Life, 1914-08-20 · page 4 of 40
Life — August 20, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a single cartoon by artist O.L. depicting a desert traveler with a camel encountering a person on foot. The traveler remarks, "I guess old Cheops would give more than a dollar now for three months of Life." The joke references **Cheops** (the ancient Egyptian pharaoh), suggesting that even someone with vast historical wealth would pay premium rates for a three-month subscription to *Life* magazine. This is self-promotional satire—the magazine humorously claims its content is so valuable that even ancient rulers would consider it worthwhile. The cartoon also functions as a subscription advertisement, listing rates ($5.00 for one year domestically, with higher foreign rates). The "Locals" section mentions upcoming content and editorial notes.
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Ss Sie Enclosed find One Dol- lar (Canadian $1.13, Foreign $1.26). Send ‘Lire for three months to LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York One Year $5.00 (Canadian $5.52, Foreign $6.04) 59 Ree inl heb kin rR = TRAVELER: I guess old Cheops would give more than a dollar now for three months of Life. LOCALS Ye Golf Number is approaching. weeks’ vacation, and feeleth much page, dropped in on. Thursday. ’Twill be here in ye second week refreshed. The new edition of the Miniature from ye present dayte. Our subn. dept. reports sales pick- Life, Number Three, will be two Our ad. man who writes this ing up for fall trade. hundred and fifty thousand, Ready seductive page had a pleasant two O. L., who did picture on this early in the Autumn.