Life, 1915-09-16 · page 45 of 48
Life — September 16, 1915 — page 45: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a **Gillette Safety Razor advertisement** disguised as editorial content, alongside a political commentary piece titled "Can't Suppress." **The Advertisement:** The illustrated cartoon shows a man shaving in harsh frontier conditions (Alaska, South Africa, jungle exploration). The ad's joke is that even in the most remote, uncivilized places on Earth, men maintain grooming standards with Gillette razors—selling the product as essential to masculine dignity regardless of circumstance. **"Can't Suppress" Commentary:** This is satire about **Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Lusitania controversy** (the 1915 sinking of the British ship by German submarines, killing 128 Americans). The piece mocks Wilhelm's authoritarian style: he can suppress domestic critics like the *Vorwärts* newspaper through simple orders, but cannot suppress American government objections to the Lusitania tragedy. The closing line—"a suppressor is without honor save in his own country"—suggests his dictatorial methods work only domestically, not internationally. **Context:** This reflects American public outrage over the Lusitania and rising anti-German sentiment preceding U.S. entry into World War I.
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