Life, 1920-05-20 · page 34 of 48
Life — May 20, 1920 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with a small satirical section. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** Forhans toothpaste (targeting dental disease), Egyptian Deities cigarettes (marketing "refined" taste), Hudson River Day Line steamship service, Prophylactic toothbrush, and dance instruction. **Satirical Content:** The page includes two brief humor pieces under "Our Foolish Contemporaries": 1. **"His Most Important Function"** – A editor's job is keeping things *out* of the paper (editorial discretion). 2. **"Ingratitude"** – A working-class couple's bitter exchange after a man strikes a woman; she's upset he "hocked" (pawned) her possessions for a holiday rather than improving their poverty. 3. **"Standing Room Only"** – A journalist describes newspaper offices as the only place where "real toil" happens, contrasting it with other workplaces. The satire reflects early 20th-century concerns: dental health, class tensions, and newspaper culture. The advertisements suggest the magazine's affluent readership.
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