Life, 1914-06-25 · page 19 of 45
Life — June 25, 1914 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page announces a $500 contest for readers to submit witty titles for the accompanying illustration. The image shows a woman in scanty attire dancing or performing in a street scene surrounded by onlookers in early 1900s dress and automobiles. The cartoon below—captioned "Is he a millionaire?" / "No, but he has a million air"—is a pun about a man with an affected or pretentious demeanor (putting on "airs"), playing on class anxieties of the era. The contest solicits titles in twenty words or less, with entries due by July 2, 1914. Life's editors (with certified public accounting oversight) will judge submissions, awarding the prize to the "most deserving" title. The urgent tone and mention that previous contests received late entries suggests this was a popular reader-engagement strategy for the satirical magazine.
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Nine Days More ! Contributions of titles for the picture printed on this page are coming in steadily, at the rate of from 1000 to 1500 a day. The contest closes at noon, Thursday, July 2. It therefore has nine more days to run, counting from the time this present issue is for sale. Many of the contributions are not being considered be- cause they do not conform to the conditions. these carefully. Read Conditions of the Contest The title, with sub-title, or in whatever form submitted, must not exceed twenty words. The paper upon which the title is sent “IS HE A MILLIONAIRE?” “NO, BUT HE i MILLION AIR.” (This picture has no ntle) 4 For the Best Title to This Picture in Twenty Words or Less Lite Will Pay $500 should contain nothing but the title, with the name and address of the author in the upper left- hand corner. Manuscripts dressed to should be ad- * The Contest Editor of 1are, 17 West 31st Street, New York. Envelopes addressed in other way will not be considered. All titles submitted must be at Lire office not later than Thurs- day, July 2, 1914. The contest will close at noon of that date. Within two weeks from July 4, a check for $500 will be sent to the winner. Announcement of winner will be made in Lirr’s issue of July 30. any It is not necessary to be a sub- scriber to Li in order to com- pete. Only one title from each con- testant will be considered. No manuscript will be returned. The editors of Lire will be the judges. They will award the prize to the title which, in their judgment, is the most deserving and will debar any contribution not conforming to these condi- tions. The classification of the titles will be supervised and certi- fied by Messrs. Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery, certified public accountants. The sooner you get your answer in the better. In previous contests many have arrived too late, comicbooks.com