Life, 1915-02-18 · page 42 of 44
Life — February 18, 1915 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **catalog/advertisement page** from Life Publishing Company featuring satirical prints for sale. Rather than political cartoons, it showcases humorous domestic and romantic scenes typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor. The prints depict relatable scenarios with titles like "Another Great Discovery" (couple discovery), "Arms and the Man" (romantic embrace), "Home Ties" (domestic life), and "How the Rumor Started" (social gossip). The bottom print mocks male vanity with its rooster illustration captioned "What's the Use, Anyway! Nothing But an Egg Yesterday and a Feather-Duster Tomorrow"—suggesting men's brief importance. The page's satire targets **everyday bourgeois life**: romance, marriage, domesticity, and social pretension. These were popular decorative prints customers could purchase and mail to others. The content reflects Life's formula of gentle social satire about middle-class American life rather than hard political commentary.
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Another Great Discovery Printed in colors istol_ board, Copr, Life Pub. Co. Arms and the Man Printed in colors on Bristol board, size 12x 16 Price 25 Copr. Life Pub. Co. Home Ties Printed in colors; mounted size 12 x 16 in. Price 25 cents. Copr. Life Pub. Co. Life Prints Copr. Life Pub. Co. How.the Rumor Started Printed in colors on Bristol board, size An Antique Sofa Other times, other manners photogravure on heavy Plate size 7 x 12 in Price $t.00. Genuine plate-marked Long Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Printed in colors; mounted size 12 x 16 in. Price 25 cents. Copr. Life Pub. Co. A toys | A tender hand upon my heart. Then, nestling closer, beckons where A unaller phastom laughs and crows. I wake and wonder: life 1 fair Asd glad and free and—yet, who knows? Genuine photogravure in sepia. Plate size 7 x 12. Double mounted with verse on the fillet. Price $1.00, We forward these pictures for you to any address in the world upon receipt of remittance and enclose your card if desired. “What's the Use, Anyway! Nothing But an Egg Yesterday and a Feather-Duster Tomorrow” Printed in colors; mounted size 12 x 16 in. Price 25 cents. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 3lst Street, New York STULL LICL PNT SNS FT EER ax E a / f |