Life, 1914-08-13 · page 39 of 40
Life — August 13, 1914 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a mail-order advertisement for colored prints sold by Life Publishing Company. The six images appear to be humorous domestic scenes rather than political satire—common subject matter for Life's satirical humor of this era. The prints depict everyday comedic situations: a guilty conscience ("Not Guilty"), rumor-spreading and exaggeration ("How the Rumor Started"), wartime deception ("Who Did That?"), a funeral scene involving trickery ("His Grandmother's Funeral"), post-conflict reconciliation ("After the Battle"), and marital discord ("Time to Cast Off"). These are marketed as affordable wall decorations (25 cents each, or $1.50 for a set of six) for middle-class homes. The humor targets universal human foibles—guilt, gossip, deception, and marriage troubles—rather than specific political figures or events. The advertisement emphasizes the prints' novelty in "full color" on fine Bristol Board, suggesting this was a relatively premium product for the period.
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Copr. Life Pub. Co. Nor Guitty (Most glorious Night! Thou wert not sent for slumber! ") Price 25 cents There is many a good laugh for you and your friends in this series of clever prints. Hang them on the wall. Copr. Life Pub. Co. Now THE RUMOR STARTED all who told it added something who heard it made enlarge: ments, too." Price 25 cents Life’s Prints In Color wWio pID THAT? (See the culprit. A stirring wartime picture.) Price 25 cents Copr. Life Pub. Co. WIS GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL (Never let him deceive you again.) Price 25 cents opr. Life Pub. Co. AVTER THE BATTLE (and all's well.") Price 25 cents These pictures are printed in FULL COLOR on fine Bristol Board, size oe SEND $1.50 FOR SET TIME TO CAST OFF (Why sea captains go mad.) Price 25 cents Shipped PREPAID on receipt of remittance. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 WEST 3ist STREET, NEW YORK CITY PETER J. CAREY, PRINTER comicbooks.com