Life, 1919-12-25 · page 3 of 37
Life — December 25, 1919 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
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.
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The Giraffe: tru. met what's Tur coon NEWS? WHY sO Harry? The Monk: warry!t TIE FLEAS HAVE co Workers in all industries use Luden’s the year ‘round A protection in damp or dust. ‘LUDENS 22 1GIVE QUICK/ RELIEF | i | | 1 Twelve million miles of wire, ; connecting cities, villages, farms; running under busy streets and |across trackless prairies; these are the Bell Telephone’s ave- /nues of speech. These twelve million miles of wire, throughout every foot of ‘their length, must be kept elec- trically capable. A few drops of water within a cable may cut off a thousand subscribers. A line snapped b: storm may isolate a district. A wet leaf touching a wire may stop service. In most kinds of Where Upkeep Counts Most work the lessening of efficiency means merely the lessening of service; but with the telephone, mechanical and electrical con- ditions must be practically per- fect to insure operation. The most delicate electrical currents in use are those of the telephone, and inspection must be ceaseless that the lines may be kept in constant readiness. These conditions and costs must be met to provide this high standard of service needed and demanded by the Ameri- can people. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One Policy Another Horror of War [_ONDON shoemakers declare wom- n’s feet have grown larger, due to war work. Statisticians profess to find therein the reason for the soaring prices of shoes, despite the tewspaper revela- tions tending to prove that in knowl- edge and utilization of the arts and wiles of profiteering leather magnates One System Universal Service make food merchants Jook [ih Can it be that the iner Isadora Duncans pres of the Sunday m: scribing a new-fe accompanying columns comparative measurements? Wuen in love try not to say things. Tf you succeed—you are love —Blighty.