Life, 1911-11-16 · page 4 of 44
Life — November 16, 1911 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **Christmas gift advertisement** for Life magazine subscriptions, not political satire. The cartoon depicts the universal stress of holiday gift-giving: on the left, a distressed person sits at a desk surrounded by papers, overwhelmed by their Christmas list; on the right, a woman appears frustrated or exhausted. The ad's pitch is satirical: instead of struggling to buy individual gifts for many people, subscribers should simply send Life magazine subscriptions—positioned as the ideal present. The magazine promises to include a handsome color-printed Christmas card for each recipient. The accompanying illustration titled "Breaking Home Ties" appears unrelated to the advertisement itself, serving as sample premium artwork included with subscriptions.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
That Harrowing ~ 3 Christmas List ie ie D t N f r Why be bothered with it? f c Why not send us your check and ’ a list of the friends whom you wish ; to remember, and let us do the rest ? 2. ¢ Could anything be better for a Christmas present than a year’s subscription to LIFE? “Vot Very well. Fill in the coupon below, and if you have more friends than, there is space for, make out a separate list of their names and addresses. We will send them a Christmas card printed in colors and mail it in time for Christmas. This picture, handsomely re- Every Tuesday produced in colors, sent as a All News-stands premium with every yearly subscription Ten Cents Cope. Lite Pub. Co, Enclosed find Dollars. Send LiFE asa Wa Christmas gift for one year to < BREAKING HOME TIES Subscription. $5.00. Canadian, $5.52. Foreign, $6.04. LIFE, 17 W. 31 Street, New York comicbooks Meee