Life, 1915-10-07 · page 7 of 52
Life — October 7, 1915 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **Life magazine advertisement page** (page 639), not a political cartoon. The dominant content is a large Santa Fe Railway advertisement urging readers to visit California's two world expositions before they close in December 1915. The left column contains an article titled "When All the Fighting Men Get Home," discussing post-World War I geopolitical consequences for Germany and Russia—reflecting anxieties about how these nations might reorganize after the war. Below is a smaller **Park & Tilford Chocolates advertisement** with text about sending "happiness" via candy as gifts. The page reflects 1915-era concerns: WWI's end and its political implications, American tourism promotion, and gift-giving culture—not satire or caricature, but rather standard magazine content mixing editorial and commercial material.
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When All the Fighting Men Get Home OTHING about the great war is quite so interesting as its final effect on the internal affairs of the na- tions so busy with it. When finally peace between them is accomplished and the common danger that has co- erced all intranational factions to co- operate has passed, what sentiment will those factions have for one another, and how will they express them? In 1914 England was on the verge of civil war. France, governmentally speaking, was pretty rotten; Italy had unprecedented strikes. In all these countries there are interesting read- justments coming, but not in any of them does one look for revolution. All three are democratic countries, and not likely to change their form of gov- ernment, whatever changes may come in social policies. But in Germany and Russia, who can see the limit of what may come; of the sifting out of what has been tried and found wanting; of the inrush of new authority overwhelming the old? In Germany there is due the settle- ment with Prussia and the Prussian dynasty; in Russia a great settlement with a corrupt and tyrannous bureau- cracy. No good that can come out of the war is too good for the Russian people. They have been magnificently devoted and heroic. But what propor- tion of their dues they will get and by what process they will get them we must wait to see. War is the oppor- “The Highest Compact You Can Make With Happiness Is to Send a Choice Remembrance to Someone’ ON many occasions it is a most pleasing Gilt, that Box of Candy! Of Park & Tilford Candies, |] their admirers say, we have brought the study of sat- |] iafying particular people to almost a science. }] Simple, wise and faithful, is the science, that selects | ] the Choicest products and hygienically moulds them into our "Temptingly Delicious" Candies ! PARK & TILFORD Are of « quality name and quality fame that is leading | throughout the United States. Six thousand Agencies | are ready to serve you, also our own stores. For the coming Holidays, many beautiful seit packages are in the course of creation. PARK & TILFORD | Go now fo Glifornia Alter December it will be too late to See “two fairs for one fare” The San Francisco position ends December _ 4. The San Diego Exposition ends December 31 This is the opportunity of a lifetime ! Round- railroad ticket from Chicago (for example) only costs $623 via direct lines; on sale up to Nov. 30. Sleeper berth,$7 to$13 each way. Meals enroute, $2 to$3 a day. Side trip to Grand Canyon $730 extra Allow $4 087 a day for one week at the Expositions. Add enough for in- cidentals. Return until December 31. “On your Santa Fe way to @lifornia visit the Grand @nyon of Arizona-sleeper on @lifornia [imited to the rim. tunity of the oppressed. The manage- ment and responsibility of war fall on those in authority. When the managers are hard beset, then is the people's chance. Russian rascals had a hard crack in the war with Japan; they have had another hard crack now. Japan gave Russia the Duma. What Germany will give her is yet to,be seen, but it will be something good—as good, no doubt, as great a help to liberty, as what the Germans will get from Russia Ask for Exposition folder’G yon és and @lyornia limited bool Dumba’s Fighting Retreat 'HESE are great times for rear- guard actions. We had a year ago the great fighting Anglo-French retreat in France. We had lately the hard- fought retreat of the Grand Duke Nicholas in Galicia, and latest we have had Ambassador Dumba hurling back Parthian darts at the government he is leaving. comicbooks.com