Life, 1904-05-19 · page 27 of 28
Life — May 19, 1904 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with one notable poem. The main content of interest is "The Horrors of the War" by S. E. Kiser, a satirical poem mocking sensationalist war reporting during what appears to be the **early 1900s** (likely the Boer War or similar conflict). **The Satire:** Kiser ridicules how newspapers exaggerate minor military skirmishes into dramatic headlines. Small engagements between "three men on a side" are blown up to fill "seven columns wide" in bold yellow "extras" designed to sell papers to gullible readers ("suckers"). Trivial incidents—a damaged hen coop, a destroyed pigsty, vague rumors—are presented as major war news printed in sensational red ink. **The Point:** The poem critiques both media manipulation and public appetite for war sensationalism, suggesting newspapers profit by manufacturing drama from mundane military reality. The rest of the page consists of period advertisements (Sozodont toothpaste, typewriters, Florida Water, etc.) and an announcement for the Brooklyn Jockey Club spring racing meet.
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