Life — June 1, 1916 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and travel promotion**, not political satire. It contains: 1. **"Maine Woods"** and **"The Vacation Land"** sections promoting New England summer tourism, offering vacation guides for hotels, camps, and resorts across the White Mountains, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and other regional destinations. 2. **"The White Mountains of New Hampshire"** advertisement emphasizing high altitude air and natural scenery as health benefits. 3. **Product advertisements** for Rythmodik Record Music Rolls, Absorbine Jr. (a muscle liniment), and a medical trial bottle. 4. **"Do You Follow Me?"** — a brief philosophical essay about self-respect and not blindly following others' opinions. The page reflects early 20th-century advertising that marketed leisure travel and patent medicines as modern consumer goods.