Life — December 18, 1919 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# Advertisement for Mimeograph Technology This is a **product advertisement**, not a political cartoon. It promotes the Mimeograph machine by A.B. Dick Company, highlighting its use during the Peace Conference (likely the Paris Peace Conference following World War I). The ad emphasizes the machine's speed and reliability: copies could be produced within minutes of speeches being delivered, enabling rapid distribution of important documents during negotiations. The image shows what appears to be a conference room with officials conducting business. The advertisement targets government, business, and educational institutions by stressing the machine's efficiency—producing 5,000 copies per hour at minimal cost. The appeal is practical rather than satirical: the Mimeograph proved indispensable for handling large-volume document reproduction during major diplomatic events.