Life, 1909-06-17 · page 31 of 32
Life — June 17, 1909 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a promotional page advertising upcoming special issues of Life magazine. The main cartoon features a cherubic female figure tending a garden—a visual metaphor for Life's upcoming "Garden Number," which will cover spring/summer outdoor themes. The page announces four themed issues: - **Fourth of July Number** (patriotic content) - **Spooks' Number** (ghost/supernatural stories) - **Cooks' Number** (food and gastronomy) - **Improper Number** (likely risqué humor, followed by a "Chorus Girl Number") The text uses playful language comparing Life magazine itself to gardening—readers must "meet it halfway" because producing good content requires effort, just as growing plants does. Each issue features a colored cover by named illustrators (Flagg, Church, Irvin, Phillips, Kilvert), emphasizing Life's status as a premium illustrated publication with renowned artists. This is essentially sophisticated advertising masquerading as editorial content—a common practice in magazines of this era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Life’s Garden Number With a Colored Cover by James Montgomery Flagg NEXT WEEK This is the time of year when you have that Out Door feeling. Your mind begins to take on a vernal aspect. In fact, you don’t care how green you feel. But—did you ever try to raise anything ina Garden? If you have, you will know that you always have to meet Nature half way. Although that thrifty dame never goes out on strike, she expects you to do some of the work. Now that’s the way with the next number of Life. You must meet it half way, only—it isn’t work, it’s all play. A sunshiny number. COMING! July 1. Fourth of July Number = August 19. Improper Number Colored Cover by Church Colored Cover by Kilvert udish, his number i i ; ; f { 5 i } | } i In this number, patriotism tingles from every type. If you are at all p But it isn't the patriotism that believes in shooting off shock in every colur Not has ever dangerous fireworks, Pictorial to the last line. seen in country. Of course, if you have bi urope, you may mind. We have ’ re owever, ly. This opportunity July 22. Spooks’ Number docs not ocesrveryolten. Ne prepdied. Colored Cover by Irvin . . : i Right after the Improper Number will follow the Sh——! Ghosts galore. Spirits walking over every Chorus Girl number. We have put it after the Im page. You may think this number is a dead one. Ani proper yet it is very much alive. Direct communication with cant . all the frisky spirits of the other world, White Way, the Midnight and—bat we will reveal their secrets later. oN July 29. Cooks’ Number In th ne, if you ar say thin summer, : ie don't f c of address. tis Colored Cover by Phillips our experience th an stand almost Full of nourishment. Warranted to cure dyspepsia, anything better than to miss one number of LIFE. Of chronic stomach and heartache. —A_ gastronomical course we can’t help that, if you don't sen¢ gi i Laugh and grow fat over it. We'll tickle you all summer, if you will only + word galaxy of glorious gleams. comicbooks.com