Life, 1916-05-11 · page 6 of 48
Life — May 11, 1916 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements**, not political satire: 1. **Q-Ban Hair Tonic ad** (left): Promotes a product to treat dandruff, itching scalp, and hair loss. The circular portrait shows a man's head in profile. The small cartoon below depicts domestic humor ("O-ow! ooh! Gee, Ma, spank me on my stummick now, will you?") — likely suggesting the product stings or tingles when applied, presented as comedic. 2. **"Force" essay** (top right): A philosophical piece about force, power, and control in society — not satirical commentary, but rather editorial content reflecting period attitudes about hierarchy and atoms. 3. **Vogue magazine special offer** (center-right): An advertisement for summer subscriptions to Vogue magazine, with fashion illustrations typical of the era. The page contains **no significant political cartoons or satire** to analyze.
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Have lots of Beautiful Hair. Stop Dandruff, Itching Scalp and Falling Hair Have a head of healthy, heavy, beautiful hair, soft, lustrous, fluffy, wavy and free from dand- ruff, by thoroughly’ moistening your hair and scalp with Q-Ban Hair Tonic. Children as well as grown-ups should freely apply Q-Ban Hair Tonic to their hair and scalp, It keeps the head and hair clean and in perfect health. It is easy to have beautiful hair and lots of it and prevent premature baldness. Just apply a litle Q-Ban Hair Tonic as directed on label. It will prove delightful and refreshing, and your hair will then have that lustre, gloss and appearance of abundance we all so much ad- mire in beautiful hair, Not a trace of dandruff or falling hair can be found. Q-Ban Hair Tonic 1s antiseptic in its effect on hair and scalp and a sure destroyer of dandruff and itching scalp. Besides it keeps your hair free from excessive oil. so cents for a bottle at all drug stores, or sent prepaid, Write for Illustrated Book on Hair Culture and information about, special Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer for darkening gray hair without dyes. Q-Ban Laboratories Memphis, Tenn. - Force 'ORCE began with a club and is now consummated with guncotton. Force is given to those who have the privilege of abusing it until it is taken away from them by others who have become more forceful. Force is an inherent quality of the minority. The minority get it from the majority. This is because the majority don’t know that “o-ow! oon! GEE, MA, SPANK ME ON MY STUMMICK NOW, WILL you?” they have more of it than the minority. é In other words, force is what a great many people do for one man because they be are ignorant. Every soldier is an atom. Every general is a superior atom, in control ; of inferior atoms. Every government is a super-superior atom, in control of the si general and his atoms, In short, the greatest number of atoms is controlled by the least. e Force has several names. Sometimes it is called war, sometimes it is called etiquette, t! and infrequently it is called morality. " ° = = h b a A Special Offer i de herewith : ppecia er is made herewit : c ° to the Newsstand Buyers of ‘ « c \ $ solely that they might avoid all incon- venience and uncertainty, at seaside ; and mountain resorts, in getting their \ six issues of Vogue that appear during the coming summer. ' Vogue does not ordinarily accept sub- |! scriptions for less than a six-month period (twelve issues) and will not do so except 1 for these three months, covering that . period when our readers cannot readily obtain copies from their newsdealers. Vogue’s Special Summer Offer Fill in and send the coupon, with or without $1. We will mail you the June Ist or the June 15th issue of Vogue and the 5 following numbers, thus Sparing you inconvenience and uncertainty in obtaining your copies of Vogue during the summer VOGUE Conpé Nast, Publisher Epona Wooi.m an Cuase, Editor 25 cents a copy $4 ayear ralatt, \ = Salil