Life, 1912-12-12 · page 7 of 48
Life — December 12, 1912 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
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.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
in or: irm tds ess ve but } Time Waits for No Man JO tay A CALENDAR BY The JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG | Phillips Calendar — Life’s Calendars for 1913 Useful, Artistic Now Ready. Copies of the Miniature Life Sent With Every Calendar. OBEY THAT IMPULSE ENDAR IS 12} x BOXED. ALL FILL IN THIS COUPON LirE, 17 West 31, New York City. Enclosed find Dollars | to pay for y Copies Copies Phillips It is understood that for every || Calendar ordered I will receive 5 | | copies of the Miniature Life, printed | | in colors. ry Total | | Name These Calendars are Two Dollars each, sent to any address in the United States, postage prepaid. | Address... comicbooks.com