Life — September 16, 1920 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant content is a Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company advertisement for their "Connecticut Ignition System" for automobiles. The ad features a vintage car and electrical control panel, promoting the system's ability to deliver consistent electrical current for reliable engine ignition and fuel efficiency (promising maximum mileage at 35 cents per gallon of gasoline). The left column contains "The Fable of the Rebellious Citizen," a short satirical story about a complaining everyman who ironically funds his own grievances through taxation and consumer spending—a gentle critique of hypocrisy. Below it is an advertisement for the Motorola Series automobile radio. The page represents typical 1920s-era magazine content: automotive technology promotion mixed with light social humor.