Life, 1910-06-02 · page 8 of 56
Life — June 2, 1910 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page advertises an upcoming "Courtship Number" of *Life* magazine, using playful illustrations and copy to promote romantic content. The text addresses young men, offering advice on courtship with phrases like "Do you spoon?" (a dated term for intimate kissing/cuddling). The accompanying sketches show a dog and cherubs/cupids—generic symbols of love and romance rather than specific political references. The writing employs *Life*'s characteristic satirical tone, mixing practical dating advice with gentle mockery of courtship conventions. The "Coming Numbers" list mentions themes like "Yankee Doodle" and "Fat Folks'"—likely referring to special thematic issues. This is primarily a subscription promotion emphasizing romantic content as entertainment, typical of *Life*'s satirical approach to social behavior.
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Courtship Number Next Week Ta- in a-De-Da! to Do you spoon? j If you should meet a beautiful young girl with a million in her own right, in a lonely seaside resort, or in some mountain fastness, would you know how to treat her? . THE NET RESULT. Young man, your entire future may rest on whether you make sure to get the next number of LIFE or not. Every form of kissing, and all the assorted shades of bliss, are served up in this number. As we write our - Coming Numbers : heart beats faster and the color mantles our Yankee Doodle cheeks, for Love is the theme. Dyspeptics’ Perchance you have heard of Love. It has Fat Folks’ been mentioned occasionally in LIFE in the Nautical past, but never has it received the consideration Men’ : fi ° i" * Men’s Rights it will have in the Great Courtship Number, . a TS Wild Oats out next Tuesday. Auto You will learn how to seize her and squeeze Midnight her and please her, you will learn how to court her in style. You will learn how to kiss her and never to miss her and win her completely Adam and Eve Goody Goody meanwhile. Don't wait—order the number now, if you fica don’t happen to be a regular subscriber—which you ought to be, by the way. Subscription, $5.00 Canadian, $5.52 Foreign, $6.04