Life, 1926-05-06 · page 4 of 52
Life — May 6, 1926 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising** for Remington Portable Typewriters, not political satire. The top advertisement shows a typewriter positioned as ideal "For Home Writing," targeting both general consumers and graduation gift-givers. The accompanying illustration depicts a woman using the typewriter while a man observes—reflecting early 20th-century marketing that positioned typewriters as labor-saving devices for domestic use. The right column contains three short literary pieces: "Modern Love Song," "The Feminist" (a satirical essay), and "The Annual Alibis." These are brief opinion/humor pieces typical of *Life* magazine's content, not political cartoons. "The Feminist" piece gently mocks feminist literature's declining readership among men—social commentary rather than hard satire. The page reflects 1920s attitudes toward women, technology, and changing social roles.
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Remi n¢gt n For Home Writing! RITING by hand is out of date. The Remington Portable Typewriter has made it so. The Remington Portable is ever so much faster, and enables you to make copies of your personal writing without extra effort. Itisa necessity of modern, fast-moving li Graduation time will soon be here. What finer or more helpful commencement gift than a Remington Portable for the boy or girl who has college or business days ahead! It is the handiest, fastest, simplest to oper- ate, and most dependable of all portables— and it is the smallest, lightest, most com pact portable with standard keyboard. Give yourself more leisure by saving time with a Remington Portable. You can pur- chase it on terms as low as $10 down and $5 monthly from Remington branches and dealers everywhere. Write today for our illustrated booklet, “For You—For Every- body.” Address Department 149. REMINGTON TYPEWRITER CO. 374 Broadway New York Branches Everywhere Remington Typewriter Co. of Canada, Ltd. 68 King Street West, Toronto A MACHINE TYPEWRITERS | gi ay Remington: made Paragon Ribbons and Red Seal Carbon Papers always make good impressions STANOAROG WoISeLeSS TYPEWRITERS TYPEWRITER = ORTAGLE ACCOUNTING TYPEWRITER MACHINES Modern Love Song OUR eyes, beloved, are like pools Where water lilies cl Your form the censors, Have covered with a ¢ I am allowed to praise your lips— Beloved, how I miss them! t editorial conscience nips I do not dare to kiss them. ber how, in murmu night ath the moon, I'd mee the rest I dare not write, Lest some one sh Id delete you! Ripley f time, and, I f The Feminist of those men who smile | AM at women’s vanity demn them for wishing always look. 1 ¢ and boyi stylis! bob; in fact, I think it would be a take to return to the wearing of long tre It docs not seem t women's tendency to ape men in every nto what formerly was man’s exclusive domain a resented. Tam not. giver zation of liter- ing tt ving femir evidenced by the decline of $s that catered to men’s tastes je tear over man’s increasing acement by his refraining Ned talk, I do not blame women for demandin; in public, as sho from loud, complete equality, not « polities and indus try, but also in physical appearance and social opportunity hing warms my heart m nan and wife go forth t Visit the same places. to pe duties, to be together everywhere. [am the pre prictor of a ba The Annual Alibis ALWAYS take the children and go away for the summer as soon as hool closes, so it will be restful and quiet at home and my husband can en joy the warm weather more. Our be way benefits him so much.” The doctor practically told me that dt cc the office at three o'clock every after ing ave to be rs more, so I leave noon in the summer,” “I used to take care of my own lawn and garden but it’s really more ecu nomical for me to hire a man to do it and have my time free for my work.” “LT can't really afford to belong to three country clubs but I owe it to my where I'll meet influential MeC. H. family to people.” comicbooks.com