Life, 1919-05-01 · page 8 of 44
Life — May 1, 1919 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **product advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes Mimeograph stencil paper made by the A.B. Dick Company (Chicago and New York). The ad features an illustration of a woman using what appears to be a mimeograph machine. The copy emphasizes that Japanese-manufactured stencil paper, when exposed to sunlight, gains special printing properties that enable high-speed, low-cost document duplication. The ad's appeal to "see what sunshine can do" highlights the paper's light-sensitive quality as a technological marvel. The text stresses reliability ("exact copies") and industrial efficiency—key selling points for early 20th-century office equipment. There is **no political cartoon or satire present** on this page—only commercial advertising for office technology.
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See what the sunshine can do! From far-away Japan comes the soft,snowy fabric from which we build up our tough and almost indestructible sten- cil paper. In this marvelous transformation sunlight plays the important part. No known artificial light will do. It is sun-power that gives the remarkable printing-power to Mimeo- graph stencil paper. Developed by us for exclusive use on the Mimeograph, this thin, dark-blue sheet has made It delivers exact copies by anew the fine art of duplicating. scores of thousands without renewing. Typewriting, hand- writing, drawings, etc., it reproduces at high speed and low Our booklet ““W” tells about this sun-saturated paper. A. B. Dick Company, Chicago—and New York. NINESSKAPH cost. Ask for it.