Life, 1917-06-14 · page 34 of 38
Life — June 14, 1917 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page primarily features **advertising and a poetry contest**, not political satire. **Main Content:** - **"A Song for America" contest**: Life magazine solicits patriotic poems celebrating "modern Democracy" and "human Liberty," offering $500 for the best 24-line submission. The June 18, 1917 deadline suggests this coincides with America's WWI involvement, making this a nationalistic appeal. **Advertisements:** - **Budweiser beer** ad emphasizes quality and heritage ("Anheuser Busch, St. Louis") - **Club Cocktails** by Heublein & Bros. targets sophisticated drinkers seeking pre-mixed drinks - A humorous **Hamlet reference** at bottom jokes that Ophelia trusts Hamlet's sanity because he reliably orders Life magazine in advance—advertising Life's own subscription reliability The page reflects 1917 consumer culture: patriotic fervor, prohibition-era cocktail culture, and mass-market magazine advertising. No specific political figures or satirical cartoons appear—this is primarily commercial content wrapped in patriotic framing.
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A Song for America Lire will pay Five Hundred Dollars for the best one Conditions No poem or song should be longer than twenty-four lines. It should be an original song of modern Democ- racy, typifying the spirit of human Liberty. Its adaptability to be set to music will be a factor. By “best” is meant its close conformity to the de- scription just given united with cor- rect metrical rendering. It should be typewritten and addressed to the Poetry Editor of Lire, 17 West 31st Street, New York, and the author's name and address should be plainly written upon each Its flavor is en Its bouquet — like a breath of air from a fragrant hop field. riched with the vital essence of nutritious cereal Bottled at the Brewery ANHEUSE Would you drink a new wine? Or a whiskey without the smoothrichness of oldage? Then no wonder you find difficulty in creating cocktails which meet your discrimination in taste. Drink Club Cocktails -|Heublein of Hartford has found for you the rarest and finest of old liquors, blended them to a charm, and aged the wonderfully correct mixture in the wood before bottling. CLUB COCKTAILS will meet your most exacting re- quirements in _all varieties. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. Hartford New York London Importers of the Famous BRAND'S A-1 SAUCE manuscript, which should be accom- panied by return postage in case of re- jection. The Editors will exercise due care in returning unavailable contribu- tions, but will not hold themselves re- sponsible for loss. Contestants are advised to keep duplicate copies. All manuscripts must be in Lire office by noon of June 18, 1917. No manuscripts received after that date will be considered. The final award will be announced as early thereafter as possible. Of this there will be due notice. Check for $500 will be sent simultaneously with the announcement of award. Tf any of the rules of this contest are violated the Editors of Lire, who are the final judges, reserve the right to debar the contributions. Each contestant may send in any number of contributions. No music should accompany manuscripts—words alone will be considered. Contestants are urged to send in verses only that conform to the highest standards of metrical composition. No corrections or changes can be made after manu- scripts have been received. It is not necessary to be a subscriber to Lire in order to compete. The con- test is open to everyone. In the event of a tie the prize will be duplicated. OPHELIA insisted to the very last that Hamlet was not insane. She based her faith in his soundness of mind on the fact that he never failed to bring her Lire every week because he was sensible enough to order it in advance from the newsdealer, F yc lon for qu desire want | pleasu y Just ac Summe AMERI comicbooks.com