Life, 1920-05-27 · page 32 of 44
Life — May 27, 1920 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, with brief satirical commentary sections interspersed. The main satire appears in "A Benighted Heathen"—a colonial-era joke mocking Filipino workers. An American teacher tries convincing a Filipino laborer that work enables leisure and money, but the Filipino logically counters that if money means not working, why work now? The teacher "gives in disgust," suggesting the joke's humor relies on stereotypes about non-Western "laziness" and supposed logical simplicity. Other brief comedic pieces mock marital dynamics ("Up to Her Old Tricks," where a wife accidentally sets her dress on fire with a cigarette) and domestic staff misconduct ("Absent in Vain"). The page is dominated by **product advertisements**: Egyptian Deities cigarettes, Purity Cross food products, Hinds Honey and Almond Cream (a complexion aid), and Bell-Ans indigestion remedy. These ads reflect early-20th-century consumer culture targeting middle-class readers.
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