Life, 1921-06-16 · page 33 of 36
Life — June 16, 1921 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** rather than satirical editorial material. The small cartoon at top left shows a divorce joke: a child tells another that her parents bought her a new doll, to which the other responds they bought her a new mother—a quip about remarriage following divorce. This reflects 1920s social anxieties about rising divorce rates. The bulk of the page features a **Templar Motors automobile advertisement** with pricing ($2,385-$3,185) and a President Harding quote claiming the motor car is "indispensable" to modern life. This is corporate advertising, not satire. The left column contains memorial donations ("In memory of Ruth and Kenelon Winslow") and advertisements for Hotel Aspinwall and Cortez Cigars. **No significant political or social satire appears here**—it's a commercial page typical of Life magazine's mixed editorial-advertising format from the early 1920s.
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