Life, 1914-09-03 · page 4 of 48
Life — September 3, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two maritime illustrations and subscription advertising rather than political satire. **Top section:** Announces "The Deep Sea Number of Life" coming next week for ten cents. The text mentions Sir Thomas Lipton and Kaiser William, referencing a dispute over the America's Cup (a yacht racing competition). The magazine regrets Lipton won't visit America that summer due to this disagreement, but encourages readers to subscribe. **Bottom illustration:** Shows a single sailboat with two figures on shore, appearing to be unrelated genre art rather than commentary. **Lower section:** "War News" advertisement emphasizes Life's reliable European war coverage, with no correspondents connected to armies and independent news sources. The page is primarily promotional rather than satirical.
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The Deep Sea Number of Life ; . Everything comes to him who goes after it often Next Week enough. Sir Thomas Lipton is not coming over here a this summer in order that he may take back the Amer ica’s Cup. But that is more the fault of Kaiser William than of Sir Thomas. Both of them, we regret to state, i will miss a copy of the Deep Sea Number of Lire, which . : comes out next week, price ten cents. We do not dare f to suggest that of all moments of the year, this, the b heginning of the fall season, is the best one in which to become a regular subscriber. But—Obey that Impulse. \ g x h ar in ve be ye af th th cr WAR NEWS coma) ie Enclosed find One Dol- . lar (Ca L | Lire supplies every week only reliable news 11, Foreign uc. of great war in Europe $10} Send Lut We run no risks. We manufacture it right for three months to Earl on. the spot } No war correspondents. No connection with any European army staff. No cables or wireless. Our imitators depend on Europe. We de- pend only on ourselves. - Every Tuesday. Ten cents, OBEY THAT IMPULSE— Bie Open only to new subscribers; no sub ONE DOLLAR) for THREE MONTHS scription renewed at this rate. Couren) | ; LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New Yok 61 | fg make One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) | [ito the