Life, 1921-01-06 · page 38 of 44
Life — January 6, 1921 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three ads: 1. **Wardman Park Hotel** (top right): A straightforward hotel advertisement targeting government officials, referencing a change of Administration coming to Washington. This likely alludes to a presidential transition, though the specific date isn't visible. 2. **Resinol Soap** (left): A beauty product ad promising "natural" complexion improvement, contrasting itself against artificial lotions. 3. **Untitled cartoon** (bottom right): A sketch captioned "The Optician Combines His Business With His Pleasure Car" showing a man with binoculars near an automobile—apparently a visual pun about an optician using his profession (eyeglasses/binoculars) while enjoying leisure time. The page represents typical *Life* magazine content from an era when satirical publications carried substantial advertising. The optician cartoon is mildly humorous wordplay rather than political commentary.
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Are You Coming to Washington? ILL the change of Administration bring you to. the Capital City? The Wardman Park Hotel is ideally arranged for Cabinet Members, Senators, Congress- men and other officials of the National Government. In the heart of residential Washington; yet within convenient reach of Government Departments, theatres, shopping center, etc., etc. HARRY WARDMAN ELMER DYER President Manager Park Hotel Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road WASHINGTON, D.C. Ler Your Skin Possess | | The Grow or Narurat Beauty Don’t spend tedious hours in kneading and rubbing the skin with lotions which at best can only produce artificial beauty. Give to Resinol Soap the responsibility of build- ing a fresh, natural complexion. This wholesome soap combines in its soft, | agreeable lather all the properties you need for overcoming blotches, redness, roughness, ex- cessive oiliness and other complexion defects. Adopt Resinol Soap for your toilet and bath and note the freshened feeling that results. Trial on request. Dept. 4-A, RESINOL, Baltimore, Md. THE OPTICIAN COMBINES HIS BUSINESS WITH HIS PLEASURE CAB comicbooks.com