Life, 1925-10-15 · page 33 of 36
Life — October 15, 1925 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and subscription promotion** rather than satirical content. The left side promotes Life magazine subscriptions using a playful "where there's smoke, there's fire" metaphor to create urgency around upcoming special issues (Crime, Football, Florida, Christmas numbers). The pitch encourages readers to subscribe now at ten issues for one dollar—a promotional offer. The right side contains two unrelated advertisements: **Bachrach photography studios** encouraging holiday portrait sittings in October to avoid Christmas rush delays, and **Van Heusen collar advertisements** promoting their "world's smartest collar" with product variations displayed. There is no political cartoon or satirical commentary on this page—it's a straightforward commercial page using period advertising language and layout conventions typical of 1920s magazine publishing.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
wy Where There Is Smoke— there must be something red hot. At this red-hot moment, there are in preparation a whole flock of red-hot numbers of Life —numbers that you simply cannot afford to go without. These include the CRIME, FOOTBALL. FLORIDA and CHRIST- MAS Numbers, not to mention an unusual- ly appealing array of regular fall issues. Here, then, is a red-hot opportunity for you to become a year-end subscriber by taking advantage of our Special Offer—ten issues for a dollar. Give a thought to the coupon below and— Obey That Impulse 598 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. Please send me LIFE for ten weeks, for which I enclose One Dollar (Canadian, $1.20; Foreign, $1.40) By the year, $5.00 (Canadian, $5.80; Foreign, $6.60) Sit Now for your Christmas Photographs’ N October we can render far better service than during the Christmas rush. We will accommo- date you in every way possible,—hold the pictures for delivery until the week before Christmas and generally be of greater satisfaction than if you “put it off until the last minute.” Bachrach Photographs of Distinction 507 Fifth Avenue ho Best Detroit Portland New Bedford The Vogue of the VAN HEUSEN is explained by its unique construction. most comfortable, most economical collar, 12 VAN HEUSEN STYLES . EACH comicbooks.com