Life — September 14, 1928 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A rhymed literary review of "Brook Evans" by Susan Glaspell, published by Frederick A. Stokes Co. The poem summarizes the novel's plot about an illegitimate child born to an unmarried woman in Colorado. Below that is a brief "Revived" section noting a legal case in Arkansas. The literary content appears straightforward without obvious satire. **Right side:** A United States Lines shipping advertisement featuring an ocean liner dining room photograph. The ad promotes off-season European travel on American ships, emphasizing amenities and comfort. It lists specific vessels like the S.S. Leviathan and S.S. George Washington. The page juxtaposes serious literature with commercial tourism advertising—typical of Life magazine's mixed editorial and advertising format from this era (1928, based on the masthead).