Life, 1916-06-22 · page 6 of 48
Life — June 22, 1916 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily administrative content addressing subscribers, not political satire. The heading "Don't Read This Page" humorously acknowledges the business notices that follow—subscription information and newsdealer instructions. The cartoons illustrate these mundane points: the top image shows a figure perched atop a tall column labeled "A LIFE PRESERVER," likely satirizing Life magazine itself as a stabilizing force. The bottom cartoon depicts several figures reading Life magazines, captioned "THEY OBEYED THAT IMPULSE," promoting subscription benefits. The page includes a special subscription offer at bottom. Rather than satirizing politics or current events, this page uses light humor to handle routine subscription management—a clever editorial choice to make administrative content more engaging for readers.
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Don’t Read This Page We are obliged to make some concessions to the business office, and so we may as well do it now, just before we go on our vacation. So the few dull and uninteresting remarks which follow are intended only for possible subscribers. First: If you are not a regular sub- scriber, the business office asks us to tell you that now is an appropriate time to send in your subscription. Second: In case you have the least difficulty in obtaining Lire from your local newsdealer you will confer upon us a great favor by notifying us at once. A postal card addressed to Lire Office giving the facts briefly will be enough. Third: If you are a regular subscriber and are going away, send your change of addresses to this office before: you go, so your Lire can follow you. Your Newsdealer Aims to keep on hand enough copies of Lire each week to supply the demand. But it frequently happens that he miscal- culates and runs short. The best way is to place a regu- lar order with him and have him save or deliver your copy every week, THEY OBEYED THAT IMPULSE A LIFE PRESERVER Special Offer Enclosed find One Dol- lar (Canadian . Foreign Send Lire ree months to wed at this rate LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. x / One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) comicbooks.com