Life, 1921-09-29 · page 31 of 34
Life — September 29, 1921 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** rather than editorial cartoons or satire. The top ad promotes **Cammeyer shoes** from their Fifth Avenue boutique, emphasizing fashionable exclusivity at moderate prices—targeting women concerned with style and value. The middle ad uses mild humor to promote **Life magazine itself** as a cure for depression. A woman contemplating suicide supposedly recovers after reading Life, eating meals, and laughing—positioning the magazine as therapeutic entertainment. The bottom ad announces the **resumption of Cunard-Anchor cruise service** to the Mediterranean post-WWI, marketing luxury ocean travel to Mediterranean ports like Naples and Alexandria. This reflects post-war economic recovery and the resumption of leisure travel. All three ads target affluent readers with disposable income for shoes, magazine subscriptions, and expensive vacations—reflecting the prosperous 1920s era when this Life issue was published.
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CAMMEYER Branch De Luxe 611 ~Fifth A venue Between S3rd and 54th Streets New York's Most Beautiful Shoe Shop OMEN who have taken the pairs to make comparisons, know that Cammeyer “Branch De Luxe” footwear leads the fashion that it doesn’t follow. ‘hey also know that Cammeyer Distinctive ioot-wear is not extravagantly priced, and that ammeyer exclusiveness is achieved without e sacrifice of economy. ammeyer shoes are priced as moderately as 10es of their quality can be. le pictured here has that distinction bly Cammeyer. All patent leather; All black satin; Black Suede with patent leather straps and heels; Nut Brown Suede with patent leather straps and heels; Silver Brocade, with plain Silver Cloth straps and heels. She said, “T am aweary, aweary, I would that I were dead,” but she got a copy of Life instead, read it through, ate three square meals the next day, and forgot about dying. Lire had dispelled her blues! For the tonic of a really hearty laugh, try a yearly subscription, or, Obey That Impulse, and, for a trial trip, avail your- self of our Special Offer Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40). Send Lire for the next ten weeks to Open only to new subscribers; no subscriptions renewed at this rate. LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, New York One Year $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign bie “Above all others of the Seven Seas is the Mediterranean—with its balmy breezes and its blue waters lined with age-old cities.” CRUISES TO THE MEDITERRANEAN « It is with great pleasure that we announce the resumption of our special New York-Mediterranean Winter sailings so popular in pre-war days. A trip over the southern route amidst the luxurious sur- roundings of these Liners is both full of pleasure and recre- ation to those traveling direct to Mediterranean points, as also to those who take the trip for its delightful days at sea and the entertaining sights and scenes at the various ports of call. Calls are made at MADEIRA, GIBRALTAR, ALGIERS, MONACO, NAPLES, PATRAS, PIRAEUS, TRIESTE, ALEXANDRIA. Ports vary according to cruise. Stop-overs and return trips via North Atlantic may be arranged for. Write for full information CUNARD-ANCHOR STEAM SHIP LINES CARONIA OCT. 22 CARONIA DEC.7 Due back New York Nov. 30 Due back New York Jan. 16 CAMERONIA NOV. 19 ‘CAMERONIA/“\JAN. 10 Due back New York Dec. 31 ‘\ Due back New York Feb. 26 comicbooks.com