Life, 1911-03-02 · page 6 of 52
Life — March 2, 1911 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily an **advertisement for Life magazine's circulation and subscription details**, not a political cartoon. The decorative header shows a train labeled "LIFE" moving across the country, with a figure riding atop it—a visual metaphor for how the magazine distributes nationwide. The main text explains **when Life magazine arrives at newsstands** across different regions of the United States and Canada, ranging from Tuesday morning in New York to Thursday/Friday on the Pacific Coast. This was necessary information for readers wanting to purchase the weekly publication, as distribution depended on railroad accessibility. The advertisement emphasizes Life's "largest news-stand circulation of any other ten-cent weekly," promoting subscription rates ($5.00 domestically, $5.52 Canadian, $6.04 foreign). It's essentially a practical guide for readers about availability.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
At What Hour Can You Buy Life, No Matter Where You Are? VERY reader of Life likes to know at what hour of the day and the week he can be safe in asking for his favorite paper at his newsdealer’s. Roughly speaking, Life is on sale in all the Eastern States on Tuesday from earlyin the morning until the early afternoon, according to the location and accessibility of the place by railroads. In the Middle States Life is on sale as a rule about Tuesday noon, but in some cases not until Wednesday morning. In Maine on Wednesday. In Colorado on Wednesday afternoon, usually from about three P. M., and along the Pacific Coast, not until Thursday or Friday. In the Southern States from Wednesday morning up to Thursday afternoon, according to location. In brief, Life begins to be sold in New York City on Tuesday morning of each week, and the cry is taken up in an ever-widening circle until Friday, when the Pacific Coast is reached. LIFE’S TIME TABLE (Showing the hour that Life is on sale in some of the principal cities of the United States and Canada.) New York, - - - Tuesday, 11 A. M. Boston, - - Tuesday, noon Philadelphia, - - Tuesday, 2:30 P. M. Chicago, - - Tuesday, 1:30 P. M. Portland, Oregon, - - Thursday, 10 A. M. San Francisco, Cal., - - Thursday, 9 A. M. AND NOW Just a word about LIFE’S Time Table. We have been getting letters from all parts cf the country asking us why in (fill in bere with all the profane silences you know) we omitted to mention the name of certain places where E can be bought. Friends, please rive us time. This page is limited in We should like to give the name of every place in the universe where buy LI .' We are not. by the way. printing the names of places in the order of their Importance, but just as they happen to come. Subscription, $5.00 Canadian, $5.52 New Orleans, La., - Wednesday, 12:30 P. M. Toronto (Canada), - Tuesday, 2:30 P. M. San Antonio, Tex., - Wednesday, 6 P. M. Indianapolis, Ind., - - Tuesday, 2 P.M. Denver, Colo., - - Wednesday, 2:30 P. M. Salt Lake City, - - Wednesday, 3 P.M. OBEY THAT IMPULSE Life has the largest news-stand circulation of any other ten-cent weekly in the United States. { Foreign, $6.04 comicbooks.com Ye W Th De