Life, 1913-11-20 · page 3 of 44
Life — November 20, 1913 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and lifestyle content** rather than political satire. The main visual element is a large advertisement for "Sanatogen," a patent medicine marketed as treatment for "the weak and nervous." The illustration shows a hand holding the product, with testimonials below claiming thousands of satisfied users. The page also includes: - A Switzerland travel advertisement - An article titled "Paying the Militia" criticizing wasteful military spending on uniforms and officers - A brief piece "You were created to be well" promoting a health booklet - A "Washington Styles" fashion column The Sanatogen ad represents typical early 20th-century medical marketing, making broad health claims now considered dubious. The militia article offers genuine social criticism about government expenditure.
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+ Yaa Seas ‘How to se Switzerland You who have reveled in this Summer Para- dise have yet to learn of its most exquisite charm, . 7 Let us tell you all about the joy that awaits you in this land of bright sunshine and da zing snow where Winter. sports are at their iae-Ski-ing, Tobogganing, Bob-sleighing, Skating, Hockey, Curling. The Playground of Europe’s Royal Families Swiss cooking and the hospitality of our Hotels and pensions will make your stay worth while. Let us help you plan a trip. We do not sell tours, but we plan them without charge. J porpese is to answer questions and enable you to see ed Oe ee eriese geet deat Wekent ie Drone a M gecal selection of profusely illustrated Books, We call it " Pocket Gaide P. Goer seid descriptions of the most noted ploces. Tells how t Wy Got Sm what ty are where fo stop-how ioeg to stags far ; dades the famous ™ Hotel Ge de P ls free, ea persnat f by mail for 1ae peatage nN} Official Information Bureau of Switzerland Kutes Federal Rallroads Ageory 241 Fifth Avenue, New York City Paying the Militia NE must not suppose that all mili- tary expenditures meet with the approval of all military men. Fer instance, the movement to have the Federal Government pay the state militia is a bit annoying to the regular army. Says The Army and Navy Journal: “Not a dollar of public funds should be expended upon useless militia officers, strutting about in uniforms which have no more rela- tion to military service than those worn upon the stage by the troops of the Duchess of Gerolstei Money wasted upon such office should be used for the support of the useful officers and to increase the efficiency of the rank and file Far be it from us to enlist in this battle between fighters, but it is very interesting to note how different a uniform looks when you don’t like the man who is wearing it, and how egregious a few dollars of ste be- comes when somebody else is getting the benefit of it. ou were created to be well If you are not, it is because you haven't been liv- ing and thinking right. To get back to normal konditions, in other words, to be well, is not so Kificult, But it requires two kinds of accessories } n—Man Made! Ne have just published a most attractive booklet called “The Way to Get Well” Write for it at once, address GEO. F. ADAMS, Mgr. HOTEL CHAMBERLIN FORTRESS MONROE, VA. | » 0. Box 403 ERE sBe 859 A Gift from the Hand of Science to the Weak and Nervous ‘OU will find real help in Sanatogen if you are toil- ing upward while your strength and resisting power are being constantly sapped. You are offered in Sanatogen, not a spur or goad, but a health and strength giving food and tonic composed of those very elements which make cell and tissue grow. Sanatogen isa scientific preparation of the purest albumen and phosphorus; substances craved by exhausted nerves, their own proper food, without which they cannot work, Blood and tissues alike hunger for Sanatogen as their concentrated nourishment. Conceived by scientists for the wants of the weak and nervous, Sanatogen has gloriously fulfilled its mission and has been hailed with enthusiasm by thousands of exhausted men, women and children. Its revivifying and revitalizing effects have attracted the admiring attention of physicians in all parts of the world, and over 18,000 have testified in writing to the gratifying results of Sanatogen upon their patients. . Sanatogen is a perfectly natural food tonic, containing nothing foreign to the system. It is quickly and easily prepared either at home or in the office. Write fora Free Copy of “Nerve Health Regained” if yoa wish to learn more about Sanatogen before you use it, write for a copy of this booklet, beautifully illustrated and comprising facts and information of the greatest interest, Sanatogenis sold by good druggists everywhere, in thre ‘rom $1.00 THE BAUER CHEMICAL CO., 24-E Irving Pl., New York Sanategen received the Grand Prize at the International Congress of Meticine, London. 1013 Arnold Bennett, The famous novelist +The tonic effect of on me is sinply wonderfal. Colonel Henry Watterson, Washington Styles TYLES in Washington for the coming season show several marked tendencies which promise to meet with favor. It is predicted that a great deal more open work will be seen than ever before, while hobbles will not be ne rly so popular. Lobbies are also going out. Tariffs are cut much lower, both in front and back, while garments in general are not so high-wasted. In spite of the growing tendenc plain colors, however, many false colors and mixtures are still observabh the more prominent designers declare that suppleness and grace can be body politic by the use of elastic insertion in the currency. This novelty, however, has not yet been generally taken up. On the whole, it may be said that styles are not so stiff, staid, starchy and stagnant as during the past few seasons, toward COMIGHDOOKSFEOI