Life, 1919-03-06 · page 40 of 42
Life — March 6, 1919 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** interspersed with one illustration at bottom right. The ads promote: - **Ed. Pinaud's Hair Tonic** (French beauty product claiming to restore youthful hair) - **The Hollenden Hotel** in Cleveland (offering European-plan accommodations) - **Belber Traveling Goods/Trunks** (luggage marketed to people concerned with status) The illustration at page bottom appears to show **two men meeting**, with a caption referencing "the novelist" being introduced to "the [person] who illustrated his last story without looking at the manuscript." This suggests a satirical joke about careless or inattentive illustration work—the illustrator apparently created artwork for the writer's story without bothering to read the actual manuscript, implying either laziness or absurd professional standards. The page is typical early 20th-century *Life* content: mixing consumer advertising with light social satire about artistic and professional pretensions.
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Hair Beauty must be insured by the Quality of aid you give it. This implies but one course—faithful use of ED. PINAUD’S HAIR TONIC ‘This, the original Eau de Quinine, is nature's trac aid in restoring youtht and cc tains elet Itis a fact that ED, PINAUD'S “Imparts to hair a beauty rare.” j For Ie a testing bottle sent anywhere, together with » Special Offer: tor ieofoss cuties seat Parican baisicr feces Write our American Offices today PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD ED. PINAUD Bldg., Dept. 77, New York ET The Hollenden con- tribute to your comfort when you visit Cleveland. The best of food and service; a delightful room; most congenial surroundings—all these things will add greatly to the success of your trip whether for business or pleasure. European plan, with bath $2.00 and upwards 800 commodious rooms Bother TRAVELING Coops For the Person with Pride in his Luggage HIS company has been making an art and :. science of traveling goods for 28 years—of style and quality of workmanship and finish, of honest merehansise at prices no higher than those asked for much s!iy goods. \t whatever price you pay for a Belber you ge trunk that looks right and stays right through years of service. Sales Offices: New York. Foctories: Xew THE INTRODUCTION OF TILE NOVELIST TO THE FO! WHO TLLUSTRATLD HIS LAST STORY WITHOUT LOOKING A