Life, 1924-04-03 · page 58 of 60
Life — April 3, 1924 — page 58: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** for travel and luxury goods typical of the 1920s. The top features a Northern Pacific Railway ad promoting Yellowstone Park tours at $56.50 from Chicago. Below that, Cunard steamship lines advertise European sailings, boasting they carried 225,642 passengers in 1923—the largest number of any shipping line on the Atlantic. A Kaywoodie pipe advertisement emphasizes quality Italian bruyere craftsmanship. The only **satirical content** is a single cartoon at bottom right, captioned "Apparatus to Seat Theatregoers Without Disturbing Earlier Arrivals." It depicts a comedic mechanical contraption—a swing suspended from above—suggesting an absurd solution to the social problem of latecomers disrupting theatre audiences. The joke mocks the inconvenience of theatre etiquette and implied class tensions about proper behavior in public spaces.
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| Yellowstone Park “In Gardiner, Out Cody”’ Opens June 20 eeano 0 bxxrom Round Trip, eos from Chicago ae aw a Motel = Come Wie The tour through ‘ Yellowstone Park is Ura tSa00" "yo stay at the hotels; $45.00 at camps; meals, fodaing, and Cerone: ie cightisceing tours Included yore, I you are Interested In a personally conducted, “all-expense™ tour of this region, write me. Let me plan your trip. Illustrated book and details free. A. B. Smith, Passenger Traffic Manager 985 Northern Pacific Bullding, St. Paul, Minn. Northern Pacific Ry **2000 Miles of Startling Beauty’”’ 458 Sailings to and from Europe have been arranged for by the Cunard and Associated Lines during the coming season, An unusually heavy traffic is anticipated and early reservations should be made to secure accommodations on our steamers. Various routes and rates; fares from $115 to $275 and up, according to steamer. 225.642 “Passengers crossed by our ships during 1923 — the largest number carried by any Line or group of Lines on the Atlantic. CUN STD 25 Broaaway New York _ or Branches and Agencies ‘AYWOODIE | ITALIAN BRUYERE Have you a Kaywoodiein your pipe collection ?.,.The Kaywoodie pipe has that grace and distinctive appearance only produced by perfect workmanship. It is made of the finest Bruyere root ob- tainable. It is the perfect product of the oldest pipe house in America. And there is no import duty included in its price. Unconditionally Guaranteed KAUFMANN BROS. & BONDY The Oldest Pipe House in America 33 East 17th Street, New York City Established 1851 APPARATUS TO SEAT THEATREGOERS WITHOUT IMSTURBING EARLIER ARRIVALS comicbooks.com