Life, 1914-03-19 · page 4 of 44
Life — March 19, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire. The main cartoon shows a small figure clinging to a tall pole, with the caption "What's This Man Hanging Around For?" The answer appears below: he's waiting for the "Humorous Number of Life which is coming on Tuesday, April 14th. Ten cents." The text "We Never Expect" then promotes an upcoming Easter Number issue (April 22), describing it as a "large, wonderful double number." The bottom sections contain subscription offers and promotional language about *Life*'s content—describing humor and satire as essential like "radium." **This is essentially a house advertisement**, promoting *Life*'s upcoming special issues to potential subscribers rather than containing editorial satire or political commentary.
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Copr. Life Pub. Co. Enclosed find One Dol- lar (Canadian $1.13, Foreign $1.26). Send Lire for three months to Open only to new subscribers; no sub- scription renewed at this rate. 40 LIFE, 17 West 31st Street New York One Year $5.00, 486 (Canadian $5.52, Foreign $6.04) What's This Man Hanging Around For ? He is waiting for the Humorous Number of Lire which is coming on Tuesday, April 14th. Ten cents. At all news-stands. We Never Expect To issue another Humorous Number. To get the material for this wonderful number has taxed all of our resources. Real Wit and Humor are like radium. That is why all the present numbers are so dull. Next wacck's issue is full of poor things. Others will be announced later, That ts the way tt will be until April 14, when the Humorous Number spreads’ a tearm, circumambient glow over the face of the earth. @ This is our patent trap for catch- ing new subscribers. We make the unhappy victim give up one dollar for a three months’ sub- scription (ee the immodest coupon E opposite, placed on this page This number on April 2 will be a against our will), or if he is a \,, large, wonderful double number. 1 particularly mean man we make \ him pay five dollars for a year. “RAE§ The Easter Number Coming ‘eek after next, by the way, 18 25 cents. We do this only heice a year, Christmas and Easter. comichoo! wr a conn