Life, 1920-11-04 · page 56 of 60
Life — November 4, 1920 — page 56: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than editorial content. The dominant feature is a large W.L. Douglas shoe advertisement claiming superior quality at lower prices due to direct factory-to-consumer sales. The small cartoon ("Stout Lady") depicts a woman struggling against wind, captioned "MY GOODNESS! WHAT A WIND! ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COPE WITH IT!" — a mild visual gag about weather, not political satire. The editorial article "The English-Speaking Race" mildly satirizes visiting English lecturers in America, suggesting their tours are financially motivated and their oratory sometimes incoherent. The tone is gently mocking rather than harsh. The remaining content includes advertisements for "Cabareth" (a laxative) and a self-improvement book by Lionel Strongfort promoting physical fitness and success. This is a typical Life magazine page mixing commerce, light humor, and self-help messaging — reflecting 1920s American consumer culture and optimism rather than sharp political commentary.
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“LIFE: THE SHOE THAT HOLDS AGE. $720. $8.00 $900 & $1000 SHOES FOR MEN AND WOMEN YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY WEARING W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES e best known shoes in the world. They are sold in 107 W. L. Douglas stores, direct * from the factory to you at only one profit, which guarantees to you the best shoes that can be produced, at the lowest possible cost. W. L. Douglas name and the retail price are stamped on the bottom of all shoes before they leave the factory, which is your protection against unreasonable profits. W.L.Douglas $9.00 and $10.00 shoes are abso- lutely the best shoe values for the money in this country. They are made of the best and finest leathers that money can buy. They combine quality, style, workmanship and wearing quali- ties equal toother makes selling at higher prices. They are the leaders in the fashion centers of America. The stamped price is W.L. Douglas personal guarantee that the shoes are always worth the price paid for them. The prices are the same everywhere; they cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. W. L. Douglas shoes are made by the highest paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction supervision of experienced me working with an i honest determination to make the best shoes for the price that money can buy. EUROPE 192 Parties enrolling now. Moderate prices, Jost interesting routes. Great success HQ | M TEMPLE TOURS "2722s The English-Speaking Race ““THEY have eaten our bread and sal They have drunk our water asl wine,” and their homeward-bent backs have a most broken under the weight of ther money bags after the dollars have beeaf4 changed to pounds. And yet we do ne envy these visiting English lecturers—so evidently it hurts them more than it does us. People say that England would nc welcome us in the same role, but there i no sting in this realization. Most of these men have been soldiers, and pitiful to think how eagerly they would exchange the lecture platform for the comparative comfort of the old trend life. Let us sit for a moment before a fiery- hearted. young warrior poet. Rumor has it that he is disappointed in Amerian audiences, but we try to be brave and forget it. He enters unsteadily, heaves his agonized frame from foot to foot, and finally, emitting unintelligible sounds, is off. Sharp of ear, we attend the intermit- tent mutterings. (True, Demosthenes practiced oratory with his mouth full of pebbles, but he took the pebbles out be fore beginning a lecture.) From time to “They WORK while you sleep” feeble We re sions was k an Er trance gentle tempe One 1 having stage licenst self t tired, lectur habit turer’ mopp soakit not, s ‘W. L. Douglas shoes are for sale by over 9000 shoo dealers besides our own stores, If Fic local dealer cannot suppl: D for booklet telling how to order shoes by mail, postage free. ident fat Moen “The namo and price te pel Ww, paces Sh se stamped « caref see H]oGrigles we Streets” thar it has wot been changed ormutilated. Brockton, Mass. ou, take no other make. rder direct from factory. Sen e name and price is Plainly UTR ee SUCCESS IS TO THE STRONG FAILURE IS THE CRIME OF WEAKNESS You cannot secure the good things of this life if you are a despondent, hope! it you lack enthusiasm and ouare not mentally and physi equipped to go out and fight the strenuous battles of the business and financial world. You cannot gain political power or a high place among men in public lite if you aven't abundant energy, radiant health and manly vigor. Only to the strong mentally and physically do the big prizes to—the good positions in store and office and factory. « MY FREE BOOK TELLS you how to become a real man—how Ss NGFORTISM works its wonders [ ating men, Send to-day a 10c. piece for postage for your copy of “Promotion and Conservation of Health, Strength and Mental Energy.” LIONEL STRONGFORT [| (Y Streactort Physical and Health Specialist “un Dept. 126 Newark, N. J. | Best Laxative for Men, Women and Chil Stout Lady: my coopness! wnat a winxp! ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO Corg wiTH IT!