Life, 1911-08-10 · page 39 of 40
Life — August 10, 1911 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **product advertisement** for Life Publishing Company's art print catalog, not political satire. The page promotes framed prints as gifts, featuring six sample images with titles like "Short Acquaintance is Forgot," "Arms and the Man," "The Tattle Tale," and "In My Day on Starlight." The prints appear to be sentimental or humorous illustrations typical of early-20th-century magazine art—depicting scenes of romance, domestic life, and childhood moments. The advertisement emphasizes that these are "Welcome Gifts for Any Occasion," positioning them as affordable decorative items available through mail order (with carriage prepaid). The page includes pricing information (facsimiles ranging from 50 cents to $1.00) and promotes the full catalog containing "over 175 miniature reproductions of fine art prints" for 25 cents. This represents commercial rather than satirical content—a standard mail-order merchandise pitch from the era.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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