Life, 1913-05-01 · page 41 of 48
Life — May 1, 1913 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoons**—it is primarily advertising and travel promotion, typical of Life's commercial content circa 1915. The one editorial element is a brief opinion piece titled "Worth Thinking About" that critiques U.S. military spending. The author argues that annual pension costs from past wars (particularly the Civil War) exceed what America spends maintaining its army, and exceed what Germany spent on its entire military buildup. The implicit point: America wastes resources on veteran pensions while Germany invests in armament—a concern voiced as WWI raged in Europe and America remained officially neutral. The rest of the page advertises Harris Oils, Swiss tourism, Yellowstone National Park trips, and Northern Pacific Railway service—typical leisure and consumer products marketed to middle-class readers of the era.
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-LIFE: 50 The Best Oils Cost Worth Thinking About [ENGLAND to ITALY by| We pay out in pensions every year | Less In The Long more than the Balkan war cost. the BERNE—Loetschberg—SIMPLON Run— allies, For what we pay in pensions we could maintain a much greater . : Because the engine is protected from “im 'than erm, groans unter’ | N@w Electric Railway) friction and wear, soot deposits Our Civil war is costing, in pensions, . eliminated and less fuel consumed. || more than the wars of the world. It With Excellent | grows bigger every year. Germany | THROUGH TRAINS | has a vast armament in return for its We have nothing but a few Most Picturesque Route, via the Celebrated | BERNESE OBERLAND | | Are QUALITY lubricants. Made only from selected Pennsylvania crude— for which we pay a premium. “A Little Goes a Long Way And Every Drop Counts’ It your dealer doca not sell Harris Oils, send $0 cents for tg: $3.75 for 5 gal. can and wi same prepaid. A. W. HARRIS OIL COMPANY WS So Water St. 143 No. Wabash Ave. PROVIDENCE, R.A. CHICAGO, ILL. Fun For Everybody in Yellowstone National Park @The Geysers, Cataracts, Canyons, Mountains, Lakes and Streams are spread in most alluring array around the superb 143-mile coaching trip through America’s Only Geyserland. Jaunts of one, two or more days at small cost, or complete tour in 6 days only $55.50. Fishing galore in the flashing trout streams—side trips to the haunts of Bison, Bear, Deer, Elk, Antelope, Beaver and other weird creatures so plentiful in this greatest of Uncle Sam’s preserves. Go this summer sure! @Low fares for the Park trip by itself or in connection with Pacific Coast trips. Through sleeping cars direct to Gardiner Gateway, the original Yellowstone Park entrance from Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and from Pacific Coast daily during season. Gardiner is reached only via the Northern Pacific. BF Personally Conducted Excursions from Chicago every Sunday June 22 to September 7, to and through the Park and return to Chicago. The no-bother, most-fun way. Make reser- vations early. Let me tell you about Summer Tourist and Convention Tickets at greatly reduced rates. Say whether you want to make Park trip, or go on to Pacific Coast. @Attach 3 two cent stamps to coupon for new beautifully executed view album of Yellow- stone Park. This new book is easily worth a dollar. Send quick for your copy. YELLOWSTONE PARK BOOK COUPON ‘This coupon and six cents in stamp will bring the book to you. Just fill in name and ad- dress plain! The wonderful Little Republic of the Alps is the Garden Spot of Europe. The trip is 80 easy, so inexpensive that you cannot afford to miss it. Check here ( if interested in Personally Conducted Through Park Service. For 10c. postage our Information Bureau in New Check bere interested in Yellowstone Park and Pacific Coast trips. York will send you “* Parcel C,” a collection of morphiees illustrated booklets, maps, and the famous "Hotel Name eis suf Gaide.” containing some very, useful information. aoe this Wonderful Land of Lakes and Alps. | Street and No. _ etting the Send 10¢. for AC. > Scherer Official lnformation 241 Fifth Avenue Town = —. State. New York A. M. CLELAND, General Passenger Agent, ST. PAUL, MINN. Offices in Leading Cities @ Northern Pacific Railway 0 Panama-Pacific Exposition—San Francisco 1915 Panama-California Exposition—San Diego 1915 comicbooks.com