Life, 1915-06-03 · page 4 of 52
Life — June 3, 1915 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a cartoon advertisement for Life magazine subscriptions. The main image shows a large bear looming over a small, worried figure at a desk surrounded by scattered papers and debris. The bear says, "Sit down a moment, old fellow. I'm just sending off a three months' subscription to Life." The cartoon likely uses the bear as a metaphor for financial hardship or economic pressure (bears were common symbols for market downturns). The satirical joke suggests that even during difficult times, one should invest in Life magazine as a valuable subscription. The accompanying text reinforces this, noting that while they'll eventually urge subscriptions enthusiastically, they currently "prefer to let you follow your own intellectual instincts." The advertisement emphasizes Life's worth as reading material worth prioritizing financially.
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S Sy: for cor of | If 5 Fis “Sit down a moment, old fellow. I’m just sending off you a three months’ subscription to Life.” Some summer, just about this time, we are going to ask someone to subscribe to Life. We shall do it with all the passionate enthusiasm born of the abiding faith that Life is often worth reading. At present, however, we shall not obey that impulse. We prefer to let you fol- low your own intellectual instincts. Send two cents for a copy of Miniature Life, printed in colors. Pa oul tim tior yo $1.13, Foreiga s giz6).' Send Lire stai for three months to Set Open only to new subscribers; no sub- scriptions renewed at this rate. F, ac LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York % One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04) comicbooks.com