Life — February 16, 1922 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Great Liars' Number of Life" — February 16, 1922 This page is primarily **advertising for Life magazine's upcoming issue**, not a political cartoon. The main content promotes next week's feature called "The Great Liars' Number," which will humorously teach readers "how to become an accomplished liar without undue haste." The page uses decorative border illustrations of people reading newspapers in various poses. Below, there's a "Spring Drive" subscription solicitation offering Life for new subscribers at $5/year (or $5.80 Canadian, $6.60 foreign). The satire is mild and self-referential—Life positioning itself as entertainment that playfully instructs on deception. The decorative figures suggest readers eagerly consuming content. This appears to be typical magazine promotion from the era, using humor to encourage subscriptions rather than commenting on current events.