Life, 1925-06-18 · page 6 of 43
Life — June 18, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political cartoon**. It's a commercial advertisement for the Mimeograph machine by A.B. Dick Company of Chicago. The ad's title, "Wings for Words," uses metaphorical language to market the mimeograph as a rapid duplicating device. The image shows the mechanical equipment. The text emphasizes the machine's speed, reliability, and cost-effectiveness for business use—claiming it can produce "thousands" of clear copies hourly for "letters, charts, bulletins or designs." The ad specifically promotes new Mimeotype stencil paper as an improvement. There are no political figures or social satire present. This is straightforward early 20th-century business-to-business advertising highlighting office technology for efficient workplace communication.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
WINGS FOR WORDS The flying wheels of this simple, sturdy, low- priced device take the power that sparks today in the minds of business men or educators and give to it the magic wings of fast communica- tion. A remarkable machine geared to the high- speed demands of a strenuous day. Its hourly output is measured in thousands—clear, clean copies of letter, chart, bulletin or design, any keen message that needs of the moment may require. This money-saving, speedy and private process of duplication is brought even closer to perfection by the new Mimeotype stencil paper, which is used with- out moistening. If you have not tried the new stencil sheet, you do not know the best work of which the Mimeograph is capable. A. B. Dick Company, Chicago, will gladly send, without cost, booklet ‘““W-6,” giving timely and complete information about the MIMEOGRAPH comicbooks.com