Life, 1920-04-01 · page 13 of 60
Life — April 1, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant feature is a large **Resinol Soap advertisement** showing women examining their skin in a mirror, with testimonial text claiming the soap quickly clears skin problems by cleaning pores. The left column contains **"Impressions"**—brief commentary on current topics (WWI references, newspapers, popular songs)—and a separate piece titled **"You're Afraid"** attributed to Mark Twain, discussing youth anxieties. Below is an advertisement for a free Mark Twain book offer. At bottom right is a brief piece titled **"To Vermont"** making light political commentary about Prohibition and the Eighteenth Amendment, but it's minor and unclear in context. The page reflects early 20th-century magazine layout mixing editorial content with advertising.
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Impressions O JR UNITED STATES—A drab desert expanse infested with blues also literally dotted with Reds. Tae Muts—A ball of twine—and a Kitten, Tue llores — Water bottles and some open palms, A Foouat Dinner— Bright lights and Kitty Gordon backs rampant. Weatrii— The hen that lays the golden ¢ Tu xctor's Outer Orrice—Pe odicals!-- especially 1917. mid-summer number unting bathing girls and frenzied captions about the United States and the World War. Your Mawen Aunt— An authority on children—their care and training. Sux ArTeRNooN — Newspapers! Endless, endless newspapers! |, A Porvtar Sonc—Moon-dada, June- dada, Spoon-dada—Croon. Tur Daxcer—Ten pink toes. Lirr— Just one dog story after an- other How quickly Resinol Soap cleared my skin “Do you remember, Marie, how bad my skin looked 5 aid ashort time ago? I was so miserable about it, I never ouw’re Afraid really enjoyed myself. I wouldn’t have believed what an im- SL ain't afraid.” provement Resinol Soap could make. It is wonderful how it ‘i gets right into the pores and cleanses them from little particles cre a i of dust, etc. It makes my skin feel so refreshed, too, because calm unressonableness of youth these two : , ; u boys fought without even kaowing each it has such a wholesome odor, and is so soothing. I wish other—just as you have fought many a time everybody would try it.” becouse you couldn't belpit. Once more é0 back to boyhood with M ARK TW. AIN If your skin is rough, blotched, excess- ively oily,—if the pores are enlarged, or clogged through improper cleansing or an unwise use of cosmetics, give Resinol Soap a chance to show what it can do for you, It is a toilet requisite you cannot well afford to be without. “ At all drug and toilet goods counters. EX with your set of Nil ong feegat peyote goed || To Vermont aring that Prohibition methods ‘¢ except at the full regular p . a6 is havevever been use Sow te year sopertenley AIL, Vermont! as cotruipt as have ever ern ied in legislation in the United States,’ Here’s looking at you! Here's ‘ 5 . jr you have said a mouthfyl. Salute! hoping that your shadow will never . ; ; ‘ sae . Here's to good old Vermont! Drink grow any less! Here's to you! lice dewalt ar If we have ever said anything against : ‘etare them at your expense; ‘otherw ~ = . ‘ vt Jou $2.00 within days. and 43.00 8 wonth fo you, we take it all back. Shake! “WES, my wife is having this house W'mootha, For cash deduct § per cent, frum remit: I fast sacs an ” z zs n refusing to join in opposition to all done over while she is away.” the suit of the State of Rhode Island “Tsn’t that rather hard on you?” for the annulment of the Eighteenth “Well, yes, I suppose so; but think . Amendment, you have done something. of how much worse it would be if she se We greet you with a double bumper. were here.” comicbooks.com