Life, 1918-10-10 · page 34 of 33
Life — October 10, 1918 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with a small satirical poem inserted among product promotions. The main cartoon/illustration shows a figure (drawn in exaggerated caricature style) exclaiming "GO AWAY! DAT DAM DOG FOLLOWS ME EVERYWHERE!" The dialect spelling suggests ethnic humor typical of early 20th-century American satire, though the specific target is unclear from the image alone. The "Rhymed Reviews" section by Arthur Guiterman satirizes the book *Virtuous Wives* by Owen Johnson. The poem mocks a marriage where both husband and wife pursue affairs—Andrew flirts while Amy does likewise with the admired Monte Bracken. The satire's point: both spouses' infidelities backfire when they realize the other's disloyalty, ending with them reconciled. Guiterman's closing wishes "all ladies" who abandon virtue would be compelled to read this cautionary tale. The remainder consists of period advertising for Leatherwove fabric, Luden's cough drops, Fownes gloves, Cuticura soap, and diamond jewelry—typical of 1920s Life magazine content.
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