Life, 1914-12-24 · page 2 of 40
Life — December 24, 1914 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political content**. It promotes Life magazine's 1915 calendar offerings. The page displays four calendar designs available for purchase: - "Sketches from Life" Calendar - The Gibson Calendar - Life's Calendar - Life's National Calendar The copy emphasizes urgency ("Time Is Fleeting"), noting these calendars "sell rapidly" and urging readers to order as Christmas gifts. Each calendar costs $1.25, comes wrapped in silk cord with tassel in an art box (12 x 15 inches), and individual pictures can be framed separately. The designs feature illustrations typical of early 1900s Life magazine style—likely including Charles Dana Gibson's famous "Gibson Girl" imagery, given one calendar's attribution. This is a straightforward commercial appeal to readers, not political commentary.
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Sa a Life’s Calendar What They Cost to You Each calendar comes in a wrapper, tied with a silk cord and tassel, and put in an art box. Size of calendar, 12 x 15 inches, Primed on I y coated stock, every pic! can be taken out of the calendar and f ned separately. ar $1.25. net. Sent, postage prepaid, on re- ceipt of price. Entered at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., a8 Secood ‘Css Mail Matter. Copyright lo Engiand and the iitish Possessions. = = ii. Calendars ¢ Gibson Calendar for / 9 / 5 . 1 are now ready Lifes National” +Calendar|915-- Life’s National Calendar Time Is Fleeting This means that, if you want any of the Life calendars this year, you should take time by the forelock. These calendars sell rapidly. This is the first announce- ment that they are ready. We know a man who has for years made a practice of sending them, as they are issued each year, to a list of friends as a Christmas remembrance.’ Each calendar contains just the right combination of good cheer and thought to make the ideal Christmas gift. Besides, it is with your friend during the year. Saves time. Address, LIFE PUBLISHING CO. 17 West 31st Street New York