Life, 1914-05-21 · page 9 of 52
Life — May 21, 1914 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and travel promotion**, not political satire or comics. The dominant content consists of vacation advertisements for New England destinations—Maine Lakes and Woods, White Mountains of New Hampshire, and Mt. Desert off the Maine Coast. These promote scenic beauty and recreational activities like fishing, camping, and yachting. The left column contains an editorial titled "Saving the Country" critiquing government inefficiency and newspaper advisory roles, but this is standard political commentary rather than illustrated satire. The bottom features an "Olive Oil Grape" advertisement and a brief science article about birth and death rate statistics—typical magazine content of the era. The page reflects 1920s-era travel marketing and administrative commentary, not cartoon satire.
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Saving the Country HE Mexican imbroglio serves to call attention to a singular lack of efficiency in our system of regulat- ing our affairs. At the risk of appear- ing too radical we are yet emboldened, —in view of the urgency of the case— to speak out and tell the fatal truth. Every morning and every afternoon every newspaper in this country has been informing the government what to do. The newspapers naturally know more than anyone else. Each one of them has inside information which nobody ‘else—least of all the depart- ments at Washington—may hope to obtain, Each one of them has a staff J of editors who as statesmen, diploma- : che “v tists, and all-around experts, have no e But the main difficulty lies inthe : i ite Mountains number of these advisers. It is plain f that the administration, impressed as S MY of New Hampshire it must be, and anxious as it must be and OO As . , re ummMer region al i to do what the editors demand, cannot the finest of all vacations for city-tired and wonderfule bsolutely unique keep up with them all, Inasmuch as § <i Sceni Bg adet : people. o several bondred sniles cenic beauty tha ival ii land. ’ 4 ‘enknown arnt rpaoacbo ] how slightly from all the others, it Wirectal lakes and beautiful streams i Maes } Views over half of New Engl todian £2 Air that makes you want to shout for joy. F . ° ith white or must be obvious that in their efforts ‘Trips are made with WMC Ct ing in tents, car ‘Courses up among the clouds. c : Paddhog, Ssbing, exploring to direct the course of events, they are cooking over a camp-fire- Me divi i 3 "wondertal aightsof deep. Bore Motoring, driving, borseback riding on perf all working at a tremendous disadvan- Marvelous apretite Tg beech than « dears ont Exery summer sport at its best. Most dchebthal socal 3 : eco expres oo life pom tage. To sit up until after midnight ceary vocations. Cont is omall. Finest of hotels " . " A " for women and children, in marvelous spots. Best of | 7 telling President Wilson just what Greet for free booklets. houses boarding: g j Send ought to be done, and then not to be sure that he will see it in time to act upon it, must be disheartening to any editor. ‘The remedy is obvious. There must ie D es ert be cooperation, Our newspapers must ) . : agree among themselves, shelving Of the Maine Coast their minor differences, on just what : ought to be written from day to day | } -_ It has well been called the Island of a and from hour to hour in editorial ‘ Thousand advice. The result can be transmitted usand Wonders. to Washington at a regular time. Thus I ri ess VI the country, from each day, may be Sane Mebeitele the deep woods. saved at a minimum loss of energy. | 4 west, Nort! Bar Harbor: also such perfect vacation spots as South: . heast and Seal Harbors. World.famous yechting. ‘ yachting. Every summer sport and . se low: = " = “3 Rayety. Luxurious True lovers are few—but not far be 5 hotels and boarding-houses at ate irious hotels: also smaller tween.—London Opinion. Send for free booklet. five Oil» RY NSH “or booklets and full VACATION BUREAU (jrape Miuine Castel ROL information address 171 Brosdway, Room 200, New York In capsale form. Hendy for Desk or Home — = The fi “NATURE’S FOOD” _ The first pressing of an Italian Olive Fruit, espe- i | cially selected and tested in our laboratory for its The Onward March of Science superior quality. Olive Oil Grape stimulate the T having become necessary in view of the prevailing conditions to make the usual | appetite, enrich the blood and ward off disease attempt to explain the birth and death rate, psychologically, physiologically and cir constant use gives a clear complexi i i robust health. All felts draggin sll em scientifically, it was announced that hereafter, until further notice, everybody over or you can order direct from the laboratory. forty-five would die at the same ratio as everybody under forty-five, and that the } a 100 for $1.60. Literature free upon application shufiti , & cha ctw half, this being ri SU er et re are iy huffing off mark of fifty should be changed to fifty-two and one-half, this being Makers of Ricinol-Grape Castor Olt further complicated by the decrease in the birth rate of four-eleven-iorty-four. The experts were thereupon notified and several new hypotheses invented which WANTED FOR ‘ ane : PLOTS fen Pore PLAYS, not only produced a new crop of minor editorials, but gave an added impetus to the write them, Manufacturers now ing £25 to $100 for lecture-platform and furnished the wives of at least three sociologists with much- - Vet ni . Fy Ve teach you how to write a nd eal them. No pre needed tango. stockings. comichooks. FICTURE SCHOOLS. 6741 Sheridan Koad, Chleage Send fer free booklet. . Anisland—but filled with great mountains. Match-