Life, 1917-03-01 · page 35 of 42
Life — March 1, 1917 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content**, not political satire. The main feature is a **beauty product advertisement** for "Ivory Py-ra-lin" toilet articles (likely combs, brushes, or similar items). The illustration shows a woman at her vanity, promoting these accessories as expressions of "good taste and refinement." This reflects 1920s consumer culture marketing to women's beauty routines. Below is a brief **editorial piece titled "Our Pyramids,"** comparing American financial structures (stocks, bonds, dividends) to Egyptian pyramids. The satire is gentle and self-aware: Americans build invisible "pyramids" of credit and money rather than stone, and they're "so hard to see in their proper proportions that no two people see them alike." It's a lighthearted commentary on the abstract nature of modern finance versus tangible ancient monuments—appropriate for the Jazz Age's speculative economy, though not sharply critical. The left column reviews literary books, including Irish fiction. Overall, this is a lifestyle/consumer-focused magazine page rather than pointed political commentary.
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