Life, 1919-12-04 · page 70 of 80
Life — December 4, 1919 — page 70: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **period advertising and light satirical commentary**, not political cartoons. The main content is a **railroad tourism advertisement** for Southern Arizona, promoting winter travel to Phoenix, Tucson, and scenic attractions via the Apache Trail—typical early 20th-century travel marketing. Below this is a brief **satirical essay titled "Something to Brood Over,"** mocking a cosmetic product promising to enlarge and brighten women's eyes artificially. The satire targets male anxiety: men historically interpreted large, dreamy eyes as signs of female contemplation or attraction, but artificial enhancement means men can no longer trust what they see. The author wryly notes this won't stop men from falling in love or marrying—they'll simply "brood" over whether a woman's appealing gaze is genuine or cosmetic. It's gentle commentary on emerging beauty products and the uncertainty they create. The page also includes **period advertisements** for Forhan's toothpaste and gum disease treatment—standard commercial content of the era.
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“CHRISTMAS LIFE A winter wonder land of brilliant sunshine=‘color Southern fiona The warm and dry desert air of Southern Arizona invigorates All winter you may live in the open Fine motor roads lead to scenes that charm. Deep canyons, high mountains, sunlit mesas, and vast deserts. Oranges and cactus,thepalm and yucca Noted winter resorts of Phoenix and Tucson, Castle Hot Springs and Chandler. TheApacheTrail combines desert and mountains Ask for booklet, “Arizona and New Mexico Rockies." Let the local ticket agent help plan our trip—or apply to the nearest Consolidated Ticket Ofice—or address nearest Travel jureau, United States Ratiroad Administration, 646 Transportation Bidg., Chicago; 143 Libecty Bt, New York City; 602 Healey Bidg., Atlanta, Ga. Please Indicate the places you wish to pee en route, UNITED-STATES-RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION: Something to Brood Over NE of the latest offerings te women-folk is “a perfect little preparation to give an interesting ex pression to the eyes, making them ap ful, dreamy expressions are to be the order of the day. Heretofore when a man observed a dreamy expression in a woman's eyes, he was justified in thinking that the woman had something pear larger, elongated, deeper and more brilliant, magically replacing that care- worn look with a youthful, dreamy ex- pression.” In this there is something for the men-folk to brood over. It is evident that large, elongated eyes are to be worn this season, and that youth- to dream about. Now he can't be sure. The dreamy look may come out of a bottle or a box. And if a man’s atten- tion is caught by an elongated eye, he will have no way of knowing that it isn’t the result of a perfect little prepa- tation and that its elongation won't vanish in a few hours, leaving it as = — round as a golf ball. These things add to the number of mysteries which al- ready surround women; but fortunate- ly they do not make women more mys- terious. Men will continue to fall in love with them, according to their cus- tom; and after they have fallen in love they will speculate feverishly as to the genuineness of the clongated eyes and the dreamy looks; and being unable to arrive at any satisfactory answer, they will marry them in the time-honored way. So let the dreamy looks and the elongated eyes proceed. They provoke brooding, but harm nobody. SHE: They had known each other all their lives, and then the war broke out, and they fell into each other's arms and were married. He: Generally they fall into each other’s arms and are married—and then the war breaks out. Inflamed gums—a cause of loose teeth P= a vital dange both gums and x Tender gums indicate it with it come loosening for millions of bacteria attack the unenameled oo base. — Tooth-base dec quickly follows. Evené act as $o many for disease germs to & the system— infecting or tonsils — of causing d ailments, Against this (Riggs’ Disease) der this age. ¥ used in oo orrhea. tooth cleanser as wel Brush your teeth wid See how promptly beet ing of gum tender ceases and how )%} teeth are kept wo] and clean. If gum-shrinkage | already set in. santos? Forhan's and consul! dentist immediately & special treatment Ve and 60c niber ‘All Drues comicbooks.caiym