Life, 1918-09-12 · page 30 of 34
Life — September 12, 1918 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with one small satirical cartoon at top-left. **The Cartoon:** A hen has won "First Prize" at a poultry show. The joke's caption reads: "It's a darned old fraud! After winning first prize at the poultry show there's no chicken feed in the cup"—mocking the absurdity that winning a competition yields no practical reward (no actual feed for the bird). It's a simple joke about hollow victories. **Advertisements:** The page features Listerine mouthwash, Allen's Foot-Ease, Cuticura ointment, and Bell-Ans indigestion remedy—typical patent medicines of the era. There's also an "Egyptian Derbies" advertisement (unclear product type). **Humor Columns:** Several brief jokes appear under "Our Foolish Contemporaries"—anecdotes about clergymen, borrowed items, and romantic mishaps—typical light domestic humor for the period. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: hygiene, consumer products, and genteel domestic comedy.
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