Life, 1920-03-18 · page 48 of 54
Life — March 18, 1920 — page 48: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines editorial content with advertising. The left side features two short opinion pieces: "The Literary Asterisk" discusses the rise of asterisks in modern literature as a narrative device, and "Mirabile Dictu" presents a witty exchange between "Maud" and "Harris" about educated people and ignorance. The dominant content is a large advertisement for *The World's Work* magazine, promoting Admiral William Sims's serialized account of his naval service in World War I. The ad emphasizes Sims's account of being sent to England for four months without adequate equipment or staff—a historical controversy about American military preparedness. The piece "The London Flagship" appears to be his firsthand account of this experience. This represents early 20th-century magazine advertising that combined popular historical narratives with subscription pitches, using credible public figures' controversial experiences to attract readers interested in insider war accounts.
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