Life, 1916-11-02 · page 41 of 46
Life — November 2, 1916 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** with one satirical essay. The main content includes: **"The Disagreements of Men"** — A humorous essay arguing that human disagreement stems from ignorance. It claims people disagree most about things they know least about (like religion and the afterlife), whereas observable facts like weather produce consensus. The essay includes a joke about George Washington reading *Life* magazine while crossing the Delaware, presenting the magazine as so essential that even the Founding Father would have ordered it in advance — a self-promotional gag typical of 1920s advertising. **The Advertisements** dominate: E. Hayes shoes, Universal Cutlery, Wilson Whiskey (notably emphasizing the "Non-Refillable Bottle," likely a Prohibition-era reference to prevent black-market refilling), and a book promotion for *Peace and Quiet* by Edwin Milton Royle. The whiskey ad's emphasis on "moderation" and "efficiency" reflects post-Prohibition attitudes circa the 1920s.
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The Secret of Effectiveness in Shoes is ig pepe - We make your shoes to your order a Tailor makes your gown—to suit OWN ideas and taste. Any Stzle—any, Materials—any Colors, to match any costume. Write today for booklet of charm- ing new models and self-measure- ment instructions. E. HAYES 9 West ‘29th Street New York The Disagreements of Men HE less men know about anything the more they disagree about it. This simple and indisputable fact ac- counts completely for the many thousands of religious sects. As re- ligious sects have always to do with the next world, and as none of them knows the slightest thing about the next world, there is the opportunity for an infinite variety of opinions, each one of which is the potential starting point for an argument. If there were nothing but the weather to talk about, men would get along together famously. There is al- most no chance for a disagreement about the weather, because it lies about us in our infancy, in our adolescence, in our maturity, our middle life and our senescence. A nasty, rainy day is a nasty, rainy day. If you have planned a picnic you may be sorry, or if your crops are suffering from drought you may be glad, but the fact remains. Disagreements will not stop until all men are omniscient. Wen George Washington crossed the Delaware he whiled away the tedious passage by reading the copy of EEE ort 4 btades #2.2 Pertected Stag’ Handtes 73185 $200 3 Bindes Peart Handten UNIVERSAL Satisfaction is yours when you use cutlery bear- ing the UNIVERSAL Trade Mark. The UNIVERSAL Line includes every desirable kind of cutlery in grades, sizes, patterns and prices to suit every UNIVERSAL CUTLERY Each piece is stamped with the UNIVERSAL Trade Mark which, as all good housekeepers know, stands for first quality in matenals and workmanship and complete satisfaction to the user. The aa) appcert Trade Mark exch piece On sateat alt good stores, Weite for Free Bectiet Landers, Frary & Clark “Master Cutlers for over halfa century’ 26 Center St., New Britain, Conn. Lire which, great man that he was, he had been fore-sighted enough to order from his newsdealer in advance. We Americans live more carefully these days. We have learned that moderation makes for efficiency and health and prosperity. And thus the particular man insists upon a mild, mellow Whiskey, every time, everywhere — Wilson— Real Wilson—That’s All! The Whiskey for which we invented the Non-Refillable Bottle ier poreeg RECIPES—Free booklet of famous club recipes for mixed drinks, Address Wilson, 13 E. 31st SiN. Y. That's All! Edwin Milton Royle A story of youth and high spirits, showing the love of a girl and a man, both full of the joy of life. An ad- venturous young American (just out of Princeton and cut off by his father) believes that he wants peace and quiet, and his luck is to be sent to modern Mexico where he gets mixed with the revolutionists, $1.35 net HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS Established 1817 comicbooks.com