Life, 1925-08-27 · page 2 of 36
Life — August 27, 1925 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **Life magazine advertisement promoting magazine subscriptions**, not a political cartoon. The illustration shows five figures sitting together reading *Life* magazine. The central figure—identified by an arrow as a "Charter Member of the Lonesome Club"—is the only one **not reading** *Life*. The satire is straightforward: the non-reader is isolated and missing out on enjoyment, while the four readers are engaged and entertained. The accompanying text reinforces this message: reading *Life* regularly is presented as essential to getting "fun out of life." The ad offers a special promotional rate (one dollar for ten weeks) to encourage subscriptions. This is a self-promotional piece using humor to market the magazine to potential readers, not commentary on any specific political or social event.
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\ND it’s four to one that the only non-reading member of the group never gets any fun out of life anyway More to be pitied than scorned is the man who never learned to read Lire regularly. By regularly, we mean just that. You have to read Lire regularly to get the full benefit of the treatment. For your own good, try going on a regular Lire diet Read it every week. It’s as important aN as calories. Our Special Offer below gives you a chance to become a regular Lire reader for ten weeks. It costs you only a dollar. We N SPECIAL «NY. OFFER LIFE 598 Madison Ave. New York, N. Y. are willing to make this concession be- cause when you have read Lire regularly for ten weeks you will become a reader of Lire for Life Bulletin The great BURLESOLE NUMBER (our Glorious Fourth) will be published September roth. Don't Mass It! Obey That Impulse! comicbooks.com