Life, 1916-07-13 · page 32 of 40
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This page is primarily **advertising** for three products: Clicquot Club Ginger Ale, Carstairs Rye Whiskey, and mentions of Medical Freedom journal. The page includes one political **commentary** titled "Luckiest Party Wins," which satirizes both Republican and Democratic campaign tactics. It suggests both parties claim credit for good economic conditions (prosperity/crops) without acknowledging other factors like war. The piece cynically argues that parties win on "luck" rather than merit—a commentary on early 20th-century election politics, likely referencing the 1916 presidential race between Wilson (Democrat) and his Republican challenger. The remaining content includes a humorous anecdote about a high-school principal debating grammar with a teacher, and brief items about medical freedom advocacy and a Westerner's impressions of New York City. The page reflects period concerns: patent medicines, whiskey advertising, anti-vaccination sentiment, and partisan political criticism.
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Qhcopar Did Not Fulfill Requirements Once a high-school pri ing a dispute with one of his teachers, a vivacious young lady, She claimed that the word “man” meant mankind as a whole, while “men” always signified the ipal was hav- masculine gender. The principal maintained that there were exceptions and triumphantly quoted : “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels.” Bui the young lady answered demure- ly: “That won't do, for, you see, both genders are mentioned there.” —Ladies’ Home Journal. Ginoer! ee § | Clicquot Club Ginger Ale is the great american thirst cure. It sells onits quality in the big cities and little | towns of all our states. ‘inner of Medal of Honor, Panama-Pacific Exposition. Thousands of people who used to think of ginger ale as a ‘‘kind of soft drink’? now keep Clicquot con- stantly in their ice boxes, because they have found it a beverage of character and excellence. Dealers have found that it sells readily, in case lots, to their best trade, Made in a big, cleanly, model plant by men who have deliberately set out to produce not alone the finest ginger ale, but the best hot weather beverage in the world. Clicquot mixes well with almost any other drink. Use it wherever you would use charged water. Sold by Good Grocers and Druggists. Buy it by the case. Other Clicquot Club beverages are: Birch Beer, Lemon Sour, Sarsaparilla, Orange Phos- phate and Root Beer. THE CLICQUOT CLUB COMPANY Millis, Massachusetts Qo GINGER ALE Luckiest Party Wins It is an old Republican trick to accept good crops as evidence of Re- publican efficiency, and this year Re- publicans will have a bag full of such tricks emptied upon them by as dexterous a lot of prestidigitators as ever took to the road for the con- fusion of human mind. Ss° sadly meditates the Chicago Trib- une (Rep.), and its forecast is true. The Democrats will point to the great Prosperity of the country as Ollic James did at St. Louis, and say Wil- son did it, and never mention the war. But that only means that every party is entitled to its luck. If parties could only win on their merits we wouldn't have any government. Of Interest to Parents 'EDICAL FREEDOM is the jour- nal of the National League for medical freedom. It puts this question to parents: Do you want your children vaccinated, injected with serums, frightened about diseases, and operated upon in the pub- lic schools by physicians without your permission? If not, parents are invited to sub- scribe to Medical Freedom and help drive medical inspection from the pub- lic schools. Medical Freedom is doing a good work in throwing light in dark places. Success to it! Regrets A Denver man tells of one Westerner's opinion cf the East. It appears that this man had occasion to visit New York, a city he had never seen. He remained for a week or two longer than he had expected, and, in writing of his experi- ces to his wife in the West, he said ‘ew York City is a great city, but I do wish I had come here before I was con verted."—Argonaut, ah ‘tj EST-1788 As good in 1916 as it was 128 years ago. In the protective bottle—'a ood " i | bottle to keep good whiskey good.” “Am