Life, 1919-09-11 · page 34 of 48
Life — September 11, 1919 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine with several short humorous anecdotes interspersed. The main cartoon—"Is It Fair?"—depicts four sketched faces showing the same person's changing expressions, illustrating the concept of perspective in the accompanying anecdote about a man wanted by police who was photographed in six different positions. The joke: a provincial police chief arrests five suspects from six photos, keeps one "under observation"—suggesting he can't tell which is the real criminal. The page's other brief jokes satirize **contemporary absurdities**: a Senator claiming legislation has "more than two sides," a doctor unimpressed by exercise advice, and a character ("Uncle Eben") commenting that flattery is a con scheme easier than creating fake gold bricks. The advertisements (Egyptian Deities cigarettes, Bell-Ans indigestion pills, Cuticura salve, Piso's cough syrup) represent typical early 20th-century patent medicines and consumer products marketed with dubious health claims—now recognizable as snake oil. The page reflects Life's role as satirical commentary on American society, politics, and commerce of its era.
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