Life — December 25, 1919 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 1053 The left side features a satirical cartoon titled "The Giraffe" with dialogue between a giraffe and monkey about "good news" and happiness, with the monkey noting "the Reds have gone on strike." This appears to be Cold War-era satire mocking labor strikes, possibly suggesting strikers are communists or that their actions harm society. Below is an advertisement for Luden's Cough Drops showing workers, linking labor health to the product. The right side is primarily a Bell Telephone Company advertisement emphasizing the infrastructure maintenance required for reliable telephone service—twelve million miles of wire requiring constant upkeep and inspection. The two silhouetted figures in winter scenes illustrate the company's commitment to year-round service reliability.