Life, 1919-09-11 · page 35 of 48
Life — September 11, 1919 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **music industry advertisement**, not political satire. It catalogs newly released popular songs available on phonograph records and player-rolls (mechanical piano rolls) from major labels of the era: Victor, Columbia, Edison, Pathé, and others. The decorative header shows a party scene, and the bottom includes a Feist Music publishing advertisement. The listed songs emphasize **jazz-age hits** of the 1920s—"The Vamp," "Hawaiian Lullaby," "Ragging the Chopsticks," and notably "My Baby's Arms," which appears repeatedly across multiple record labels. The text emphasizes these are proven hits ("HITS! With them in your home you will be completely equipped to treat your friends"). This reflects the consumer culture and home entertainment boom of the early 1920s, when phonographs and player-pianos were becoming standard household items. The page targets middle-class readers wanting current popular music for social gatherings.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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