Life, 1919-01-16 · page 3 of 34
Life — January 16, 1919 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising** with one small cartoon. The main advertisements promote Virginia Hot Springs and Dr. Sheffield's Creme Dentifrice (toothpaste, established 1650). These represent typical early 20th-century patent medicine and personal care products marketed with health claims. The cartoon at bottom left, captioned "Daddy, how did the stork get the baby through the bars?" shows a father and child at a window or gate. This is a **period joke about sex education**—the child innocently questions the "stork delivers babies" explanation parents gave to avoid discussing reproduction. The humor relies on the gap between Victorian euphemism and children's literal observations. A standard joke type of the era. The right side contains a **publisher's notice** asking newsstand owners to stock more copies of *Life* magazine.
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