Life, 1910-04-07 · page 6 of 76
Life — April 7, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** for Life magazine itself, not political satire. The top section advertises an upcoming "Garden Number" issue (priced at 10 cents), featuring decorative illustrations of potted flowering plants with women's faces/hats. The main text uses deliberately archaic, playful slang ("Achoo!" "Sprig is cobing") to promote the magazine with humor. It invites new subscriptions, offering a three-month trial for one dollar. The section "Congratulations" mentions an "Improper Number" was previously published and teases an upcoming "Good-Goody Number" as something unusual and noteworthy. A cupid illustration appears alongside subscription information. This is essentially **house advertising**—Life promoting itself to potential subscribers—rather than satirical commentary on external political or social events.
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Sprig is cobing, Achoo! We would like to egspress to you how we lig the next nubber—full of grad tigs and growing jests. id a wonder. Evertig id dis nubber is fresh—achoo! The cubber Better Obey dat Impulg and be a regular subgriber—Achoo! It’s a bonderful nubber. Congratulations apropos of that Improper Num- ber are still coming in. Shall we ever issue another? We think not. But— The Good-Goody Number is coming. Don't be frightened. It isn't going to be so bad as that. But it is going to be very unusual, And will contain many things that— But wait and see. Subscription $5.00 Order erdy fromg your newddeeler. LEAD THE FIVE DOLLAR LIFE Every once in a while we put a coupon to one of these pages, to give our prospective new subscribers a chance. We haven’t done this now for several weeks. Sorry to keep so many waiting. Just put your name and address in the proper place, and enclose any kind of money, and from the day it’s received your name will be enrolled on that joyous royster whereon are the names of the lovers of LIFE. Remember, you don’t have to agree with everything that LIFE does. Your best friend has his little peculiarities. So have you, for that matter. The main point is that there are more good things in LIFE than in any other paper in the world. Enclosed find Send Life for three months one dollar. Besides there is always a moment coming when you need to be Reinforced by Cheer. That’s our business. something also, But dental. You'll learn that’s inci- So here goes! Open only to new subscribers ;_no subscriptions renewed at this rate Canadian $5.52 Foreign $6.04 comicbooks.com