Life, 1910-06-23 · page 6 of 40
Life — June 23, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page announces a special issue of *Life* magazine featuring "Yankee Doodle Number," with cover art by Orson Lowell. The content celebrates the famous Revolutionary War song "Yankee Doodle" by reprinting its opening verse. The satire appears mild by modern standards. The text explains the issue originally started as an Army and Navy publication but was renamed to "Yankee Doodle" to honor the magazine's friends in military service. The accompanying illustrations show patriotic imagery—an eagle and a cartoonish figure in a top hat with weapons and fireworks—typical of American patriotic humor. The page is primarily promotional, advertising upcoming special issues ("Some Coming Numbers") covering various themes. This appears to be wartime-era content, though the specific conflict is unclear from the page alone.
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DSSS “Yankee Doodle Number” Is The Next One The Cover is by SRE ORSON LOWELL, and it carries a tune with it. Yankee Doodle came to town Play it over on your piano, ae and then Obey That Impulse Riding on a pony, immediately by subscribingto He stuck a feather in our cap You'll know it by the air it And called tt-— has. “The best number of LIFE he had ever seen.” High praise that Some Coming Numbers JULY 7—Wild Oats. A wicked and reprehensible number. Tremendously large, almost double the | size of the regular numbers. A great first-of- | the-month special. JULY 14—A Regular. Cover by Croshy. (Gives HIS particular number has had a varied us time to catch up.) JULY 21—Dyspeptics’. Cover by Kilvert. The in- terior decorations of this number ye nothing to be desired. Cure any pain. Apply to the diaphragm. had long been wishing to issue on account of JULY 28—A Regular. Cover by Rea Irwin. AUGUST 4—Midsummer. Another great special. Reckless with midsummer madness. branches of our country’s service. We shall AUGUST 11—Fat Folks’. Cover by Irwin. A rotund and e.. . 7 rollicking tion in revealed wit and humor. still in this number pay due regard to AUGUST 18—Nautical Number. Cover by Phillips. I friend Practically i . Revels in mermaids, sea dogs and ocean spray. Enese IFENs, ractically all we have done | Loaded to the gunwale with a cargo of native bri embryonic career. Jt started off as the Army and Navy number—something that we the number of friends LIFE has in both is to change the name to Yankee Doodle. | | oly Nuwber and the Hell Number, Subscription, $5.00 Canadian, $5.52 Foreign, $6.04 comicbooks.com