Life, 1920-02-12 · page 42 of 44
Life — February 12, 1920 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and light verse**, not political satire. The dominant content is **"A Song of Sleighing,"** a nostalgic poem by Edward W. Barnard contrasting romantic summer activities (touring, canoeing) with winter sleighing. The accompanying illustration shows a figure running/fleeing through snow, supporting the poem's winter theme. The cartoon caption—"I wouldn't be in that aviator's place for anything, he's liable to have an accident any minute"—appears to be simple social commentary on the perceived danger of early aviation, without identifying specific figures. The page is otherwise filled with commercial advertisements (art education, stock brokerage, eye care, cement, gloves) typical of Life's revenue model. **"It Worked Well"** is a brief editorial note comparing an unnamed American presidential prospect of ambiguous party affiliation to Danish princesses who adopted religion only for advantageous marriages—suggesting opportunism rather than principle. Nothing here requires specialized historical knowledge beyond understanding that aviation was considered hazardous in this era.
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= THE MOST WIDELY< KNOWN A JORGANIZATIONAIN THESWORL NOW NGASHISS in. get practical, re- Commercial Ar Tnowe the weld MEYER BOTH COLLEGE OF COMMERCIAL ART Address Devt. 13 NE. Cor. Michigan Ave.at 20th St. CHICAGO, monthly buys outright ony stock or bond Purchaser secures all dividends CHARLES E.VAN RIPER Member Consolidated Stock Eachonge SO BROAD ST, MEW YORK It Worked Well One distinguished American is “ men- tioned” as a possible candidate for the presidency. But nobody knows whether he is a Democrat or a Republican, This suggests the precedent supplied by cer- tain lovely princesses c€ the House of Denmark, who never had any religion until their mother, a great manager, had arranged all about their marriages. —New York Herald. T WOULDN'T RE IN THAT AVIATORS PLACE FOR ANYTHING, HE'S LIABLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ANY MINUTE” Ai Song of Sleighing OWN the young year our touring-car Flew like some giant tanager! A mimic stage, a blushing star, A swain—and Cupid manager We drank the sweet new wine of May In bursts of fir and hickory : The attar of the August hay From roadsides blue with chicory. To-day, alas! we cannot go A-Maying nor a-haying: But earth is ermined in the snow, And what's so fine as sleighing? Up little bays where lilies grew, When ways ashore blazed dustily, We steered our sentient canoe And sung love-catches lustily. Anon we touched a bank to make Great nosegays of Sabbatia, And where the willows kissed the lake i—read things to Hypatia. Our boat is beached and down the stream The winter’s hounds are baying; The mallows are a fading dream— But what's so fine as sleighing? The summer's lute we testify Was sweet, but not a riftless one, For our chauffeur was (even 1) A willing but a shiftless one. When all else prospered, Someone's hat And veils plagued her prodigiously ; Afloat, "twas only prudent that We keep our seats religiously. But snuggled in our cutter’s furs, The sky no cloud displaying, Her eyes on mine, and mine on hers, ‘Tis perfect bliss, is sleighing! Edward W. Barnard. PETER J. CAREY, PRINTER WHO?2-TO GO To ‘WHEN IN DOUBT ABOUT YOUR EYES OR YOUR GLASSES Conserve Your Sight RITE to this Association and we will send you gratis the little “Conservation of Eyesight” booklet that tells you how. Begin saving NOW, pda sae Call on your own op- Look for it where you tometrist. buy your glasses. ASSOCIATED OPTOMETRISTS of AMERICA, INC, Home Office : 209 $4 E. Bread, The Best for Repairing Crockery, Vases, Furniture, Books, Tei Billard Coes 8 Use Major’s Cem Rubber and leather. All YOU can accomplish, Peete state zon a ae The Landon School .% Pritt 1420 SCHOFIELD BLDG., buy w this HAYS “HAYS” on the Button the glove is cut from comicbooks.com