Life, 1912-04-25 · page 37 of 44
Life — April 25, 1912 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political cartoon. However, the left column contains two opinion pieces relevant to historical context: **"We Can All Have It"** addresses **vaccine skepticism**—a real debate of the era. The anonymous author argues vaccines are effective (82% protection rate cited) but acknowledges contemporary concerns about side effects like lockjaw or tuberculosis. This reflects genuine early-20th-century medical hesitation about vaccination safety, before modern regulatory standards. **"Rendering Service"** references **Dr. Lyman Abbott's** philosophy that prosperity comes through service. The piece sarcastically counters with a historical example of a "sugar trust" defrauding the government—likely alluding to real monopolistic practices of the Gilded Age/Progressive Era, suggesting prosperity can also derive from exploiting others. The rest is standard period advertising for automobiles, corsets, tobacco, and candy—no political content visible.
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We Can All Have It The virulence of vaccines is freely ac- inowledged. Only eighteen per cent. of nec vaccinated will contract smallpox the event of an epidemic, while as per cent, among the un- be “infected.” Nothing wisdom of the treat ccinated and get it. The 1 before vaccination mething else—lockjaw, erculosis, for instance ree of a large number of « us which may be logically result of vaccination clop out of the scientific ixing of toxic poison from one person ith that in swother, Mysticism is added ly the proccss of refining the first in the ly a diseased. we . id “Mewter R. Kwon Gives New Zest ce 2? Rendering Service to “‘Your Smoke “The only way in which a man reaches peosp said Dr. Lyman Abbott in ‘and the greater the prosperity he th reater service he has ren- te se: i was De. attow’s paper | English Mixture and Cut Plug hat bad much to do with exposing the 23 smokes in each 25c tin—every smoke the utmost of enjoyment 3 Other pipe tobaccos are not like “P. M.” because others are not made by | . our exclusive scientific treatment of the finest tobacco leaf—nor with our e Y | extreme precautions as to cleanliness. . The English are most particular about tobacco, and the most particular ) pring e Englishmen are daily enjoying the soothing sensation, fragrant aroma and , E agreeable taste of PHILIP MORRIS English g Automobile 3 ae Mixture and Cut Plug. Tires For pure pleasure, try a . “P.M.” pipeful—the ex- In buying moter car : ‘ ' : ets § "2 perience costs out a quarter. tires, put your faith in Ss a name that for four-| ie Philip Morris English Mixture teen years has stood TNs MORRIS & Co sells for $2.00 a pound in 25¢, 3 50c and $1.00 tins. for definite knowledge car of road requirements ‘eS 4 S& Co}: Meil the 25¢to us, if your and the quality to meet | dealer cannot supply you. those requirements — i i S Kelly-Springf-' \itisn SR wesmcmcone wile PRINGFIELD TIRE Co. 0 Vesey Street, New York York, Chicago. Philadelphia, Roston, St San Pranelsco, ff trust, which was growing very No better finishing Prosperous by rendering that most valua- touch for the finest ble service of defrauding the Govern dinner ever ccoked sot FAMOUS ment by crooked scales | | than these dainty 2%!" It might be well for Dr. Abbott to ‘ Never sold mint-flavored s CORSET read that account again and then con- Genmas The Binner Boncless Corset moulds the sider the following as a revision of his ; orauitm dhe cea? gpprered generality: There are two ways of ‘U-Aldle- NO: 18 East 45th Street, New York caching prosperity, either by rendering ‘AFTER DINNER MINT- ~ — ervice to others or by having ‘others ‘Wealso manufacture render service to you, and the greatest *“U-ALL-NO- Seid shite prosperity, if not the greatest happiness, \MINT CHEWING GUM: ® Packaze is reached in the latter way, which ac- péedldely is cantly dhe ae sie ae MANUPACTURING CO. OF AMERICA gly easily the more popular. 461 North 12th Street, Philadeiphie,U S.A 885 comicbooks.com