Life, 1922-09-21 · page 34 of 36
Life — September 21, 1922 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three main ads: 1. **Milo Violets** (top left): A cigarette advertisement for "Gold Tipped Cigarettes" at 25¢/10 or $2.32/box. 2. **Mediterranean Cruise** (top right): Thomas Cook & Son promotes a 67-day Mediterranean voyage aboard the White Star Liner *Homeric*, departing January 20, visiting Egypt, Palestine, Greece, and other historic sites. The cruise cost and exclusivity (500 guests maximum) suggest this targets wealthy readers. 3. **Life Magazine Subscription** (bottom left): Life promotes itself as an intellectual humor publication, offering a trial subscription for $1. 4. **Cartoon Panel** (bottom right): A single-panel cartoon shows two men examining artwork, with one saying "These sketches are deucedly funny, old chap. I wonder if you could make a caricature of me?" This is generic humor about artists and vanity, not political commentary. The page reflects early-20th-century consumer culture and leisure travel for the affluent.
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£ #o MEDITERRANEAN by Specially Chartered New White Star Liner HOMERIC 34,000 TONS Largest and Most Modern Steamer that ever Sailed for a Cruise. From New York, January 20 Returning March 28 CRUISE LIMITED TO 500 GUESTS 'o the wondrous lands of the Inland Sea, so rich in artistic, historical, and educational interest. Sixty-seven days of glorious cruising and shore excursions. A gorgeous 14,000-mile itinerary embracing Madeira, Spain (Cadiz, Seville, Granada), Gibraltar, Algeciras, Algiers, Tunis (Carthage), Naples, Athens, Constantinople; sixteen days in EGYPT—Cairo, Luxor, Assouan, Philae, or PALESTINE—Haifa, Damascus, Tiberias, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Jerusalem. Naples, with Amalfi, Sorrento, etc.; Monaco, | with Monte Carlo and Nice. Optional visit to Paris and London on the homeward trip. Stop-over privileges with return by other famous White Star Liners, MAJESTIC, OLYMPIC, etc. Full Information on Request ' THOS. COOK & SON 245 Broadway NEW YORK 561 Fifth Avenue BOSTON CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES TORONTO PHILADELPHIA SANFRANCISCO MONTREAL VANCOUVER “When All the World Laughs The Perfection of Humanity Will Have Been Reached.” Life fully believes this and, noting the really high intel- lectual standard of its friends, considers laughter a fair educational test. Readers of LIFE have real things to laugh at—a sure laugh on every page. Try it yourself for a year, or Obey That Impulse, and for a trial trip, avail yourself 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, i “These sketches are deucedly funny, old chap. I EIRE eSep Madison Avenue, New York wonder if you could make a caricature of me.” One Year $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign $6.60 is ‘THE CAREY PRINTING CO. Inc. New York comicbooks.com