Life, 1925-02-19 · page 30 of 37
Life — February 19, 1925 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** with brief humorous commentary pieces typical of Life magazine's satirical format. The large **Fatima Cigarettes advertisement** dominates the center, showing a cigarette package with the tagline "What a whale of a difference just a few cents make"—emphasizing price competitiveness in the cigarette market. The right column contains **brief comedic anecdotes**: - "Our Foolish Contemporaries" mocks a University of Michigan student boxing to pay tuition rather than asking his father - "Nausea" jokes about waffles resembling crossword puzzles - "Revived" satirizes a wife's confession of infidelity as merely rehearsal for her novel-writing Other advertisements include **Barbasol shaving cream**, **Majors Cement**, and **Old Town Canoes**. The left sidebar advertises **The Manor hotel** in Asheville, N.C., and travel services. The humor reflects 1920s concerns: college financing, domestic relationships, and consumer product marketing. No political cartoons appear on this page—it's primarily commercial space with light social satire.
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