Life, 1913-06-26 · page 40 of 45
Life — June 26, 1913 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Life magazine page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four commercial advertisements: 1. **Arrow Collars and Shirts** — promoting the "Norfolk" collar style, marketed as fashionable menswear 2. **Milo Egyptian Cigarettes** — highlighting "Oriental flavor" and world-wide popularity 3. **Usher's Green Stripe Whiskies** — a Scottish whisky brand claiming six reigns of tradition 4. **A cartoon illustration** (bottom right) showing three cats appearing excited around a dead bird on a branch, captioned "They Were Perfectly Wild About Him" The cartoon is a **humorous domestic scene**, not political commentary. The joke plays on double meaning: the cats are "wild about" (enthusiastic over) the bird—which they've killed. It's gentle animal humor typical of early 20th-century magazine filler. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and advertising styles rather than containing satirical commentary on current events or social issues.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
~Norroxx A smart collar of the high back, low cutaway front type now so pop- ular with men who know good style. COLLARS 2 for 25¢ The “HENLEY” Reversible double cuffs are economical features worthy of your attention in ARROW SHIRIS $150 and up. Send for Booklets_C“.UETT, PEABODY aCO., Inc., MAKERS, Troy, N.Y. By Appointment. Usner’s EXCEPTIONAL GREEN STRIPE WHISKIES The refined product of a firm famous throughout Six Reigns EGYPTIAN CIGARETTE The mildness of its true Oriental flavor has given it world-wide eminence. At your club and al: dealers 25c in U.S.A. Plain or Cork Tip ‘The Surbrug Co., N. Y. “THEY WERE PERFECTLY WILD ABOUT HIM” 425 V comicbooks.com