Life — December 6, 1917 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Christmas Life Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire. The top advertisement promotes Herbert Tareyton London Cigarettes in an Opal Humidor ($1.50), marketed as a holiday gift with special appeal to military personnel serving in WWI ("Army or Navy in the U.S.A."). The bottom cartoon titled "Billy Frog (the Polo Captain)" depicts an anthropomorphic frog character finding hockey challenging because of his anatomical leg structure—a simple visual pun rather than political commentary. The right side advertises Sonora phonographs, emphasizing quality and listing various price points ($50-$1000). The "Mother Goose in War-Times" poem on the upper right reflects WWI-era rationing themes (saving wheat, Hoover honor list), showing homefront sacrifice messaging typical of 1917-1918.