Life, 1914-11-26 · page 37 of 44
Life — November 26, 1914 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Eggs by Parcel Post"):** A satirical commentary on the U.S. postal service's expansion into parcel delivery. The cartoon depicts eggs being mailed, suggesting the absurdity of sending fragile items through the mail—a jab at the Post Office Department's ambitious new parcel post service (established 1913), which promised to eliminate middlemen but faced practical skepticism about reliability. **"Still Alive and Kicking" Section:** Satire of medical fads and contradictory scientific claims. It mocks Dr. Flexner's polio research while quoting Dr. Averill's claim that all animal serums are "rank poisons"—exposing the contradiction. The point: conflicting medical authorities confuse the public, and some health trends persist irrationally despite criticism. **"An Obfuscated Expert":** Criticizes investment expert Lawrence Chamberlain for feigning worry about foreign railroad securities flooding the market. Life argues his concern is illogical—if foreign investors want to sell, Americans aren't obligated to buy or subsidize them. The satire suggests Chamberlain obscures simple economic truths with expert jargon.
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EGGS BY PARCEL POST CUTTING OUT THE MIDDLEMAN Still Alive and Kicking T appears that Dr. Simon Flexner, of the Rockefeller Institute, “has produced in lower animals the germ of infant paralysis”. Rather severe on the lower animals! However, happier days may come. Dr. Averill tells us in The Open Door thet “all animal serums, vac- cines, tuberculins, ete; are rank poisons, products of fluid and tissue decomposition, and are a curse to hu- manity ”. Some fads are a long time dying. Eliminates the . Necessity of in- stalling an ex- pensive heating system. APPLIES THE HEAT DIRECTLY WHERE IT IS NEEDED Keeps your car ready for instant starting in coldest weather. Best and most economical. Costs only few cents a day to maintain. Burns city gas or electric current. Order at once and keep your car| out of dead storage. Descriptive literatere mailed on request. ROSE MFG. CO., 902 ARCH ST., PHILA., PA., U.S. A. ‘The Neverout Factory Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. Frequent Sailings, India, China, Philippines, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Winter Tours in India. Round -World Tours. For full information apply Cunard Line, 21-24 State Street, New York. Al: of twenty-five Federal Trucks carries Uncle Sam’s mail from the main post office to various substations in New York City. The demands of this service are very exacting—there can be no delays— the mail must be delivered on time, regardless of traffic conditions. Dependability. economy. and efficiency are qualities that are built into every Federal and are largely responsible for the use of Federalized Transportation in so many lines of business Some of the largest users of Motor Trucks have bought Federal Fleets, and in addition to their widely spread use in America, Federal Motor Trucks are giving splendid service in over twenty foreign countries. The Federal transportation engineering department has some very illuminating facts gained from the use of Federal Trucks in many lines of trade. Your own haulage problem has undoubtedly been solved in some locality by the Federal—it will pay you to write to us, FEDERAL MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY 102 LEAVITT STREET, DETROIT, MICHIGAN An Obfuscated Expert R. LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN, invéstment expert of Kountze Brothers, M New York, the other day expressed himself as worried because “the country faced the prospect of having a flood of railroad securities held abroad poured on the market”. We don't see how a real financial expert could find any cause for worry at such a prospect as that. The ones to do the worrying are the ones who pour out their securities when the demand is weak. It isn’t at all necessary for these foreign investors to get rid of their securities so promptly, and it isn't at all incumbent upon us even to buy them, much less to guarantee them a profitable price. comicbooks.com