Life, 1916-10-26 · page 44 of 46
Life — October 26, 1916 — page 44: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes editorial commentary with advertisements. The main satirical content addresses two distinct issues: **"Parent Versus Med."** critiques medical inspectors invading public schools. The piece argues parents—not government "political doctors"—should control how children are reared, framing mandatory medical inspection as governmental overreach into family autonomy. **"What He Objects To"** targets E. P. Ripley, president of the Santa Fe Railroad, who publicly refused to obey the eight-hour workday law. Life's satire highlights the hypocrisy: Ripley objects to Congress redistributing his money to workers, yet would cheerfully accept Congress raising fares to benefit railroads. The piece mocks his selective outrage about government intervention depending on whose interests it serves. The remainder consists of hotel and product advertisements (The Hollenden, Evans' Ale, Popular Science Monthly), typical of Life's revenue model.
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ISEeE Parent Versus Med. Medical inspectors who have invaded the public schools appear very anxious the parents is to let the political doctors know that they have no place in the pub- lic schools and must KEEP OUT. Medical Freedom, T The Hollenden, size is A subordinate to quality. Yet to determine “the conditions under as to size, The Hollenden which children shall be reared” and also has 800 comfortable rooms, three the manner in which they shall be “ excellent Testautants, lines, receh quately dealt with,” tion rooms for women, xuri- ; ' so ous parlor, many private dining- __ Parents, however, will insist on hav- rooms, and the largest Banquet ing something to say about how their Fail ta the State, children shall be reared and “ adequately Locally and nationally “the excellence dealt with.” The only safe way to in- H sure this right which properly belongs to of the cuisine at The Hollenden is un- challenged. The service bas the correct- ‘ness that is obtained only in a_ mature in inventious and mechanics and science IFE-BEATING isn’t generally to ages be commended, but if a gentle- man asks his spouse to order Lire in advance from the newsdealer and he fails to get his copy because she neg- lected to do it there might be justifi- cation for a little discipline. Organization. Excepting the Superior ‘Avenue portion, the building is new. You will not only be welcome, but com: fortable at The Hollenden, Rates, with bath, European Plas: Soltes at various peices The Hollenden, Cleveland What’s new in automobiles, electricity and aeroplanes, in submarines, machinery, astron- omy and wireless? You will find it all in the Popular Science Monthly. Each month all the new wonders are explained simply and clearly with the aid of over 300 vivid pictures. What He Objects To F all the railroad magnates who have voiced their opinions of the eight- hour law in the public prints, President E. P. Ripley, of the Santa appears to be most wroth. He doesn’t hesitate to assert his refusal to obey the said law. “We don't question the right of Con- gress to fix an eight-hour day,” he is quoted as saying, “but we do question its right to take our money and give it to someone else.” Exactly, And we don’t blame Mr. Rip- ley the least little bit for looking at it that way. But if Congress should: take someone else's money—the public's, for instance—and give it to the railroads in higher rates and fares, Mr. Ripley wouldn't object at all, In that case he would be well satisfied to let the public do all the objecting. And in that posi- e AN itsiiowcen Chamber Heading Voor Voke These’ Your bones: Reducing the Furnace sao tion he would also be blameless and Mo nthl y human-natural. Thus it goes throughout S Sere Punt Datos: the centuries. There are always at least Signing Through the Ores: The shovetedas Pa Tie buds « Net tite Beds two people after every dollar in sight. Think of a magazine that gives actual pictures of all the | HeWchiscishjnee Out of the resultant struggle grow pub- ‘ 3 : : MO | Tow to Hecome a Wiles lic questions. new inventions and all.the interesting developments in industry and science. Besides the hundreds of pho- tographs and drawings in every issue there are dia- > + ‘A ‘ | oat l 3 Fluid yy, grams for many articles that explain every detail. Tere het Cab: Thirty-Seven Articles rustrated iy Man-Steered Tor Toys That Obey Your Voker ‘The Handiest ttarn Eero, ‘Drunk with aP a Lucky for Ale Drinkers Ounces Just a few of the articles in the big November number | APs: Deyening he Tear Baby: Hoe Trees Spit Recks: are listed opposite. Besides these there are 146 other The Wiles of the Now) Sea articles all fully illustrated. But it is impossible | bee" fen 9 4 for you to get any idea of this fascinating mag- |, ; i ie ton azine until you see it and run through its | Nate creat ieee te ; . : ie! . %, 160 pages of pictures and articles. Pigecting the Telesdoe Tebcrming a Wheeiburee we te Bela é , 4%, Do you like to make things—well, there are : ee 9% be ay fifty-four articles in the November number 7 by % that tell you how to do things just with a yO . hammer, a chisel, a saw and a few nails. $1.50 per year— 15 cts. a month POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 239 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK in every bottle of while most bottlings of Ale and Stout contain only 12, a gain of 81/2% to EVANS’ Ale and Stout drinkers, : Alll Good Dealers and Places | C,H. EVANS & SONS Hated, 1388