Life, 1916-11-16 · page 37 of 46
Life — November 16, 1916 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes advertisements with letters to the editor addressing contemporary social issues circa 1910s-1920s. **Main Content:** Two letters critique medical/scientific practices: 1. **"Important to Parents"** advocates osteopathy as a cure for infantile paralysis (polio), arguing it's been suppressed by mainstream medicine. The writer claims personal success stories but presents anecdotal evidence as proof. 2. **"Worse Than Humbug"** attacks Western medicine's expansion into China, specifically criticizing Simon Flexner's Rockefeller Foundation hospitals. The author opposes animal vivisection in medical research, calling Western science "pseudo-scientific claptrap." **Context:** Both letters represent early-20th-century skepticism of conventional medicine and animal testing—positions that appealed to alternative medicine advocates of the era. The page also advertises vacuum cleaners and Reed & Barton silverware, typical of Life's commercial content supporting its satirical journalism.
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