Life, 1926-02-25 · page 31 of 36
Life — February 25, 1926 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **book review section** ("Among the New Books"), not a political cartoon. The left column lists contemporary novels with brief descriptions—titles like *Starbrace*, *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*, and *Hearts of Hickory*. The right side contains a **perfume advertisement** for Caron fragrances, featuring two bottle designs with French names: *Naimez Que Moi* ("Love Only Me") and *Le Narcisse Noir* ("Black Narcissus"). The ad shows elegant Art Deco-style perfume bottles, a common luxury product advertisement in 1920s *Life* magazine. There is no political satire or social commentary visible here—this is a standard magazine page mixing literary coverage with high-end consumer advertising, typical of *Life*'s format during the Jazz Age era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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