Life, 1913-06-19 · page 4 of 52
Life — June 19, 1913 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire. The main feature announces "The Base Ball Number of Life" available for sale Tuesday, July 8th, with decorative borders of cherubs playing baseball and wearing various hats. The page includes promotional material for upcoming issues (notably "Are You a Highbrow?" for the next week's Book Number) and a subscription offer. The "Miniature Life Number Two" section requests readers send their real names and addresses to receive a two-cent postage stamp and a copy of an earlier issue. The baseball imagery reflects the sport's popularity during this era, but the page itself functions as a commercial advertisement rather than editorial satire or commentary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The Base Ball Number of WILL BE ON SALE EVERY- WHERE IN THE UNITED STATES ON TUESDAY JULY 8rn Are You a Highbrow? NEXT WEEK Will come the Book Number, reek- ing with dull and useful informa- tion ‘about this season's books. This number will not only contain notices of all.the latest books which we have reviewed, but also those books which we haven't had time to review.’ Ten cents a copy. At all news-stands. SPECIAL OFFER : Enclosed find ‘One Dollar (Canadian. $1.13, Foreign $1.26). Send LIFE. for three months to Miniature Life Number Two Is now rapidly nearing completion. Will you have a copy? Send us your real name and i : address in confidence and a genuine two-cent H Open caly to new sebacibers: no wbecriction, renewed at this rate. © This postage stamp, and you will receive a copy of ; coder emat come to,so diowhy act an agent or dealer. the Minature Lire No. 2 soon after July 15. i LIFE.17 West 31st: Street,- New York comicbooks.com