Life, 1910-09-15 · page 36 of 40
Life — September 15, 1910 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **cover announcement and subscription page** from Life magazine, a major American satirical weekly. The page promotes upcoming content rather than presenting completed cartoons. **Key Content:** The main feature advertised is "The Violet Girl" by C. Coles Phillips, a popular illustrator of the era known for stylized female figures. The accompanying silhouette shows his characteristic art deco style—an elegantly posed woman in profile. **"Our Autumn Program"** lists upcoming themed issues (Sky Number, Auto Models, Plumage, Witches, Thanksgiving, Horse Show), reflecting Life's practice of publishing special numbers around seasonal topics and current events. **"The Furbelow Number"** (dated Sept. 22) is presented as a response to the previous issue, humorously claiming superiority while refusing to reveal its contents—a tongue-in-cheek advertisement for the magazine's wit and humor. The bottom section provides **subscription information** at various rates, indicating Life's business model as a premium publication requiring paid subscriptions rather than newsstand-only distribution.
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Next week look for The Violet Girl By C. Coles Phillips This violet girl will cover a multitude of shins, thins and sins. A most delectable girl and a most delectable number—Namely Dis ae Our Autumn Program The Furbelow Sept. 29. Sky Number. A Highflyer. Oct. 6 Regular. Containing Announce- Number ments of New Auto Models for 19th Double culation _ - HHucior Cote, Decaehablosie DATED SEPT. 22 dom. Ignited by torpedo. joke : | ; tem. Poetic base. Capacity We are issuing this number as a sort of for a million readers. Fully in- antidote to the present one. (Not that we follc sured against worry. take anything back. Never! But merely to vici: Oct. 13, Plumage. — Another concession show that we are broad minded cnough to care to mere woman, isste two woman's numbers to onc man’s.) : Yet. 27, Witches’. A shuddering sym- Shall we describe the contents of this num- with phony in circumambient shivers. her? After mature deliberation we have rare Thanksgiving. — Wonder if we decided not to give away any of its secrets: cove will ever get away from this in- consisting as they do of marvellously meri- evitable Thanksgiving number? eae ; -feetati i Oaly a. Kind’ Providence cond torious and multiplying manifestations of wit, friendly government permit this witl wisdom, humor, cheer—rippling with revelry, outrage radiant with rollicking and redundant raciness Noy. 10. Horse Show. Another inevitable Besides, we don’t just happen yet to know annual. ‘The advertising depart- what isgoingintoit. That's one of the reasons ment is responsible for this. why weare confident it is going to be so good; Nov. 17, We are debating whether to issue for at the last moment all the ideas in the that already famous | humorous world then on top will come sweeping in, number right here. It’s too seri- ; Se a Puneet Useide eho and with one fell swoop we shall gather them Will let you know a little late together and put them all in this number. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE Mention the matter to yournewsdealer, If you are afraid to take too many idle moment, when you chances, send $1.00 NOW and get toying with your check book, make : weer out acheck for five dollars and send LI for three months. (Canadian, E $1.13; Foreign, $1.26. Open only Or mention the matter to your post- to new subscribers; no subscriptions master, and send in a money order. renewed at thisrate. 7hisoffer is net.) Just want to be a subscriber. Pretty soon you will be obeying that impulse involuntarily. LIFE, 17 W. 31st Street, New York One Year $5.00 Canadian $5.52 Foreign $6.c4 comicbooks.com