Life, 1907-04-18 · page 34 of 36
Life — April 18, 1907 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page combines **advertisements** with a major **art contest announcement**. The ads feature liquor products (Sanderson's "Mountain Dew" whiskey and Grand Marnier liqueur) typical of early 1900s magazine marketing. The central cartoon depicts a woman confronting an iceman about kissing her maid. The joke reflects anxieties about working-class men (icemen made regular home deliveries) having unsupervised access to female servants. The woman's indignation and threat ("I'd let him—") suggests the social scandal and class tensions around such encounters. This satirizes both the vulnerability of domestic servants and the perceived boldness of delivery workers. The large section announces a **1907 illustration contest** offering $3,500 total ($250 per quotation, twelve entries, plus $500 bonus for best overall). Artists could submit illustrations for famous literary and philosophical quotations. This was typical of *Life*'s efforts to showcase visual talent and engage its artistic audience.
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SANDERSON'S “Mountain Dew”’ in moderation and you will find that the life and force contained in it will be im- “ry | IP THAT ICEMAN ISN'T JUST AWFUL! LOOK AT HIM KISS THE CC THING! HE CERTAINLY HAS HIS NERVE our word. Try for yourself. WITH Ht. IP HE EVER TRIED TO DO THAT TO ME I'D LET HIM—— parted to you. Don't take Try this for a delicious cocktail : Crand Marnier « “LIQUEUR Recognized by all connoisseurs. The finest and most delicious liqueur ever produced. Made in France since 1827 and supplied to every Court in Europe and all the fashion- able society in the world. Sold Everywhere LUYTIES BROTHERS, NEW YORK General Agents K. THE HORRID OF INTEREST TO ARTISTS THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS RE INVITED TO SUBMIT PICTURES ILLUSTRA- OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING QUOTATIONS: $z50 will be paid jor the best illustration of 1. Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel’s as others see us!—Burns. $250 will be paid jor 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 pewer.—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 jor 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 on’t; 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 11. Hope springs eternal in the human breast.—Pope. $250 will be paid for the best illustration of 12. In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.— Tennyson. Two Pundred and fifty Dollars will be paid for the best illustration of each quotation, the awards to be made by the Editors of Lire. five Bundred 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. Illustrations and all correspondence concerning this contest must be addressed to Tur Qvoration Eprror or Lire 17 W. Turery-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 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 also the quotation it is intended to illustrate. Artists should arrange for the return of unsuccessful illustrations, in case their return is desired. Ade new ru and we Whe in cons Whe and the stop an Whe heels Ald O's! comicbooks.com