Life, 1929-05-03 · page 36 of 44
Life — May 3, 1929 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate advertisements with no political cartoons or satire. **Left:** A Cunard Line cruise ship advertisement that humorously references the "Swiss Family Robinson" to appeal to wealthy travelers. It promises luxury French dining experiences (strawberries, crêpes suzettes) as incentive to book transatlantic passage to Europe—positioning ocean travel as a gateway to continental sophistication. **Center:** A brief comic joke (credited to Capper's Weekly) depicting a husband dismissing burglary concerns because he'll "tend to them first thing in the morning"—playing on masculine bravado and casual nonchalance in domestic situations. **Right:** An advertisement for The Broadmoor golf resort in Colorado Springs, emphasizing its championship course design, facilities, and nearby luxury hotel. The page is primarily commercial content aimed at affluent readers, typical of Life magazine's advertising strategy during this period.
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The modern home Swiss Family Robinson... of the Of course you've climbed into a platform in the trees at Chez Robinson, just outside Paris... for one of those superb lunch- eons with fraises du bois asa climax ... just as you've mo- tored out to the Restaurant Kilométres Cent Quartre for an omelette ‘lighter than egg’ ++. or have sat in silent ad- miration while the chef at the Chantecler in Vichy bestowed his final artistry ‘on crépes suzettes, To taste these miracles, you sail Cunard .. . because heir & la carte service (without ex- tra charge) is like a private reminder of these French “little places”. Crépes Suzettes a la Cunard are the merest airiness .. . Pouf!...a lift of the fork and they are deliciously lost under the tongue... the most sophis- ticated of desserts... And as for strawberries, you will ima; ine that you taste the wild woodsy ones that grow near Dreux...if you cross Cunard... the shortest bridge to Europe. TO FRANCE AND ENGLAND AQUITANIA May - May 29-Jane19 BERENGARIA May 15 - JuneS-June26 MAURETANIA May 22- Jane 12-June29 CUNARD LINE © See Your Local Agent THE SHORTEST BRIDGE TO EUROPE Making him air minded. Mrs. Frep—Fred! Fred, dear, wake up. I hear burglars in the house. Frep (sleepily)—Never mind, honey, I'll tend to them first thing in the morning. —Capper’s Weekly. IN GOLF Law out by Donald J. Ross on an inspir- ing terrain that gave every natural advan- tage; seasoned by ten years of constant play; comfortably playable 300 days a year; ser- viced by a Club House complete to the last detail; praised by mast- ers of the game; no other course is quite like Broadmoor! Now another 18-hole course is being built, soon to be opened. In the Club House, a new $50,000 addition affords a gymnasium, game courts, lounges, a grill, kitchen, and ballroom. And right at the course is one of the world’s truly fine hotels! /BROADMOOR COLORADO SPRINGS - HOME OF THE FAMOUS MANITOU SPARKLING Wi Be Always open. Write for complete. information; your uestions wile ij comicbooks.com ene a ee a, ae eC