Life, 1915-04-01 · page 58 of 72
Life — April 1, 1915 — page 58: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** interspersed with brief editorial content and short fiction. The main editorial piece, "All Aboard the American Legion," discusses a private organization aimed at mobilizing former military personnel into an informal reserve force. It mentions **Colonel Roosevelt** and **General Wood** as supporters, presenting the Legion as a civilian solution to military preparedness concerns—apparently responding to anxieties about inadequate national defense. The larger advertisements are for **Pennsylvania Rubber Co.'s Vacuum Cup Tires** (emphasizing 50% improved wear resistance) and **Basline Autowline** (automotive products). A brief humorous story, "Went Blind Over Night," depicts a father reassuring his son about nervousness, using his grandfather's ignorance as an example of contentment—a gentle joke about blissful unawareness. The page contains typical early 20th-century small advertisements for real estate in Florida, cigars, and eye shades. **This is not primarily a political cartoon page**—it's a standard magazine layout mixing editorial content with commercial advertising.
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All Aboard the American || Legion HERE are more ways than one ef skinning a cat. In this so ing. | vidualist country matters that are Deg lected by the community are quite apt to be attended to by unofficial ente. prise. Folks who have worried fo several months past because we had s> very meagre an army, and who have hoped that our government woul strengthen its powers to resist invasion may now do a little something to quiet their nerves by giving their support to “The American Legion”. The Legion is a private enterprise that aims to get in touch with two or three hundred thousand able-bodied male persons who have formerly served in the army, the navy or the militia, and organize them so that they would . ya be ready to meet an instant call in case of emergency. It seems a good plan. Colond Roosevelt says it is excellent, and has subscribed himself and four sons to | Dt : it. General Wood thinks well of it and has given it all the encouragement I his entangling relations with the off cial army permitted. If it errs it errs Right on top of the wearing quality that in vi earned | oma side in which no error is as yet the famous Certificate No. 15, which certifies an official | recorded, whereas the entries on the average mileage of 6,760 miles for Vacuum Cup Tires— other side'are thick ‘enoligh to worry the apprehensive, The Legion would We have added 50% more wear resistance for 1915 through he an informal, unofficial reserve force highly successful toughening experiments. There are few recorded objections toa And—with the operation of our new three-quarter million pala oid “ereei ut ie bet dollar tire plant—we have at the same time been able to Bed aad. Besthee, Frei ‘ost and Brother Hamilton Holt, make more than our share of price reductions. which leaves an impression in the The margin of service economy in favor of Vacuum Cup Tires is too great to be overlooked. Pennsylvania Rubber Co., Jeannette, Pa. Atlanta Dallas Minneapolis Pittsburgh Boston Detroit New York St. Paul Chicago Kansas City Omaha San Francisco Cleveland Mo. Philadetphia Seattle An Independent Company with an Independent Selling Policy Hooks in “Like you, papa?” UTsnan abo wold pot pret Bn eet Harold's father’s face flushed. Three Ticks “I'm not nervous, my boy,” he snapped. “It’s your mother, not I. of a Watch Well, what makes you think you know . why your grandfather was so-cam and | fg) Without» Bit of fuse Bas, FEATHERWEICHT EYE SHADE Ct Boz D, Merchantville, NJ. Slat 9 " * * | line Autowline is fast an contented?” ready totowinthe time ittakestotellit. That's A’ HASTINGS. “FLA. ity miles Sith at es: Harold almost laughed. ville, which is the section famous for early Irish Pota- toes, I have two farms of forty acres each, one of sixty acres, RO Gee Pall 4 one’ of three hundred and fifty acres; all in high state of as pie, You sec, he didn’t know what cultivation. Fine growing crops can now be seen on them, he was missing by being alive then in- Or 's Wh whe pet Dwelling houses on each, Fine properties for sale at a stead of now, That's why he was so vie sets Buy wel yoot bargain, if accepted immediately. Address Box 1175, Jacksonville, Flonda, “Why, papa,” he said, “it’s as casy calm and contented. People who don’t ses know what they are missing are always FOR 1G OF BRAINS that way, aren't they? Because my 3 : Pace $8 oni teacher says that ignorance is bliss. “BRODERICK & BAgCOM ROPE CO: Here comes mother, Better get a move 2nd St., St. Louis, Mo. spells an end to auto-thiet k°* Jonr eaf. of spare tire, if you use hers. $2 09, Wh Ocenia 4d faker of, tous ‘eliow nd Poweritgel Wire Rote. -MADE AT au WEST— am bape SE LE OmICDOOKS