Life — February 15, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 249 This page contains three distinct elements: **Left side:** A hotel advertisement for the Hollendon in Cleveland, and a poem titled "To the Littlest of All" by Arthur Guterman celebrating small things. Below is an illustration showing children with what appears to be a catch-key scenario. **Center/Right:** An editorial titled "No Use" arguing that efforts to eliminate poverty have failed despite attempts by professors, practical men, and society women. It concludes cynically that poverty persists because efforts prove ineffective. **Bottom:** A Standard Oil Company advertisement for "Nujol," a laxative product, featuring a photograph of soldiers in a trench (likely WWI-era) and promoting the product as treatment for constipation—a common wartime complaint among troops. The page juxtaposes social commentary about poverty with commercial appeals.