Life, 1916-06-22 · page 40 of 48
Life — June 22, 1916 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, featuring three unrelated ads: 1. **TEXTAN Shoe Soles** (top left): A product advertisement for waterproof, durable shoe soles made by B.F. Goodrich Company. 2. **Crème Yvette** (right side): An advertisement for a violet-flavored liqueur/dessert product, marketed toward entertaining guests with frozen violet-flavored treats. 3. **"Mismatched Penalties"** (top right): A brief political commentary piece criticizing what appears to be a **WWI-era German sabotage case** (May 8th conviction). The piece notes the irony that three German officers/reservists plotting to bomb ships received only 12 years imprisonment and $20,000 fines—lighter sentences than murder charges would carry. The author finds this sentencing disparity illogical and unfair. 4. **"The Graduate's Predicament"** (bottom): A small cartoon titled "Which—Or Both?" (unclear what this satirizes without seeing the full image clearly). The page is primarily commercial rather than satirical content.
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TEXTAN the soles that make walking easier TEXTAN Soles on your shoes will give you new com- fortandmake walking easier. TEXTAN is the most re- markable material for soles that has ever been produced. It is waterproof; it does not crack or wear slippery; it is not affected by heat or cold; it can be sewed, and it wears long. TEXTAN Soles add the final touch of elegance and neatness to your shoes. TEXTAN is made and endorsed by The B. F. Goodrich Company, manu- facturers of “stTRAIGHT-LINE” and “Hipress” rubber footwear. TEXTAN Soles are made in all sizes, to fit the shoes of men, women and children. Don’t accept a substitute, insist on having TEXTAN Soles. You will find that they make walking a pleasure. ar kd The B. F. Goodrich Company Makers of tho Celebrated Goodrich Autumobile Tires “*Beat in the Long Run"’ “STRAIGHT—LINE” REG.US. PAT. OFF. Mismatched Penalties N May 8th, Lieutenant Fay, a Ger- man army officer; William Scholz, his brother-in-law, and Paul Daeche, German reservist, were convicted in New York by a Federal jury of plotting to blow up ships by explosive mines at- tached to their rudders. The Sun says the total punishment that our laws permit is twelve years’ imprisonment and $20,000 fine. It’s death, apparently, to kill a man, and mere fine and imprisonment to blow up a ship and drown the folks aboard. Seems queer. ( Pronounced E-vet ) “For Smart Desserts” Refresh your guests, in the warm Tt tor’s pital give seete orga able of si a ge scopi prese the 1 profi he f says son woul serur papet expel (muc have crimi work vieti woul woul say In f think bene! But for i summer afternoons, with a violet ice— one as pleasing and inviting-looking as the cool, shady nooks where the violets grow best. clicious frozen in tinge and flavour, with Créme Yvette— sorbets, charlottes, frappes and i rved by famous chefs— s ade at home. Créme Yvette is sold at Soc and $1.50 per bottle, at fancy grocers and wine dealers. Rook of signed recipes by well known chefs sent free. H’rite jor it now. SHEFFIELD COMPANY 7th Ave. at 14th Street New York, N. Y. THE GRADUATES PREDICAMENT WHICH—OR BOTH?