Life — October 5, 1928 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page 4 Content Analysis This page contains primarily **commercial advertising** for Browning King autumn clothing, featuring an illustration of a well-dressed gentleman in a suit and hat. The right column includes two **opinion pieces**: one titled "Why I Am Going to Vote for Will Rogers for President" by Kenneth Funk, endorsing Rogers (the famous humorist and entertainer) as a presidential candidate based on his humor and record as Mayor of Beverly Hills. The second piece, "Parachute" by Harry Epstein, is a first-person account describing the author's harrowing experience making his first parachute jump. Neither content constitutes political satire. The Will Rogers endorsement is a genuine (if humorous) campaign statement, while the parachute narrative is experiential memoir. The page primarily serves as a vehicle for both advertising and lifestyle/opinion content typical of 1920s Life magazine.