Life, 1913-05-08 · page 4 of 48
Life — May 8, 1913 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
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.
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Coming Special Numbers of LIFE Globe -Trotter’s Number, May 22 This Number will contain some of the most in teresting travel advertisements you've ever read. It has only one other merit—that, while osten- sibly devoted to travel, it will not hace a line of information about any place on the globe. Suburban Number, June 19 + Which celebrates in song, picture and story our old friend the Suburbs. Full of ancient and honorable Suburban Witlicisms. Bride’s Number, June 5 A swell Number, all about brides, scintillating with sentiment and loce. Really, to appreciate it, you should get married at once. Hoodoo Number, June 12 By having @ copy of this paper in your pocket, incase you are buried alice, put in jail or get drowned, you will hage the best of luck. Enclosed find One Dol- lar (Canadian $1.13, Foreign $1.26), Send Lire for three months to Every Tuesday Ten Cents All News-stands (hat Humorous | Number J, open only to new subscribers: no subscription Ruewed at this tate. This order must come Is coming. We hope in course of torus direct; not through an ageut oF dealer time to issue it. It's a serious matter. LIFE 17 West 31, New York. 7 / One Year $5.00. (Canadian $5.52, Foreign, $6.04.) comicbooks.com