Life, 1919-10-30 · page 34 of 36
Life — October 30, 1919 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains two commercial ads: 1. **Martin & Martin Shoes** (top): A straightforward luxury shoe advertisement emphasizing superior quality and fair pricing. The copy claims their shoes are simply "the best" available. 2. **Milo Violets** (bottom left): An advertisement for scented candies or lozenges, priced at 25¢-10¢-100/$2.50, with dealer information for New York. The **cartoon** (bottom right) is a humorous domestic sketch showing two women, where one receives a letter from someone named "Fenders" with illegible handwriting. She quips she'll phone him to decipher it—a mild joke about poor penmanship. This appears unrelated to the advertisements and serves as filler content. The page represents typical early 20th-century magazine layout mixing advertising with light comedic content.
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Martin & Martin Shoes are simply the best shoes that can be made — nothing less, nothing more. Everything else about them is con- ditioned upon this fact of superlative quality. Vf you want the best, there is no room to choose—there are no other shoes like them—and because they are the best, they are the most economical shoes you can buy. They are priced according to their intrinsic worth. Now—Those who cannot mail. Our fitting charts, simpl sent upon request. Martin & Martin Fine Shoes and Hosiery for Men and Women New York: 583 Fifth Avenue & 1 East Thirty-fifth Street Chicago: Michigan Avenue, South “BY THE FENDERS. WA KEYS, HERE'S LETTER FROM MB) I CAN'T READ HIS WRITING. JUST RING HI UP AND ND OUT WHAT It’s ABOUT” comicbooks.colimyy