Life, 1920-02-05 · page 16 of 52
Life — February 5, 1920 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page announces a **title-writing contest** where readers submit captions for the main illustration: a well-dressed man showing what appears to be a young woman to a seated couple. The small cartoon below ("It's just as I told you, Lizzie—she has got eyes!") suggests the humor involves appearance or romantic interest. The contest offers substantial prizes ($500-$100), closing May 3, 1920. Detailed conditions specify entries must be under 25 words, submitted separately with the contestant's name and address. The final item, "All the Same," is a brief dialogue joke: a man asks another where he's going ("girl-and-music show"), then asks "which one?"—implying all such entertainment venues are interchangeable. This reflects satirical commentary on standardized commercial entertainment of the Jazz Age era. The page is primarily advertising the contest itself rather than delivering political satire.
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216 Life’s Title Contest For the best title to the picture on this page Lire will award prizes as follows: First Prize . . $500.00 Second Prize . $200.00 Third Prize . . $100.00 The contest will be governed by the following CONDITIONS Contestants are advised to read these con- ditions carefully, and to conform to them exactly. undertake to enter into correspondence or to reply to inquiries. Lire cannot By “best” is understood that title which most cleverly and briefly de- scribes the situation shown in the pic- ture. No title submitted shall consist of more than twenty-five words. Hyphen- ated words will be counted as one. Contestants may send in more than one answer, but each one must be on a separate sheet, with name and ad- dress plainly written. The contest is open to everybody. In case of any dispute as to thé status of a winning contestant under these conditions, the Editors of Lire will be the sole judges. But a liberal interpre- tation will be placed on the conditions. The contest is now open. It will close at noon on Monday, May 3, 1920, “t's JUST AS I TOLD YOU, LIzzIE— sue HAS cor eyes!” TE Kies For the Best Title to this Picture $800 will be given in Prizes See conditions on this page no manuscripts received on that date after that hour being considered. All manuscripts should be addressed to the Contest Editor of Lire, 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York. En- velopes addressed in any other way will not be considered. Envelopes must contain nothing but the competing title and the name and address of the sender, plainly written, all on the same sheet. If you have anything else to say to Lire, send it in a separate letter. The Editors will not be responsible for the loss of manuscripts. Contestants are advised to keep duplicate copies. No manuscripts will be returned. Titles may be original or may be a quotation from some well-known author, but in this case the source must be accurately given. It is not necessary to be a subscriber to Lire to be a contestant. In case of ties the full amount of the prize will be given to each tying contestant. The final award will be announced as early as possible after the close of the contest. Of this due notice will he given. Checks will be sent simultanc ously with the announcement of the award. The carlier you send your title the better, In previous contests many ar- rived too late. All the Same “\WWVHERE are you going to-night? “To a girl-and-music show.” “Which one?” “What difference does it make?” comicbooks.com