Life, 1927-12-08 · page 13 of 40
Life — December 8, 1927 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page features a travel-themed contest where readers are invited to correct mistakes in letters from a character named "Kay Vernon." The format is straightforward: Kay writes about her travels across American cities, and readers must identify geographical or factual errors in her descriptions. The illustrated figure shows a woman in business attire traveling with a briefcase, suggesting the "modern woman" trope of the era—independent and mobile. The contest itself isn't satirical but rather an interactive game for readers, likely designed to engage them while subtly promoting American geography and travel. The prizes (weekly $75 and grand prizes up to $400) indicate this was a substantial circulation-building feature for *Life* magazine during what appears to be the mid-20th century.
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All-America Travel Contest —____ SN Weekly Prizes Seattle {inseapclis For the best answer to cach of Kay Vernon's letters: povtlansp SePBUL Oy First Prize - - - - - - - $75.00 / Three Second Prizes of $25.00 each ( eatlsegiy ncn St. $an Francisco ieButfalo p Boston Final Grand Prizes For those who have the best record throughout the les 5 Tulsa Dallas agtanta Charleston ¥ s a whole: . Contest as a whole New Ovesns: Jacksonville zi . San Di First Prize - - - $400.00 Riese —E1 Paso, Hou: Second Prize - - $200.00 “San Antonio To ami Third Prize - - - $100.00 XS / @ THIS IS KAY’S THIRD LETTER Detroit, Minn. Detroit seem te er there every evening. Probably Eprror: there is a ge ie theatre there Iwo big auto here 1 am in Detroit, mobile companies have their headquarters in| Detroit, after a strenuous drive from Boston. and there seems to be a lot of “good-natured” rivalry On the way I passed through Len- between them. One is the Ford Co., and the other is nox, Mass., a very high society re- General Motors, of which Mr. Durant is the president sort in the Catskill Mountains, and = The Ford Co. makes Fords, Lincolns and airplanes, and ther to Albany, where I saw the General Motors wu s all the other brands of state capitol. I didn’t see Al Smith, as he was away — mobiles and electric ice-boxes. attending an Anti-Saloon League conferen Yesterday I drove from my hotel, the Brook-Cadillac, Then I dashed westward along the Erie Can: out to the Ford airport in Flint, and imagine my surprise Buffalo and Rochester—known as “the twin citic when T met an old, old friend of mine who is now an air then to Erie, Pa., and then to Cleveland, which is \amed ne pilot. I told him about my trip and he said he was after the great President who came from there. to fly out to the coast and would I come along Cleveland is a beautiful city, with lots of lovely homes, you imagine anything more thrilling? So from most of which are situated on Euclid Ave. in the fashion- now on I travel by air—my next stops being Pittsburgh, able west end. The city is on Lake Erie and also on Cincinnatti, Indianapolis and Chicago. the Cuyahoga River—the latter having been made famous by the Cornell “Alma Mater” song. While I was there I was taken to the park by a very attractive boy and he showed me the statue to Commodore Perry, the man who said, “Don't Give Up the Ship.” But here—I'm not saving any space for a description of Detroit, which is the fifth largest city in the U. S. P. S. 1 almost forgot to tell you that while I and the home of the traffic problem. Detroit is just in Detroit, I saw the house where Edgar Guest across the lake from Windsor, Ont., and all the people in born! I was terribly impressed nuto- Lovingly, CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST the principal cities of the United Ste The prizes will he awarded correct tne mistake and each week her letters will ine who detect and correct the greatest Kay Vernon's letters — the third descriptions of the scenes and places she ber of mistakes in each of Kay of which appears in this issue. Subse- has visited, In these descriptions will ters, and who express themselees quent letters will appear eeery week in be many errors and inaccuracies. afacticaly: tu thdir lalla tb Mai. Lire, up to the February 9th iseue, when Every answer to this Contest must take sires to this Contest do not hare to the twelfth and final letter will be pub- the form of a letter to K ride, tell: sumorous or: elab lished. ing her what mistakes she has made, and They must be clear Kay Vernon's tour will corer moat of — correcting those mistakes. point, Answers Answer Kay’s letter! Correct her mistakes! comicbooks.com