Life, 1916-07-20 · page 37 of 44
Life — July 20, 1916 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct elements: **"The Interior Decorator"** - A humorous poem by Arthur Guiterman mocking pretentious interior decorators who use obscure design terminology (Chippendale, Heppelwhite, Louis Quinze). The speaker refuses to let such a decorator touch his "Dusty Den," satirizing both the decorators' affected language and the speaker's resistance to fashionable home improvement trends. **"Green Soldiers"** - An editorial piece explaining that soldiers require rigorous athletic training before combat duty, comparing their conditioning needs to those of racehorses and college athletes. This appears to address military preparedness concerns, likely from the pre-World War I era. **Advertisements** - The page is heavily devoted to ads: Great Western Champagne, Pleasant Valley Wine Company, Pompeian Salad Dressing, and Remington UMC shotgun shells. These represent typical early-20th-century *Life* magazine advertising aimed at middle- and upper-class readers. The satirical content is light domestic humor rather than political commentary.
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The Interior Decorator ROINT thee! ruthless Desolator Of Happy Homes, O Decorator! Speak not in Language recondite Of Chippendale and Heppelwhite, Of Silk Brocade or Cartridge Paper (Whichever Stuff is now the Caper), Of Window-seats, of Parquet Floors, Of Louis Quinze or else Quatorze! For all your honeyfugling Pean In Praise of Armchairs Jacobean Or Highboys carved the Lord knows when, You shall not touch my Dusty Den! Arthur Guiterman, Green Soldiers OES everyone understand about green soldiers? Most persons do. But some don't and should be told that a soldier to he fit to use should be an athlete in the top of training. He should not only have learned drill, the use of weapons, the care of himself in camp and all that, but should have so hard- ened and developed his body by exer- cises that it can stand long and severe Produced by the old French slow method of fermentation in the bottle taking from six to seven years of time. Great Western is the Only American Champagne ever awarded a Gold Medal at Foreign Expositions. ition, 1910, Belgium = : | cl Yast Expos 1889, France y va) = —— 1873, Austria Write for our tr wwhich tells how Pleasant Valley Wine Company Rheims, N. Y. | Oldest and largest producers of Champagne in America | Great Western 4 Champagne **Brut Special 1900" ‘‘Special Reserve” ( ely brut) (very dry) NN Y : IN——>" When a Covey Flushes with a Whirer-r 4 at Your Feet or the trap boy rings in an unexpected angle on Z you—it’s a moment to make a man glad of the “Speed Shells” in his gun—Remington UMC steel lined smokeless shells. Sportsmen everywhere are noting the consistently satisfactory shooting results achieved every day with “Arrow” and “Nitro Club” shells at traps and afield. There are thousands of good old guns and new that mean much more to their owners since the change from ordinary shells to Remington UMC. The steel lining makes the main difference. It pita the sowdee cad keeps all tha deive’of the explo Gon right behind the chergo—the fastest shot shells in the world. You'll find the Remington UMC “Arrow” and “Nitro Club” smokeless thells and the “New Club” Black fowder shells at Sportemen's Headquarters in every: town the: dealer'who dirglays the Red. Ball Mark of Remington UMC. THE REMINGTON ARMS UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Largest Manufacturers of Firearms and Ammunition in the World Woolworth Building, New York ow “ym si r 7 a oa . exertion without injury. In training a must get used to a new diet ; their mus- hunter they begin by giving him long cles to new exercises. Even their watks, It takes several weeks to get minds have to he adjusted. A soft, new even an experienced horse so he can soldier is a military baby. He needs a go fast and far across country. nurse. In training college boys for football or rowing, the preliminary exercises 'ATURALLY your Tuesday din- last. for weeks. And for untrained : ner didn't agree with you. You boys boat races and modern football forgot to order your Live. in advance are dangerous. and your newsdealer was sold out. So are military exertions dangerous Therefore good digestion did not wait to untrained soldiers. Their bodies. on appetite. comicbooks.com