Life, 1920-10-28 · page 42 of 46
Life — October 28, 1920 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and subscription promotion**, not political satire. The content includes: **Advertisements:** - The Hollenden Hotel (Cleveland) promoting upscale hospitality - Martin & Martin shoe-service-by-post for mail-order footwear **Magazine Promotion:** - "The Great Picture Contest" - Life is running an ongoing visual puzzle contest - A special subscription offer: one dollar gets three months (12 issues) of Life magazine - Promotional rates listed for various subscription lengths **Cartoon/Illustration:** The right-side cartoon shows a domestic interior scene with caption "Dearest Mary: I wish you were home. I miss you terribly." This appears to be a humorous domestic vignette—likely depicting a man surrounded by household chaos while his wife is away, suggesting the implicit joke that domestic tasks become overwhelming without her presence. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and magazine subscription marketing practices rather than political commentary.
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Remembered There are only a few hotels to which you re- turn feeling you belong there. The Hollenden is one of these. ie distinc- ; tive service an atmos- - d fuss: phere of refinement are < 2 SHOE -SERVICE- known quantities. You : . A } BY-POST will always find them | ae me ley AMA j) serves an exacting clientele when you come to Cre | Fe in all parts of the world, Shoes THE HOLLENDEN f @! for men,women and children CLEVELAND _m E: = Ara & for every occasion of Street, f : es; ; dress or sporting wear. Illus- trations and fitting charts sent anywhere on request. aS Three Stores NEW YORK: 583 Fifth Avenue & One East Thirty-fifth Street. CHICAGO: 326 Michigan Avenue, S? ZI P + $3.00 to $5.00 $5.00 to $7.00 vanes The Great Picture Contest is now running in To keep track of it, why not enter a Six Months’ Subscrip- tion, and be sure of seeing the answer as well? Or, Obey that Impulse, and for a trial trip, avail yourself of our Special Offer Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40). Send Lire ‘or three months-rtwelve issues—to Open only to new subscribers; no subscriptions renewed at this rate. LIVE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. One Year $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign $6.60 26 Dearest Mary: I wish you were home. I miss you terribly. comicbooks.com!