Life, 1917-02-15 · page 4 of 42
Life — February 15, 1917 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page features a cartoon satirizing the Biblical Adam and Eve story. The illustration shows two partially clothed figures beside a tree, with Eve saying to Adam: "My dear Adam, I am glad to see you are obeying that impulse at last." The joke plays on the Genesis narrative—likely referencing temptation and obedience to impulse (the forbidden fruit). The satire appears to mock romantic/sexual behavior by framing it through the Adam and Eve mythology. Below the cartoon, Life advertises its upcoming "Garden of Eden Number," promoting sensational content about "Adam and Eve" for readers interested in romantic scandal. The accompanying text humorously warns that this issue should only be read by "meek souls," suggesting titillating or provocative content within. The page also includes publisher notes about subscription policies and pricing.
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“My dear Adam, I am glad to see ; 7 you are obeying that impulse at last.” : Lit Extra! Extra! All the latest news about Adam and Eve in the next Lit number of Lire, out Tuesday everywhere, price ten cents. If you have ever been in love, if you have ever been tempted, if you have ever been . jilted and thrown down and tortured and basely crushed by a woman, do Ae Lit not read the next number of Lire. It contains some startling revelations i a Lit about the Garden of Eden, and should only be read by meek souls. Garden of Eden Number | ‘ ife Next Week Enclosed find One Dol- 32, 5 Sonus ter reign $126). “Send Lire for three’ months to We Yield—As Usual The omission of the commercial coupon in the right-hand corner of this page from our issue of last week awakened a storm of protest from the business office. They told us plainly that we didn’t know how to advertise this paper. We ad- mitted it, They told us that the. object of this page was to ec! get new subscribers. We denied it. Then they jared that 3 a lot of real people subscribed every week, in spite of every- js Open only to new subscribers; no sub- thing we could do to stop them, and that they relied on the scriptions renewed at this rate. published rates in.the coupon. Then we had to yield. LIFE, 17 West ist Street, New York. 74 ue ATCH One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) A STR comicbooks.com