Life, 1919-01-02 · page 3 of 34
Life — January 2, 1919 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page promotes an upcoming "Back-Home Number" of Life magazine scheduled for January 23rd, targeting American servicemen stationed abroad during what appears to be World War I (given references to "France" and military personnel). The photograph captioned "There's No Place Like Home" shows a sparse prairie homestead with a windmill and small building—an iconic American rural scene meant to evoke homesickness among deployed troops. The text emphasizes the magazine's circulation success (250,000 copies of a Christmas issue) and notes that soldiers, sailors, and marines appreciate Life's humor. The issue aims to provide emotional comfort ("foretaste of what is coming") to homesick servicemen by celebrating American domestic life and values. This reflects wartime morale-boosting efforts through popular media.
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“THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME” And there is no number quite like the Back-Home Number of ye which is coming on January 23rd. If you fellows who are still over there are now feel- ing the call of home, this number will give you a foretaste of what is coming. Meanwhile, as a matter of general human interest, the circulation of this occasionally humorous paper is still rising. Our Christ- mas number, of which there were printed 250,000 copies, could not be supplied after December 13th. The One Thing They Lik More th million of our boys are sul in and they all like Lave nel thi subscription. Expeditionary Force men, Soldiers, lors and Marines, $5 1 year, if no local foreign address be given. 610442 . comicbooks.com