Life, 1917-07-05 · page 4 of 40
Life — July 5, 1917 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or editorial content. The headline "To Our Boys at the Front" is a subscription offer from *Life* magazine to American soldiers fighting in World War I in France. The text explains that *Life* is being circulated among troops and invites American civilians to send subscriptions to soldiers they know. The offer includes pricing ($5.00 annually in the U.S., with higher rates for Canada and foreign addresses) and a special promotional rate of one dollar for a three-month trial subscription. The decorative border illustrations appear to be classical or allegorical figures rather than political commentary. This represents a patriotic marketing campaign capitalizing on wartime morale-boosting.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
To Our Boys at the Front Lire is like a message from home. It is now being passed from hand to hand in every Allied trench in Europe. If you know any American boy who is now fighting for his country, send name and regiment with the proper amount, and we will forward a copy of Lire us his regularly. OS TV i LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. 93 | | One Year, $5.00, (Canadian, $5.52 ; Foreign, $6.04) | \ 1 Special Offer 1 || (Open only to new subscribers. No renewals i} | | 1 ; at this rate.) ] | Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.13, | [. Foteign $1.26). Semi Lire for three months of ! | | | | ! i] comicbooks.¢oml]