Life — December 7, 1916 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Subjects of Conversation" - Life Magazine Page 986 This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than editorial satire. The main items are: 1. **Hansen Gloves ad** - promoting women's gloves as "Friendly Glove" with long-lasting quality 2. **"Mum" deodorant ad** - claiming to remove perspiration odors so people can dance and socialize "without embarrassment" 3. **Atwood Grapefruit ad** - marketed for rheumatism treatment The right column titled "Subjects of Conversation" lists mundane social topics (dinner companions, theater crowds, weather, urban problems) — likely satirizing the vapid small-talk of upper-class social gatherings of that era. This contrasts with the products' promises to enable carefree socializing.