Life, 1926-04-15 · page 4 of 44
Life — April 15, 1926 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** for Château Frontenac, a luxury hotel in Quebec City, rather than political satire or comics. The large illustrated advertisement depicts the iconic castle-like hotel with tourists enjoying winter activities below—carriages, pedestrians with umbrellas, and scenic views. The ad promotes Quebec as a tourist destination, emphasizing the hotel's "modern appointments, deft service and luxurious comfort." The right column contains three brief humorous items: a poem about a dissolute college boy ("Simonella"), gardening tips by Wayne G. Haisley, and a short joke about artists' models. These are generic humor pieces typical of Life magazine's satirical content, unrelated to the main advertisement. The page reflects early-20th-century promotional tourism marketing and light social commentary rather than political messaging.
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lee Parts Nt FS ander tbe ccd ef March'S. tem Quaint Quebec invites it Exit, Quebec's gayest Winter! Enter, the Chateau'stranquil Spring! Five hundred and fifty guest rooms are the ample measure of its hospitality—come and rest awhile, its cor- dial invitation. The quaint old wing is now being restored. Above it looms the great baronial tower —landmark in a countryside that looks and lives and talks like old Nor- mandy. From your window, look down on the St. Lawrence—or off there into the dis- tance toward the blue Laurentians. Bask in the morning sun on Dufferin Terrace, or jog through cobbled streets in a native caleche. Amble along the highways, past hamlets, shrines, and jolly peasants. Forget the pres- ent in the peaceful idyll of a seventeenth century Spring... Forget—until the Chateau Frontenac’s modern appointments, deft ser- vice and luxurious comfort bring you pleas- antly back to the moment! What a change —what a rest! Come, enjoy it! Chateau Frontenac bids you welcome—as ever. In- formation at Canadian Pacific, 344 Madison Ave., New York; 71 East Jackson Blvd., Chi- cago; or, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, Canada. CHATEAU FRONTENAC BIENVENUE A QUEBEC | THE college boy is gauche and risky, | The jokes he tells are simply | awful; Add Mythological Characters He often takes a shot of whisky, | Which isn't what you might call law- ful. He's very gay and very bold— Or so I'm told. The college boy goes midnight driving With women who are wild and woolly ; A smash-up is his foremost striving ; . Arrests are what he craves most fully. He's very bold and very gay— Or so they say. | The college boy pays no attention To school, and never goes to classes; He spends his mornings in invention Of snappy slang for snappy lasses. His speech is mirthful to the ear— Or so I hear. The college boy is known all over, x In novels, stories, songs and dramas; He's famed in Paris, Dublin, Dover, And even in the far Bahamas. I'd love to meet this college boy— He'd give me joy! Simonetta, Hints for Gardeners PRAYING insects with sarcasm and profanity does no good. The best garden plots are made by caterpillars and bugs. Vegetables planted in the full of the moon usually die before they come up Vegetables planted in the dark of the moon, however, usually die before they come up. Remember that even if the whole country’s vegetable crop is a failure, you can always raise prices The plant that grows like a weed usually turns out to be one. Always sternly forbid your young son to work in the garden, He wouldn't do it, anyway, and you get the credit for being obeyed . Don't spend a lot of time worrying about what to plant. Most birds will cat all sorts of seeds, and even if any vegetables should come up, you'll find the insects are not overly particular either. | Finally, don’t be discouraged at the = end of your yearly gardening experi- ence. “Patronize your naborhood grocer.” Wayne G. Haisley. After the Lecture ATE-COMER: Give me the gist of his remarks. Survivor: They were gist terrible. RTISTS' models aren't as bad as they're painted. comicbooks;com