Life, 1920-09-30 · page 38 of 40
Life — September 30, 1920 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **primarily advertising and editorial content** rather than political cartoons. The main satirical element is a short article titled "Whatever and However," which mocks a British grammar book called *Fairy Grammar*. The piece ridicules both the book's author (a schoolmaster) and the broader problem of "Briticism" creeping into American writing. The satire targets the misuse of "whatever" and "however" in place of "what" and "how"—presented as an embarrassing linguistic error spreading from British novelists into American publications. The humor relies on depicting a fictional "fairy Ram-Marg" character punishing a student for questioning these grammar rules, suggesting the absurdity of defending such errors. The page also includes unrelated advertisements (Brad Sport Glove, Cuticura) and promotion for *The World's Work* magazine, advertising Count Witte's memoirs about Russian politics and the Bolshevik Revolution—timely content for the early 1920s.
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