Life, 1923-09-27 · page 32 of 36
Life — September 27, 1923 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with minimal satire. The content includes: **Advertisements:** - **Ben Wade Pipes**: British pipes marketed to American consumers as prestigious imports - **Churchill Downs Cigarettes**: "All black cigarettes" positioned as fashionable luxury goods, offering free samples - **Conn Musical Instruments**: Saxophones endorsed by bandleader Isham Jones, emphasizing ease of learning - **Waldorf-Astoria Hotel**: A luxury NYC hotel advertisement - **Business writing guides**: Self-improvement books **Poetry Section:** A sentimental poem titled "Tokio" (by M.H.C.) mourns the destruction of Tokyo, likely referencing the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake. It romanticizes the city as a "fairy house" destroyed by divine wrath, expressing hope for rebuilding—reflective of post-disaster American sentiment toward Japan. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and luxury marketing rather than political satire.
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Ben Wade Pipes No finer pipes have ever sailed from England. Smart men = may now view them at leading tobac- conists and men’s shops most everywhere. We will be happy to send a catalog illustrating the various shapes—and we will send a free sample package of Hudson’s Bay Imperial Mixture—the ideal tobacco for these ideal pipes. Harcrart & Sons WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS 336N Michigan Blvd ‘CHICAGO Expense The all black cigarette started at Deauville. Now - everyone who is anyone has Churchill Downs in the humidor. Let us send you a complimentary package—try them at our expense Churchill Downs are made up in black, brown o: white paper, with gold, silver, plain or satin tip. Or ——§ » a oa 2 special order they can be monogrammed. Canaptan Derot—Ben Wave (Canapa) Ltp., Vancouver, B. C. BEN WADE PIPES AND HUDSO TOBACCO Write, and your sample will be mailed at once CHURCHILL DOW CIGARETTES eotthae Clubs, T Hotels and Yobacconists Tokio Au, frail and lovely Tokio, A city built in pastel tone, What vexed the gods that they should throw Play a CONN Pleasure and Profit, Isham Jones and his a famous orchestra are among the great popular stars who use and en- dorse Conn instruments. Your beauty from its fairy throne? A little house of cards you seem That tumbled in a single day— A fairy house that was a dream Some angry god has swept away. Coes ‘iniactiinsenite vanes eankest (66 play because of the exclusive way they are made and many improve F ments, refinements, and features de- \ To Those Who Get the Most Out of LIFE a visit to New York The hands of all the world would | twine But far too fair to rest forlorn veloped in the great Conn laborator ies. You can play a tune in a few hours on the Conn saxophone—take your place in orchestra or band in 2 short time. Conn cost no more. : Easy Payments. Write Free Book and details, mentioning instrument which interests you. cc. Coan Ltd., Elkhart,Ind. Conn Bldg. Beneath the ashes of dismay; For brighter promise were you born Within that realm of yesterday. suggests Your cherry blossoms back in place, And build again each ravaged shrine The Waldorf-Astoria That lent you such enchanting L.M. BOOMER ROY CARRUTHERS President Managing Director Affiliated with THE Leer neh rer ia THE es WILLARD Washington The gods themselves must prove more + kind— No heart could leave you thus in iny T 3 GREA’ jon-techntcal. Within to-morrow shall we find ETTER A fairer, rarer Tokio! ldesGe Use Forceful English aes and. Reerens IRS (Rocket Sas (Galv. of Chi eotrsies aoa ‘Full of examples. Fifth Avenue, 33d to 34th Street grace. New York CULTIVATE YOUR MUSICAL BUMP Tor catalon fome-etady Books. .J. Drake & Co., Pubs., 1071 Michigan Av., Chicago comicbooks.com