Life, 1919-11-20 · page 42 of 46
Life — November 20, 1919 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or editorial content. The left side features a Manning-Bowman housewares advertisement showcasing kitchen appliances (vacuum vessels, toasters, percolators, teapots) marketed to women as homemaking aids. The tagline "Something for Every Woman" reflects early 20th-century gender assumptions about domestic roles. The right side advertises Life Publishing Company's 1920s calendars, including themed versions: Christmas, Victory, Liberty, and a Dog Calendar. One calendar references Methuselah (biblical long-lived figure) contrasting ancient leisure with modern time-consciousness—a period anxiety about industrial-era busyness. No political cartoons appear here. The content reflects **period attitudes**: women as homemakers, celebration of American patriotic themes (Victory/Liberty calendars), and consumer culture marketing domestic products as gifts. The advertising targets middle-class households, positioning modern appliances as status symbols and convenience solutions.
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I ig ei OME one or more of the Manning, Bowman devices will help you to be a better house- keeper, a better hostess and will add more to the joy of living. A few are here illustrated. All are unusually practical and very attractive. The 50-year-old Manning, Bowman trade- mark is found on all, including the sturdy HOTAKOLD Vacuum Vessels which keep liquids co/d for 72 hours and hot for 24 to 36 hours. These are furnished in nickel plate, silver plate, aluminum and colored enamels. For sale at electric shops, department and herdware stores. Jewelers’ and novelty shops. Write for special data. MANNING, BOWMAN & COMPANY, Meriden, Conn. Makers of Household and Table Appointments in Nickel Plate, Copper and Aluminum. trie es Nes 11093, $14.75 Tee, $10.50 up Rey i Casseroles with Pot! a Linings: 8275 0p" No, 8293 Percolator $9.50. wrie Pot Percolator |” Others, $3.75 up | -LIFE’S CALENDARS for 19 (Printed in colors) THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT IS ALWAYS IN SEASON ILLUSTRATED ‘DAR, 12 PAGES. IN COLORS PRICE, $1.50 Methuselah had so much time on his hands he didn’t know what to do with it. The Twentieth Man must make the minutes count. To hima is indispensable. Here are two. LIFES VICTORY CALENDAR, 6 PAGES $1.00 LIFES LIBERTY CALENDAR, 6 PAGES $1.00 LIFE’S DOG CALENDAR NATURAL AN LOVABLE PUPPIES! LIFES DOG CALENDAR 6 PAGES, $1.00 Thousands of homes throughout America testify each year beauty and Pe Barthes of Live's Calendars, The four Caled reproduced above in miniature, are handsomely printed in coe and tied together with heavy cord. Each Calendar put up 1% o® box, size 10x14. Sent carriage prepaid upon receipt of remilisnt These Calendars are highly popular as Christmas Gifts. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 WEST 31ST STREET comicbooks.com{y