Life, 1916-06-15 · page 32 of 48
Life — June 15, 1916 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several short humorous anecdotes typical of early 20th-century American satire: **"What Happened to No. 575"** mocks military dehumanization—a soldier describes losing his identity, clothes, name, and even religious freedom upon enlistment, reduced to a number. **"Judging by a Sample"** jokes about California tourism: an Eastern visitor expects the Pacific Ocean to be impressively vast, disappointed by what she sees. **"He Didn't"** and the motor car joke are brief, punchy humor about literal-mindedness and mechanical unreliability. The page also advertises a new *Life* magazine binder and Perrier sparkling water. The silhouetted "Perrier" advertisement appeals to French sophistication as a selling point. The cartoon titled **"A Prominent Figure in Politics"** (upper right) appears to caricature a political figure, though the specific identity is unclear from the image alone—typical of *Life*'s editorial commentary on contemporary politicians.
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Judging by a Sample She reached San Francisco after dark, and was met by friends who motored her to their country home on a hillside. The next morning she walked out onto 3 the breakfast porch quite prepared to be . astounded with the grandeur of Califor- What Happened to No. 575 ria, Down an avenue of tall trees she The soldier in the train was dilating caught a glimpse of sky-blue water. gs on his changed life. “ They took me from “ What is that water?” she asked. my home,” he said, “and put me in bar- “That,” replied her hostess, a bit racks; they took away my clothes and proudly, “is the Pacific Ocean. . pot te in khaki: they took away my “Oh! Thad an idea it was larger. mame and made me ‘No. 575°; they —Harper’s Magazine. took me to church, where I'd never been before, and they made me listen to a ser- He Didn't mon for forty minutes, A boy fell into a pond, and when a “Then the parson said, ‘No. 575, Art man who was passing pulled him out he thou weary, art thou languid?’ and 1 said to the boys“ Well, son, how did you got seven days’ C.B, for giving him a ame to tall ielesthe lake? © switianswetes Tin Bits, “T didn't come to fall in at all . . plied the boy with some heat, “I came : ey to fish."—Ladies’ Home Journal. eke do you intend to go this sum- 1 mer?” , “I'm going to stay at home,” replied “Is your new motor car a good hill Mr. Dustin Stax. “My family’s going climber? F “ Fine,” replied Mr. Chuggins. “I only wish it would draw the line at hills. Sometimes it wants to try a tree or a telegraph pole."—Washington Star. away and I'm going to embrace the op- portunity to sit in my shirt sleeves and smoke cigars in the best rooms in the house."—Washington Star. = = = ; Lire is for sale by all newsdealers in Great Britain and may be obtained from book ellers in all the principal cities in the world. | The foreign, trade supplied from Live's London Office, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, London, E. C. 1 No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of wnso: licited contributions. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. t blished every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britai Ja and British Possessions. "$5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.05 a year; to Canada, sz cents. Single cur- rent copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three’ months from date of publication, 25_cents. Issues prior to 910 out of print The text and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, 1. 1 Reprint Rights in Great Britain on, E. C., England, A NEW IDEA IN BINDERS The: ‘euthestaine foe Until now LIFE has never been able to supply its readers with 1] Frene Eoeealy {, an entirely satisfactory binder for the convenient and safe preser- 1 by Perrier." vation of the copies of the journal. ' The new invention expands or contracts at will, and makes a : convenient volume to handle as well as being very simple in ¢ e@ operation. It is handsomely made, the outside being black Art Buckram with cover design in gilt, and is made to hold a full year’s copies ' of LIF SPARKLING TABLE WATER , : . For a highclass Hig. T is a pleasing conceit to say that Nature ded—say PERRIER. deliberately chose the purple vineyards of Southern France as the birthplace for Perrier— the most appropriate source imaginable for a water of such matchless natural sparkle and delicacy. Perrier is bottled at the Springs in the South of France amidst the glorious French vineyards. Sent prepaid to any address on receipt of $1.50 LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thirty-first Street New York City Obtainable at all high-class Hotels, Restaurants and Grocers. SIS Longacre Bldg. BudWing with its | Pearizn, Ltp, Cor, Broadway & 42d St., New York. won cartonte rat, comicbooks.com