Life, 1915-12-02 · page 12 of 100
Life — December 2, 1915 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine (page 1040), not a political cartoon. The main content consists of **commercial advertisements** for: - Huyler's candies and bonbons - Burrowes cedar chests - Round the World Tours via Cunard Line - Your Flowers delivery service - Chartreuse liqueur There is one **editorial article** titled "Truth Hides in Mexico," which discusses Mexican political perspectives and references President Wilson. The piece appears skeptical of American understanding of Mexican affairs, noting that perspectives on Mexico "change according to the point of view." The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and period attitudes toward Mexico during the Wilson administration, but contains no satirical cartoons or political caricatures—primarily period advertising and brief commentary.
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'.CHRISTMAS LIFE- Every ingredient used in Huyler’s candies is selected with patient care for purity. The Cream—the Butter —the Chocolate Coatings and the Sugar—all the best of the best. Bonbons . Chocolates Huyler’s Cocoa, like Huyler’s Candy, is supremely good Foaeuslstest cost nished. Seokle Xmas m BURROWES Cedar Chest : NATIONAL FLORAL CORPORATION, 220 Broadws; Meth-proof, Dust-proef $100 Down N art critic of the Evening Post = ° = accuses Mr. Davey, the painter, of “a negligent disregard for the in- tegrity of masses.” A bad complaint, but others have it besides Mr. Davey. It will plague him when he runs for office. Small meathty payments tt pow Neep Wo Many” etbar atom tat fetery peters Truth Hides in Mexico THE Outlook tries to be a just paper. ing printed the Bell articles 0, in which Carranza is pic- tured as the worst aspirant of the lot, it has been printing refutations by peo- The superb liqueur of the ple who sce good in Carranza, and by pe. ages. Unvarying in char- others who see shocking inaccuracies WR S acter—unsurpassed in ex- in Mr. Bell. ay The truth is, you can't believe any- | y cellence. body about Mexico; the picture Uy. changes according to the point of view. . S Th M k ae Cc | peg eo re! sav er ag | : ¢ Monks’ famous ordia quoted as saying “that the only man in Washington with even a “pri knowledge” of Mexico and its prob- lems is President Wilson. That is just an example of what students of Mex- ico are called upon to believe. green and yellow ey