Life — January 5, 1922 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Content Analysis This page contains a **poetry review** titled "Rhymed Reviews: Gold Shod" by Newton Fuessle, Boni & Liveright, critiquing a literary work. The poem satirizes a character named Fielding whose family lacked ambition and whose own talents were wasted—he became a "motor-magnate" instead of a writer, disappointing the reviewer's expectations. The page is **primarily advertising**, dominated by a Pepsodent toothpaste advertisement featuring two figures (a man and woman). The ad promotes a "new-day" dentifrice using scientific language about film-coating teeth and fighting decay—typical early-20th-century marketing rhetoric. A brief "Commercial Item" story about Mrs. Smith purchasing cloth completes the content. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and literary criticism conventions.