Life, 1917-11-01 · page 2 of 38
Life — November 1, 1917 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily advertises Life magazine's upcoming "Woman in War Number," promoting next week's special issue. The illustration shows a woman in military-style uniform and cap, standing authoritatively while soldiers work in the background—visually representing American women's expanding roles in World War I support efforts. The accompanying text celebrates American women's contributions to the war effort in France and Belgium, describing their work as having "astonishing cumulative effect." It notes women are now represented "in every village and hamlet in every state in the Union." The page also includes practical postal information for addressing mail to soldiers overseas. This is primarily promotional content rather than satirical commentary—reflecting genuine wartime messaging about women's patriotic mobilization during WWI.
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The Woman in War Number of Life will be out next week. How to Address Mail The department has frequently reminded the public that the mail ad- dressed to members of the expeditionary forces should designate the division, the regiment, the company and the organization to which the addressee belongs, as “John Smith, Jr., Company X, Infantry (giving the number of the Infantry), American Expeditionary Forces.” The letter or parcel should also bear the return address of the sender and be properly stamped. For letters the postage is the domestic rate of two cents an ounce. For parcel post there is a flat rate of twelve cents a pound from any place within the United States, and the limit of weight for a parcel is twenty pounds. Money orders may be sent at domestic rates, and no money or valuables can be sent by registered mails. No C. O. D., insured or registered parcel-post packages can be sent. —From the official Bulletin, Washington. Life makes a good Christmas present. Soldiers like it. American women have pushed forward on the battlefields of France and Belgium, covering themselves and their country with glory. In this country, not only since America got into the war, but long before that, they have been silently working with an astoundingly cumulative ef- fect, until now they are a vast army, represented in every vil- lage and hamlet in every state in the Union. Read about them in next week's Lire. a 7 Ofter Enclosed find One Dol- lar (Canadian $1.13, Foreign $1.26). “Send Lire for three months to Open. only to new subscribers; no sub- scriptions renewed at this rate. 7 West 31st Strect, New York. 14 One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) comicbooks Sei