Life, 1916-05-18 · page 46 of 48
Life — May 18, 1916 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content** rather than political satire. The main elements: 1. **"Niagara to the Sea"** – A Canada Steamship Lines travel advertisement promoting a scenic 800-mile waterway route through Ontario's lakes and rapids, marketed for health and recreation. 2. **Boston Garter ad** – Hosiery product advertisement emphasizing quality and value. 3. **Carstairs Rye whiskey** – Features a generic older gentleman claiming the product has remained unchanged for 128 years, a common advertising claim linking longevity to reliability. 4. **Evans's Depilatory** – Hair removal product advertisement aimed at women adopting modern "decolleté" (low-cut) fashion. 5. **A brief joke** about a congressman uncomfortable answering a question on women's suffrage. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and contemporary social issues (women's voting rights, evolving fashion standards for women). No specific political figures are caricatured—this is standard period advertising filler.
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The maximum of worth is found in the “Boston” Silk 50c Lisle 25c GEORGE FROST CO. BOSTON THE PICTURESQUE ALL-WATER ROUTE PASSING QUEBEC All the charm of quaint, old-world travel haunts. The most satis- fying trip in America for health and rec-- 4", SsudeRapt reation. Dhs 800 miles of lakes, rivers and rapids ‘CLAYTON LAKE / ONTARIO i CHESTER Invitation OLD! [am the Atlantic Coast- Brin Between the visible and the invisible my zigzag path moves from north to south. me and dabble in the blue foam of the mighty deep | They go back to their homes rejoic- ing Lovers linger by my wayward pro- file. The housewife, with timid eye, gazes out across me to the distant sail. Peace reigns over me. | I stretch out my ends to the enemy and invite him to come. No giant guns disturb my harmony. No mines in- continently gather in front of me. The unharvested sea breaks in upon long quiet places along which I wander aimlessly. iT As good in 1916 as it was 128 years ago. In the protective bottle—“a good bottle to keep good whiskey g00d.” ' EST-1788 at "a we The trip includes the Thousand Islands, the ex- citing descent of the mar- ~ rad? ids ote: Rapiae velous rapids, the historic associations of Montreal, Quaint old Quebec, and the famous Saguepay River, with its stupen- dous Capes, “Trinity” and “Eternity.” Up-to-date Canada Steamship Hotels at Murray Bay and Tadousac. Fares from To Montreal and return, Niegora To Falta: Send 6c postage for illustrated booklet, mop and guide to JOHN F. PIERCE, NIAGARA FALLS Asst, Pass. Trafic Mgr, Canada Steamship Lines, 131 R. & O. Bldg., Montreal, Canada, ry Countless children piay across | A 4 i 4 4 4 id return, . Tos y River and return, - Thesmoothskin required by mod- ern decolleté modes may be con- veniently and harm- lessly had by the use wo of : ’ ° Evans’s Depilatory This soft powder removes objec- tionable hair femporarily. It is per- fectly safe to use. There is no safe way of removing hair permanently. An occasional application of Evans’s keeps the skin free. S0c for outfit, including mizing dish, spoon and powder ' Money back if you want it At drug: and department stores, or send us SOc and your dealer's name and address, Geo B Evans 1108 Chestnut St Philadelphia Makers of ‘* Mum ’’ T love all men. I believe in all men. Why, indeed, should my lovers be dis- turbed, or my housewife be robbed? It is not so. Come! “Witar is your position on this ques tion?” asked the advocate of votes for women. The Congressman thought a minute and then replied : “ Very uncomfortable.”"—Liberty Bell comicbooks.com Xx 12 eee ee EB