Life, 1925-05-21 · page 4 of 40
Life — May 21, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **General Motors advertisement** rather than political satire. The left side promotes GM's global distribution network across 126 countries, emphasizing economic benefits and affordability. The right side contains unrelated content: a "Tea Tattle" column with cynical observations about women and social behavior (attributed to "J. K. M."), a brief "Statistic" note about serial stories, and a cartoon showing a small child holding a balloon above a cityscape with the caption "Confound that fellow who made me hold this thing!" The child's cartoon appears to be social commentary on childhood frustration or constraint, though its precise meaning is unclear without additional context. The page mixes advertising, humor columns, and light illustration typical of 1920s-era Life magazine content.
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Tea Tattle FACTS ABOUT A FAMOUS FAMILY “It is every mother’s hope that in a few years she will be old enough for her daughter to take around. “The greatest menace to family life to-day is the inability of husband and wife to agree about how gin should be made. “If a woman with her ancestry did cast pearls before swine, my dear, you may be certain they were Oriental pearls and pedigreed swine. “Women who sigh to be understood really need nothing more vital than a more becoming shade of rouge. “The manner in which a person is “rude is the true test of good breeding. “Reluctance is woman's best weapon. If Salome had danced the first time Herod asked her, most likely he would have dozed off during her performance. * “There's no good asking what the world’s coming to, because by the time some one answers it has moved on. “Hoping is a waste of time, my dear, unless matters are hopeless.” Sold in 126 countries | oc Ir all the serial stories were placed —used in all end to end in this world, they would have to be continued in the next. General Motors has distributors and dealers in all the countries included in the shaded portions of the map, General Motors combines in one family many large companies building auto- mobiles and accessories. This makes it possible for General Motors to handle the foreign trade of all of them efh- ciently and at minimum expense. So you will find General Motors distrib- utors and dealers in 126 countries—and General Motors products used in all. This important item in foreign trade is valuable to the economic life of the nation; and fo you, as a car owner, since it helps to-maintain the large produc- tion on which low prices are based. GENERAL MOTORS Buick + Capittac : CnHevroter - OAKLAND Otpsmosite - GMC Trucks General Motors cars, trucks and Delco-Light products may be purchased on the GMAC F SSE Shaun | Payment Plan. Insurance service furnished by General Exchange Corporation. MESHTGUNG (EEA TUTELLCW A WHOISIADE: ME HOLD THIS THING!” comicbooks.com