Life, 1920-12-16 · page 39 of 45
Life — December 16, 1920 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content**, not satirical cartoons. The main features are: 1. **"Dogs from Life" book advertisement** (left): Promotes a collection of dog-themed content from Life magazine, edited by Thomas L. Masson. The pitch emphasizes dogs as inherently cheerful subjects suitable for gift-giving. 2. **Pennsylvania Trio lawn mower ad** (top right): Markets a horse-drawn grass-cutting machine for golf courses, parks, and cemeteries—practical industrial equipment typical of early 20th-century advertising. 3. **Milo cigarettes ad** (bottom right): Promotes "delicately scented gold-tipped cigarettes" at 25¢ for 10 or $2.50 per box of 100—standard luxury tobacco advertising of the era. 4. **Illustration** (lower left): A sketch captioned "A schoolboy's tale; the wonder of an hour," appears to be sample content from the dog book. The page reflects commercial Life magazine content and early-1900s consumer products rather than political satire.
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-LIFE Such ts Life! Edited by THOMAS L. MASSON says, “A dog is almost invariably cheer- ful, animated, and humorous. That is the way this book makes you feel— cheerful, animated, humorous. It has a good, wholesome bark on almost every page.” iN Dog pictures, stories, sketches—the best that have appeared in “Life.” The dog lovers are in the majority on your gift lists; why not, for the furtherance cf gen- eral good cheer, send them this book? At all booksellers. Net $1.90 DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK “A schoolboy’s ta PATENTED For golf courses, public parks and cemeteries. Cut- ting width, 86 inches. The ‘‘PENNSYLVANIA TRIO”? is made with the same skill, from ity materials which have made the reput. of the famous ‘* PENNSYLVANIA”? Quality Line of Lawn Mo Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Works, Inc. 1625 North 23rd Street, Philadelphia The ‘*Pennsylvania Golf** for putting greens, tennis courts, bowling greens, and cricket creases. Adjustable to cut 3/16 in. Both the stationary and the cylinder knives are crucible steel, Sizes: 17,19, and 21-in. cut. DELICATELY SCENTED GOLD TIPPED CIGARETTES Dr lO BOX DELUXE OF 100 $230 Ifyour dealer cannot sueely you.wnte DeptMV. 1790 Broadway. y York IN CANADA 38 CATNCART STREET MONTREAL! comicbooks.com