Life, 1916-12-28 · page 4 of 41
Life — December 28, 1916 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This satirical cartoon presents four caricatured figures making humorous New Year's resolutions that reveal their actual vices rather than genuine self-improvement. Each character holds a sign advertising what they claim to reform, but the exaggerated drawings suggest their resolutions are insincere or impossible. The figures appear to represent stereotypical character types (possibly political or social figures, though specific identities are unclear from the image alone). The joke relies on the contrast between stated intentions and implied reality—the resolutions are transparently false boasts, mocking how people make impossible promises at year's end. The page includes Christmas and New Year greetings, subscription information for Life magazine, and a separate commentary by "Minerva" about the magazine's value. This was typical Life magazine content: satirical commentary on contemporary social behavior.
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Via FA RN PAUISER Merry Christmas This page will reach you dur- ing the Christmas” season To the many friends who. through its perusal, have re- sponded so generously during the past year we hereby ex- tend our greetings and felici- tations. See opposite. Special Offer Enclosed find One Dol lar (Canadian $ Foreign Send Live ree months Open only to new subscribers; no sub. scriptions renewed at this rate. 68 LIFE, 17 West gust Street, New York. Minerva: And 1, being the wisest of them all, and realiz- ing that Lire is ly to be sold out each week if I want to buy it, am going to “obey that impulse” and send in a full yearly subscription before the year closes. One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) \ And Happy New Year And to those who are not regu- lar subscribers, but happy and irresponsible in buying Lire from their favorite -newsdealer each week, we also extend our most cordial compliments. (The main point is to be sure and not miss a copy.) pool, ou golf, tet Passage HOWE