Life, 1919-06-26 · page 33 of 43
Life — June 26, 1919 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes editorial content with advertisements typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. **Left side:** "Good Medicine" is a humorous poem about medical remedies from African sources (references to "Great Zambesi" and indigenous practitioners). It satirizes both folk medicine and conventional treatments—the joke being that various bizarre ingredients and approaches all supposedly worked. The poem mocks the era's confusion between genuine medicine and quackery. **Right side:** A Waterman's Ideal fountain pen advertisement dominates, featuring decorative artwork of a classical figure. The marketing copy emphasizes portability for vacationers ("Wherever the Vacation Spirit Calls"), highlighting the pen's leak-proof design—a genuine selling point for fountain pens of this era. **Bottom:** A crude mathematical equation showing furniture + soldier + dancer = dancing/celebration illustrates a simple joke about recreation or morale. **Also shown:** A Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale advertisement. The page is primarily commercial, mixing light satire with period product marketing.
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