Life — December 25, 1925 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Life Magazine Christmas Gift Advertisement This is a subscription advertisement for *Life* magazine, presented as a Christmas gift promotion. The repeated cartoon image shows a small figure struggling to carry an enormous stack of papers or magazines—a visual metaphor for the weight and volume of content subscribers receive throughout the year. The ad argues that *Life* makes an ideal holiday gift because it provides year-round entertainment and humor. It emphasizes the magazine's reputation for wit and wisdom, referencing contributions from well-known humorists and illustrators of the era. The copy promises that a *Life* subscription delivers "a treasure of wit and wisdom" to recipients. The subscription coupon at bottom offers one year for $5.00 (with higher rates for Canadian and international delivery), making the economic pitch explicit.