Life, 1920-10-14 · page 6 of 44
Life — October 14, 1920 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** rather than political satire. The top ad promotes **Shawknit Hosiery** for men, emphasizing personal service and quality. The middle ad features **Martin & Martin Shoe Quality**, highlighting hand-made construction and durability as economical value. The right side contains a **Dunlop Vacs golf ball advertisement** and a cartoon sketch below it. The sketch depicts a **Rector** (church official) asking a Choirmaster why choir boys are missing—"out on the golf course, caddying for you congregation." This is gentle **social satire** mocking the era's enthusiasm for golf, suggesting even religious duties are abandoned for the sport. The joke reflects early 20th-century concerns about golf's popularity among the wealthy.
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Pro and Amateur Alike recognize the unfailing uni- formityof DUNLOPVACS. First choice of golf courses everywhere—the DUNLOP VAC helps in turning in the low score. In match play or otherwise, this famous golf ball ranks high in the record of wins. . Nos. 29 and 31 $1.10 each - $13.20 per dozen Dunlop America Limited 1808 Broadway, New York City V HEN you see Shaw- knit Hosiery in the shop window, you know that the proprietor has your interests in mind as well as hisown, He wants you to be well served, so that you will come again. At your dealer’s SHAW STOCKINGCO. ¢ Lowell Mass, Se ey N Martins Martin (Ses) | Shoe Quality Is BUILT IN BY HAND. SHOES THUS MADE COST LITTLE MORE PER PAIR AND MUCH LESS PER YEAR. i] QUALITY IS ECONOMY. ) THREE STORES NEW YORK: 583 Fifth Avenue and One East Thirty-fifth Street. CHICAGO: 326 Michigan Avenue,So. Satiffactory service-by-post to all parts of the world | 4 ww WHERE AKE ALL THR CHOIR BOYS THIS MORNING? z ila” i Choirmaster: OUT ON THE GOLP COURSE, CADDYING FOR VO ox EN 2 ‘ vA Cea CONGREGATION, comicbooks.Sonl