Life, 1914-11-05 · page 4 of 48
Life — November 5, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a promotional page for *Life* magazine subscriptions, not political satire. The page features nine whimsical illustrations of babies and toddlers engaged in various activities—playing instruments, riding toys, wielding flags and tools. The central message uses gentle humor: "Life is short, but time is not always fleeting to those who are regular subscribers." This is a subscription pitch suggesting that reading *Life* regularly makes time pass more enjoyably. The bottom text addresses potential subscribers directly, asking "Are you worthy?" of regular subscription—a tongue-in-cheek challenge framed as requiring "extreme caution" and "profound thought." The page advertises a give-away: a "Where Love Is" premium picture in colors with yearly subscriptions. This is purely commercial content using cute imagery and light satire to encourage subscriptions.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
is short, but time is not al- ways fleeting to those who are regular subscribers. This is the opening page of an interesting series which explains just how you can become a regular subscriber to Life. Don’t do this now. Becoming a regular subscriber to Life is not only a subject for profound thought, but should be approached with extreme caution. Are you worthy? Ask yourself that question. A Give-away “Wrere Love Is,” hand- sume premium picture, in colors, given with cach yearly subscription.