS THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT PICTURES ILLUSTRA- TING ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS, $250 will be paid jor the best illustration of 1. Oh wad some power the giftie gie us ‘To sce oursel’s as others see us!—Burns. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 2. When lovely woman stoops to folly. —Goldsmith. $250 will be paid jor the best illustration of 3. God helps them that help themselves. —Benjamin Franklin. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 4. Knowledge is power.—Lord Bacon. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 5. In the adversity of our best friends we often find something which does not displease us.—de Rochefoucauld. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 6. Those who dance must pay the piper.—Old Proverb. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 7. For if she will, she will, you may depend ont; And if she won't, she won't; so there's an end on't.—Aaron Hill. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 8. None but the brave deserves the fair.— Dryden. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 9. But ne'er the rose without the thorn.—Herrick. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 10. But there’s nothing half so sweet in life As love's young dream.—Moore. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of Tl. Hope springs eternal in the human breast.—Pope. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 12. In the Spr a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.—Tennyson. also the quotation it is intended to illustrate. Two Hundred and fifty Dollars will be paid for the hest illustration of each quotation, the awards to be made by the Editors of Lire. five Dundred Dollars Additional will be paid for the best of these twelve drawings. The method of awarding this prize will be announced later. If one or more of the quotations should fail to inspire illustrations suitable for use in Lire, there will in that particular case, or cases, be no award. Mlustrations and all correspondence concerning this contest must be addressed to Tue Qvoration Eprror or Lire 17: W. Tuirty-rirst Srreer New York Crry and must be received not later than July first, 1907. The awards will be made immediately after that date. ‘The illustrations may be made in any medium—line, wash, oils or color—although it should be borne in mind that they are to be reproduced in black-and-white; and they should also be of a size suitable for reduction to about thirteen inches wide by eight inches high. Any artist may illustrate as many of the quotations as he pleases, and may send more than one illustration of any quotation. The accepted and paid for illustrations, together with all rights of publication, become absolutely the property of Lire. Each illustration should bear the name and address of the artist and Artists should arrange for the return of unsuccessful illustrations, in case their return is desired. comicbooks.com