Life — December 12, 1912 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is primarily an **advertisement page**, not a political cartoon. The page sells four decorative calendars for 1913, marketed as "Life's Calendars" — "Useful, Artistic, Now Ready." The four calendar options shown are: 1. **"A Calendar by James Montgomery Flagg"** (top left) 2. **"The Phillips Calendar"** (top right) 3. **"The Gibson Calendar"** (bottom left) 4. **"Life's Calendar"** (bottom right) Each calendar costs two dollars, postage prepaid within the United States. The page includes an order coupon for customers to specify which calendars they want. A promotional note states that for every calendar ordered, the purchaser receives five miniature Life magazines in color. The decorative illustrations on each calendar sample reflect popular early-1900s artistic styles but aren't satirical commentary — they're simply product marketing imagery.