Life, 1919-02-20 · page 32 of 34
Life — February 20, 1919 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains primarily **advertisements and humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The main satirical content appears in "A Respite"—a humorous story about a nervous Los Angeles dentist who hired a burglar deterrent: a man who would sit on his doorstep each evening as protection. The joke mocks both the dentist's anxiety about crime and the absurdity of this "solution." Other items include: - **Egyptian Deities cigarette ad**: Uses classical imagery to suggest sophistication ("People of culture and refinement invariably PREFER Deities") - **Phecona Evans Ale ad**: Emphasizes it's a "real drink—not a 'near' one," likely responding to Prohibition-era concerns about weak or fake alcohol - **Arthur Guiterman book advertisements**: Promoting two volumes of humorous poetry - **"Say it with Flowers" ad**: A florist service pitch The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and light domestic humor rather than sharp political satire.
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“EGYPTIAN DEITIES & A Respite A well-known Los Angeles dentist, who had been made nervous by frequent burglaries in his vicinity, was somewhat People of culture and refinement- invariably PREFER Deities to 5 any other cigarette. startled recently by having a man come hour every evenin: tep. He finally sted that if it would be all the him he would be pleased to have hin divide his attention and sit on some wr’s doorstep for a wh it wouldn't he the s nd TE have an n't the courage e here every to make up my mind to have it out, and as soon as 1 come in sight of your house it st when I sit on your doorstep. founded thing knows it can be if it gives me trouble, 1 have The Inspired Compositor “the doctor felt the patient's jee . The Universal Desire sto like it pretty well,” her in the midst of her and declared that there was no pratc tot the table . annual siv iber he cy steak befor h with cream fried potatoes and and wind up with ister renowned for to life, One day the vo 1 he ble NON-INTOXICATING t * wher 4 ah bar ase. The and your father and Pi _s kta tind wi aa ? He'll know “No i t little chap in dis Areal drink—nota“ near’one, a. Knows He don’ Made by people who know how and PENIS SER have “made good” for generations c, H. EVANS & SONS E im6 ~HUDSON, N. 1 ¥. ON HIS ae | Patroniz* Tt is always appropriate to Say it with Flowers “forst. for Birthdays Weddings and Social Events. Your local florist, within a few hours, can deliver fresh flowers In any city or town in the United States and Canada through the Florists’ Telegraph Delivery service. ‘The Utmost in Cigarettes” im, “Plain End or Cork Tip id There are now two books of pleasant verse, by Arthur Guiterman Namely The Mirthful Lyre ($1.25, postage 10 cents The Laughing Muse ($1.25, postage 10 cents Published by HARPER & BROS. Franklin Square New York = =e KO ST A FEW LINES OF Love”