Life — May 8, 1913 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Coming Special Numbers of LIFE This page advertises upcoming special issues of Life magazine with illustrated themes: 1. **Globe-Trotter's Number (May 22)**: Features travel advertisements about "any place on the globe." 2. **Suburban Number (June 19)**: Celebrates "the Suburbs" and "ancient and honorable Suburban Williamites"—satirizing suburban life and its residents. 3. **Bride's Number (June 5)**: A humorous issue about weddings, described as "all about brides, scintillating with sentiment and lace," with the tongue-in-cheek advice "you should get married at once." 4. **Hoodoo Number (June 12)**: A superstition-themed issue joking that carrying the paper brings luck (or misfortune). 5. **That Humorous Number**: Promised as "coming" but details withheld. The page uses cartoonish illustrations and playful descriptions typical of Life's satirical approach to American social life.