Life, 1920-12-09 · page 3 of 44
Life — December 9, 1920 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content advertises: 1. **"A·B·A" American Bankers Association Cheques** — traveler's checks promoted as globally accepted currency ("The Sun Never Sets On" them), issued by Bankers Trust Company with offices in New York and Paris. 2. **Pape's Diapepsin** — a digestive aid medication. The only cartoon is a small illustration titled "The Middleman" showing a well-dressed man in a top hat standing between a gravestone and a "Dirt" sign. This appears to be social commentary on an intermediary or opportunist profiting from others' misfortune, though the specific reference is unclear without additional context.
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ARLES DANA semtered as Secona Class Matter June 8, 1883, at Grorce f. RicHa! Weekly ty Life Pupasning Company Y... under the act of March. Py west aise Sereet, New York. N. Ys . ama Sutscripsoa. Five Dollars, : Entered a8 Second Ciass Matter at the Post Oice Department, Canada, te Rov ate te 49s No. 1K. December, 1920 Copyright in England and the British Possessions. GEORGE D'UTASSY, Secretary. UROPE 19211) Parties enrolling now. Moderate prices. Most interesting routes. Great success 1920. | MPLE TOURS "ycctonk Minas et Words 'ORDS, words, an ocean of words, Drenching and drowning the globe that it girds. | Brushed by the breeze | From political seas, And sewing and quilting and jaw-break- ing bees. Words by the million, Words by the billion, Tirelessly tripping, words by the quadril- lion ; Words of a hue Of profanity blue, Words full of falsehood and words that are true. The Sun Never Sets On rT « Americ A-B-A’ hse, Cheques “A-B-A” CHEQUES have sailed the seven seas and have been exchanged ir, the market places of the world. The sun never sets on them. When one half of the traveling world is sleeping in comfort with “A-B-A” Cheques, the other half is using them. Through the Bankers Trust Company’s Foreign Service travelers arriving in Europe may exchange the “A-B-A” Cheques taken with them for other “A-B-A” Cheques payable in pounds, francs, lire, etc., at the rate current on the day of exchange. Each single word, Wise or absurd, Vies with the others to make itself heard. Windy orations, Loud disputations, Arguments based upon board bills and nations ; Words that are foolish, Grim words, and ghoulish ; Words of the gutter and words that are schoolis! The words “yes” and “no,” “Good-by” and “ hello,” The four words reminding that “I told you so.” Words, words, nothing but words; Words in battalions and legions and herds. But, joking aside, When the last echo’s died, | The silence says more than the whole verbal tide. | Slow Work RAWFORD: I see that thirty new names have been added to the Hall of Fame this year. | CrassHaw: That's encouraging. In | the course of time perhaps they'll elect some of the famous ones they've left out. | Issued in denominations of $10, $20, $50 and $100 in convenient leather wallets by banks everywhere BANKERS TRUST COMPANY New York Paris PAPE'S” DIAPEPSIN AIDS DIGESTION fon Large 60c Case—Drugstores THE MIDDLEMAN comicbooks.com