Life, 1925-12-17 · page 5 of 40
Life — December 17, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a political cartoon** but rather a **Christmas-season advertisement for flowers**, likely from the early 20th century. The page promotes sending flowers as holiday gifts, featuring: - **Central image**: Cyclamen flowers (the main advertised bloom) - **Side panels**: White gardenias, scarlet poinsettias, gay carnations, and fragrant roses—each with descriptive text emphasizing their beauty and suitability as Christmas gifts - **Tagline**: "Say it with Flowers this Christmas" - **Sales pitch**: Encourages readers to send flowers anywhere via local florists, with suggestions to send flowers to mothers on their birthdays The page contains no political satire or social commentary—it's purely commercial content promoting the emerging practice of gifting cut flowers for special occasions.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
WHITE GARDENIAS produced now by difficult, less expensive, too, GAY CARNATIONS in white and red are in- pensive and convey to young and old thoughts beyond the power of words to express, FE EE SRE PS = YCLAMEN (above) and other flowers and growing plants with their beauty and fragrance, will express so fittingly your Yule Tide Messages. Flowers can be sent anywhere in the world. Your florist will help you decide which flowers are most appropriate. He has them delivered just when and where you want them by a florist in the city of the recipient. ON YOUR BIRTHDAY SEND MOTHER FLOWERS SCARLET POINSETTIAS add a note of pleasing flaming color to the Christmas table. They bring a lingering touch of charm, They're in- expensive, too, FRAGRANT LOVELY ROSES in countless varieties — fragrant. and beautiful expressions of the joy of Christmas, At a great range in price, now. comicbooks.com