Life, 1925-11-19 · page 4 of 40
Life — November 19, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** for Life magazine's upcoming issues, rather than political satire or editorial cartoons. The main illustration shows a figure struggling to carry an enormous stack of papers or magazines, captioned "On the Way—" This appears to be a humorous visual pun promoting Life's upcoming **Florida Number** (next week) and **Christmas Number** (December 3). The joke seems to reference the anticipated popularity and bulk of these special issues. The left column advertises five books available from Life, including works by Ellison Hoover and Robert Benchley. The bottom half contains an order form for these publications. Overall, this is a marketing page designed to encourage subscriptions and book purchases rather than deliver political commentary.
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Books from LIFE PEE, always points with pride to the works of its contributors which ap- pear in book form every year. We are therefore pleased to present the following current publications: CARTOONS FROM LIFE, by Ellison Hoover, with an introduction by Robert Benchley. A collection of Hoover's gayest work, including the American Generals of Industry Series and the Impressions of Places by One Who Has Never Been There. (Simon & Schuster.) THREE ROUSING CHEERS, by Corey Ford, illustrated by Gluyas Williams, The adventures and prinks of those three fun-loving youngsters, Tom, Dick, and Harry (The Rollo Boys). (Doran.) PLUCK AND LUCK, by Robert Bench- ley, illustrated by Gluyas Williams, A companion volume to “Of All Things,” and “Love Conquers All,” in which Benchley again emerges as the truest and most consistent wit of our time. (Henry Holt.) SKIPPY, by Percy L. Crosby. The new- est adventures of America’s favorite son, with a great many of Crosby's smaller drawings ‘and several pages in color. (Greenberg. BIGGER AND BETTER; by Don Herold. A wide variety of subjects discussed, in pictures and in prose, by Herold in the naive but uncannily observant style that is exclusively his own. (Dutton.) Any or all of these books may be ordered through LIFE via the coupon below. We need hardly add that they are heart- ily recommended to our readers as Christmas gifts or as prized personal possessions. 598 Madison Ave., New York, N, Y. Please send me the following, for which I enclose............ Cartoons from Lire, by Ellison Hoover. ($1.50) Thre? Rousing Cheers, by Corey Fords ($2.00) Pluck-and Luck, by Robert Bench- ley. ($2.00) Skippy, by Percy Crosby. ($2.00) Bigger and Better, by Don Her- old. ($2.00) (Check book or books desired.) FLORIDA NUMBER (Out Next Week) CHRISTMAS NUMBER (Out December 3) UST a word (as the saying goes) about next week's issue— the FLORIDA NUMBER. The cover is by Fred Cooper, and ever so many other artists and writers have combined to make this the biggest and best buy of the whole season. The copy that you buy for 15 cents next week should be worth millions in a few months. You know how those Florida values jump. Nor can you very well overlook the great CHRISTMAS NUMBER, which, on December 3, will usher in the season of glad tidings and good cheer. Every member of Lire’s happy family has had a hand in this annual joy dispenser, and every member of your household will want it around the house. Watch for Ralph Barton's glorious cover, “My Lady's Stocking.’ Better still, order your copy to-day. LIFE is the Best Christ- A Year's Subscription for I mas Gift on the Market. comicbooks.com