Life, 1920-05-27 · page 35 of 44
Life — May 27, 1920 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and satirical humor columns**, not a political cartoon. The main advertisement promotes **Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen**, emphasizing its reliability for court stenographers and professional writing. The pitch connects pen quality to accurate "verbatim reporting"—a practical sales argument for a business tool. The satirical "By-Products" column contains brief jokes mocking contemporary social trends: - A jab at Bolshevists ("Sewviets"—a pun on "sewers" and "Soviets"), reflecting anti-communist sentiment common in 1920s America - Humor about labor activism, specifically mockery of attempts to replace "Supply and demand" with "Supply and request" - Observations about human nature and gender relations The **Mark Twain book promotion** (25 volumes, free offer) is a separate advertisement. Overall, this reflects typical Life magazine content from the interwar period: consumer advertising mixed with lighthearted social commentary targeting educated, middle-class readers skeptical of labor movements and radical politics.
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