Life, 1910-10-27 · page 5 of 44
Life — October 27, 1910 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **magazine subscription advertisement**, not a cartoon or satirical content. It appears in *Life* magazine and promotes a bundle offer from The Curtis Publishing Company. The ad pitches two publications: - *The Ladies' Home Journal* (24 issues biannually) - *The Saturday Evening Post* (52 weekly issues) Together they total 76 magazines annually for $3—positioning them as comprehensive family entertainment covering different demographics: the Journal "for the child, girl and woman" and the Post "for the young man and man." The pitch emphasizes value ("Can you do more with your Christmas money?") and circulation credentials ("over nine million copies sold each month"), typical of early 20th-century magazine marketing. There is no satire or political commentary—this is straightforward commercial advertising.
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76 Magazines For 3 Dollars No two magazines can so completely supply the whole family as The Ladies’ Home Journal, - 24 numbers complete magazi very two weeks) The Saturday Evening Post, - 52 numbers (A complete magazi 76 numbers THE JOURNAL for the child, girl and woman; THE POST for the young man and man. And you have the best—the undisputed leader in each field, of which over nine million copies are sold each month. Can you do more with your Christmas money? Send three dollars now, for a full year of 76 complete magazines, to The Curtis Publishing Company Philadelphia