Life, 1913-02-20 · page 4 of 48
Life — February 20, 1913 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page announces upcoming special issues of *Life* magazine using humorous silhouettes of people in exaggerated poses—falling, stumbling, and flailing—arranged as decorative borders. The text promises: - **Suffrage Number**: For women's voting rights advocates - **Inaugural Number**: Introducing a new administration (unclear which) - **Awful Number**: Described as "positively guaranteed to be the most surprising number of LIFE ever issued" - **Hoodoo Number**: A superstition-themed issue (June 13th) - **Book Number**: Featuring opinions on best-read books The silhouettes and chaotic poses suggest *Life's* comedic approach to serious topics like women's suffrage and politics. The final exhortation "OBEY THAT IMPULSE" encourages subscription, using humor to market the magazine's satirical commentary on contemporary social issues.
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Te A I N T ce) B: A Our Confidential Guide to Some of the { aK Impending Things in LIFE w Suffrage Number. All suffragists and suffragettes, attention! fi This number is for you! It will be in favor of the Suffrage for women. You are invited to send in your arguments. The A Suffrage Number of LIFE will be open to all suffragists, every- where, provided their contributions are such as would be acceptable to LIFE’S Editors. Ir Inaugural Number, next week. This number will usher in 0 the new administration. . Puzzles. From now on puzzles will be a regular feature— \ until we get tired of them. N Awlul Number, in March. This is positively guaranteed to be the most surprising number of LIFE ever issued. Three hundred thousand copies of it. v Humorous Number (See Awful Number) coming sometime. We cannot tell just when, however, as up to the present moment we have no material for it. Hocdoo Number, a cross between a rabbit's foot and a cross- eyed man. On sale everywhere on and before Friday, the thirteenth day of June. _ Book Number, sometime in June; containing, among other things, the opinions of some well known people on the Best Books they have read during the past year. OBEY THAT IMPULSE Enclosed CJ find One oY Dollar (Cana- dian $1.13,Foreign $1.26). Send Lire for three months to AS x“ __ e va ae Open only to new subscribers; no subscription renewed at this rate. This order must come to us direct ; not through an agent or dealer. LIFE, 17 West 31, New York. ONE YEAR $5.00. (CANADIAN $5.52, FOREIGN $6,04.) comicbooks.com PALL EAE