Life — May 1, 1913 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and travel content** from a 1913 Life magazine issue, not political satire. The top features a **Londonderry mineral water advertisement**, describing it as America's finest carbonated water source from New Hampshire springs. Below is a reader's letter titled "Therefore What?" from Aliquippa, PA, debating **vaccination and smallpox protection**—arguing that vaccinated populations contract smallpox as readily as unvaccinated ones, questioning the procedure's necessity. This reflects early-1900s anti-vaccination skepticism. The remaining space advertises **Scribner's Magazine travel guides** to London and Paris, presented as essential resources for American travelers—with Paris guide authored by John N. Raphael. A free offer for "Moore's Modern Methods" bookkeeping guide appears at bottom left.