Life, 1911-11-02 · page 6 of 56
Life — November 2, 1911 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **subscription advertisement** for Life magazine's upcoming "Wall Street Number" issue, not political satire. The cartoons depict a portly, mustachioed businessman character—likely representing a stereotypical wealthy financier or speculator—in two poses holding money and financial documents. The humor is satirical toward Wall Street itself: the ad humorously "serves" financial content "with fleece'd lamb, mint sauce; and bulls and bears rampant"—puns on both menu language and stock market terminology ("bulls and bears" being market types). The copy encourages subscriptions to avoid missing the Christmas Number (costing 25 cents), positioning Life as essential reading for understanding American finance and current events. This reflects the early 20th-century magazine's social commentary on wealth and commerce.
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Wall Street Number OUT NEXT WEEK Served with fleeced lamb, mint sauce; and bulls and bears rampant. Before this Wall Street number comes out, there- fore, ward of f dull care by subscribing for one year, and be sure of getting the great Christmas Number, out on Dec. 5, and which otherwise will cost you 25 cents. Not that we mind you buying this number on the news-stands. We merely suggest the other way. See coupon below for trial subscription. Genuine money recetved at this office with acclamations. And your friend? Write and ask us how you can give him LIFE as a Seed Enclosed in Chicago? 7p . hs . 1a. nt. 1 . find One Frankly speaking, we Christmas present. Full particulars paind Ore don't know. But the Chi- radian 6). cago number of LIFE, out Send LiFe for three : , months to Why does anybody live | November ath, will ex- plain everything. only to new subscribers: no renewed at this rate. This off Life, 17 West 31, N.Y. City Subseription $5.00, Canadian $5.52. Forcign $6.04 comicbooks#eom