Life, 1914-04-02 · page 62 of 68
Life — April 2, 1914 — page 62: what you’re looking at
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This page primarily features **advertising and filler content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: **"Woodrow Has Meekness"** - An editorial praising President Woodrow Wilson's humility as superior to Theodore Roosevelt's temperament. It argues Wilson's "meekness" actually gives him greater power over Congress, comparing him favorably to historical figures like Moses and Lincoln. This appears to be **straightforward praise** rather than satire. **Other content** includes: - Pantasote car-top advertisements - Hinds Honey and Almond Cream beauty product ad - A brief joke about a dentist - Vogue fashion advertisement The Wilson piece suggests this Life issue dates to Wilson's presidency (1913-1921), when such comparisons to Roosevelt would be timely. However, **there is no clear political cartoon or satirical commentary** on this particular page—mainly commercial advertising surrounding an admiring presidential profile.
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Woodrow Has Meekness The spirit of humility, combined with an almost inflexible will power and superior mental faculties, ac- counts partly for the President's success in driving Congress into do- ing what he wants—The Sun, Wyoonrow has the quality known as meckness. His possession of it constitutes perhaps the greatest ad- vantage of equipment that he has over Theodore. Theodore not only did not have it, but never seemed to have any conception of it. It is one of the very great qualities that makes possible achievements which could not be ac- complished without it. There is no mistake in the beatitude which says that the meek shall inherit the earth. Moses, that great leader (of whom as yet no statue stands on Manhattan e : Island, but should at once), was called This label on your Top means genuine : Pentasoe—the Top the meekest man. It was in keeping ! with the rest of him. The meek men do not stand in their own light, do not trip over their own personality. Lin- Sony, protection: coln had meekness illuminated by hu- materials are mislead- [if mor. Our Father George had it, ing, for they look qualified by a liability to sudden use of re Where Cars Are Parked fi] you can always pick out the Top | made of genuine Pantasote covering that stays like new in actual service. This label is ing, roughness and windbi ae Pontoons. when [eRe is lasting “freshness to Pantacete which keeps your car new-looking, even though it has been in use for sev- strong language. It is one of the great intelligent qualities that enable men to be used for the accomplishment of great ends. reward of using—every d freshing, cleansing, antisept an /always clear, velvety, vey fresh complexion. \Hinds Crean} not to cause a gr “hair. «It ip safest and most benefici: baby’s skin imtations. /Men say that ded shav- inge easier/and prevents ess. Sigh Fen Ser Bad Coe Casi. in Samples will be sent if aii | spfove Ze seep par patey A. S. HINDS \ eral years, We The surface coating of Pantocote (dif- ferent from every other surface coating under the sun) does not allow dust par- Victim: Mercy! That isn’t the right ticles to work in—you can easily keep tooth you've ‘pulled, it clean with a duster or soap and water. Dentist: Be patient, madam; I'm Where you see many automobiles to- coming to it—Boston Transcript. gether you can easily pick out the ones with genuine @atesote Tops—they are the clean-looking ones. Pantasote is already regular equipment on many makes of cars. When not in- cluded in the car you buy, you can get it cluded in : SPRING if you inst on genuine Pitate —refuse FASHIONS Write for the facts—they are all con- tained in “What's What in Top Ma- § number of terials.” This booklet rips open, dissects VOGUE ‘and discusses all kinds of Top materials, Here is one of the included. Write now and it will be sent without cost. 150 models shown inthecurrentVogue. The Pantasote Company 164 Bowling Green Bldg., New York Not alone are these advanced and even extreme models shown in Vogue, but also scores of The Wearying Chase || more conservative Tommy could not understand why his designs, many of ica shall pied have all bis porate teacher thought that the following para- theminpattemform. : postage paid for by the men who em graph from his composition on “ A Hunt- S ploy him. ing Adventure” lacked animation and When asked for the reason for this NOW ON SALE extraordinary measure, he said, with a quiet smile: Vogue, 443 Fourth Avenue, New York “Well, why not? Isn't that what CONDE NAST, Publisher the United States Government does, 2g cents a number $4 @ year and are we not supposed to look up Twice a month 24 numbers to the government as a model of all the virtues?” Why Not? ONGRESSMAN BUGABOUGH introduced into the House yester- day a bill which provides that every office boy, clerk, assistant and salaried employee of any firm or company doing business in the United States of Amer- Pursued by the relentless hunter, the panting gazelle sprang from cliff to cliff. At last she could go no farther. Before her yawned the chasm, and behind her the hunter.—Youth’s Companion.