Life — March 11, 1920 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This page contains primarily **advertising rather than political satire**. The main content promotes "A.B.A." traveler's cheques from Bankers Trust Company, addressing a practical concern: how travelers could safely carry money when banks didn't know them and credit was unreliable. The ad uses a relatable scenario—a stranger in a distant place with a rejected check—to sell the solution. The left side includes a Ludens cough medicine ad and a Boston Garter hosiery ad. At bottom, "The Modern Restaurant" section appears to be humor about a waiter's response to a customer requesting the cook. The only potentially satirical element is the small cartoon titled "The Straw That Broke the Toper's Back" (bottom right), though its meaning is unclear from this image alone.