Life — December 14, 1911 — page 35: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two advertisements rather than political satire. **Left side:** A Remington Typewriter ad featuring a woman at a typewriter. The copy emphasizes the machine's "enduring leadership" and uses the phrase "every additional one simply piles up the proof"—a competitive business appeal to office managers. Below is an unrelated cartoon showing a golfer encountering difficulty, with the caption "Really, I had no idea that golf was such a strenuous game," depicting physical comedy about golf's unexpected demands. **Right side:** An advertisement for Hampshire Bond stationery. It shows elegant writing paper and envelopes styled as luxury goods, positioned for gentlemen's correspondence. The ad emphasizes this is specialized stationery "for those occasions when other paper is not even remotely suitable"—a status appeal to distinguish refined gentlemen's writing. Neither contains political commentary. This is a standard magazine advertising page from the early 20th century, with one unrelated humorous cartoon filler.