Life, 1924-12-11 · page 32 of 36
Life — December 11, 1924 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **advertising content**, not satire or political commentary. The page promotes *Life* magazine's 1925 Dog Calendar featuring color portraits by professional dog artists (R. L. Dickey, B. Cory Kilvert, Warren Davis). The cartoon at top shows seven barking dogs, illustrating the humorous opening line about dogs making noise when sharing "important news"—here, the calendar's release. This playful tone frames the product as something dogs themselves would be excited about. The "Famous Cals" section at bottom appears to list calendar months through wordplay (appears to reference: California, Radius, Calculus, Optical illusion, Nautical, Coolidge, and Life's Dog calendar)—a lighthearted puzzle rather than political commentary, though "Coolidge" (President Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929) may be a period-appropriate reference. The ad emphasizes the calendar's quality printing and limited edition status to justify the $1.00 price—substantial for 1925.
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All Together Now— EVEN dogs with seven barks can make quite a lot of noise, especially when they are trying to convey to you an important piece of news in the only language that they know. Briefly, the announcement which is causing such a merry stir in canine circles is that Lire's Dog Calendar for 1925 is now out. That’s something for all the world and his dog to get excited about. If you like dogs—and of course you do—you will want the Dog Calendar to adorn your wall in the coming year. Here are some of the finest dog portraits done in color by such eminently competent dog painters as R. L. Dickey, B. Cory Kilvert and Warren Davis to remind you of the affection that man owes to the best friend he has. Lire’s Dog Calendar is beautifully printed on fine card stock, and issued in limited edition. Order it NOW. Price, prepaid, $1.00 Famous Cals ---ifornia Radi --- ---culus Opti --- illusion This Calendar will be sold only by Nauti - - - --+ Coolidge 598 Madison Avenue LIFE’S Dog ---endar New York LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY comicbooks.com