Life — September 24, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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# "Thoughts of a Floorwalker" - Life Magazine Page This page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A Remington Portable typewriter advertisement featuring four photographs of men at desks. The ad emphasizes the typewriter's usefulness "for every age and station—for men, women, and children." **Right side:** Two articles—"Thoughts of a Floorwalker" (humorous verse about exercise trends) and "My Husband Says" (a satirical domestic humor column). The latter mocks a wife's morbid desire to buy an ostrich feather accessory, with her husband's skeptical commentary on women's impulsive shopping and entertaining birds as pets. The content reflects 1920s American concerns: modern technology adoption, health fads, consumer culture, and gender dynamics in marriage. The satire targets both spousal arguments and women's consumer behavior.