Life, 1917-12-13 · page 37 of 40
Life — December 13, 1917 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains advertisements and a brief satirical piece rather than a political cartoon. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** - Musterole (chest rub for coughs/congestion) - Havone cigarette cases for soldiers ("the Man in Khaki") - "Mum" deodorant **Satire:** A small joke about John D. Rockefeller (identifiable by name in the text) puzzles over how millionaires should distribute Christmas charity and "happiness" to the poor. The satire's point: wealthy industrialists like Rockefeller are clueless about actually *helping* common people—they know they should perform charitable duty but lack understanding of people's real needs. **Historical Context:** The Havone ad references soldiers in "Khaki," suggesting WWI-era (post-1917). The Rockefeller satire reflects Progressive Era criticism of robber barons and their inadequate philanthropic efforts. The page is primarily commercial, with light satirical commentary typical of Life magazine's format.
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The Medical Corps OT foe to them, not friend, But man in pain. Not ground to them, not trench, But lives to gain! your Christmas package to the Man in Khaki is not complete without a Havone Cigarette Case—the one case that keeps his cigarettes clean and unbroken, each ciga- rette standing upright in its own compartment. And then there is the man who is dcing his bit in Until they fall themselves, business or the professions—just the kind of man to appreciate Amid the strife! the grace and efficiency of the Havone Cigarette Case. Ruth Lambert Jones. ] You can get him a Havone in heavy silver - plate, solid sterling or 14 K gold. There is a fine choice of silver- No rest for them, no peace, ‘ — ae cas doctor wai plated cases at $5. me that I simply have got to have , my appendix removed.” If your dealer hasn’t stocked up on the HAVONE, “Dear me, is he so hard up as that?” send us $5 and we will mail you one direct—either plain finished, or with monogram spot, or one of the all-over patterns. At any rate send us your name on a post-card for one of en, mide our illustrated catalogues. ‘First aid in HAVONE CORPORATION New York every household "N ao —Musterole i Cough, cough, cough. How it racks little Dorothy and passes on to motherand grandma and holds a croup anger forall the little ones! Hurry, there, with the Musterole, that pure, white ointment that is better than a mustard plaster — and it will not bring a blister. Massage it gently over the chest and neck. Feel the tingle, then the cool de- lightfulness as Musterole searches down. It will penetrate, never fear, It will rout that old congestion clear away. Musterole is a pure, white oint- ment made from oil of mustard and a few home simples! Muster- ole searches in under the skin down to the heart of the conges- tion. There it generates a peculiar congestion-dispersing heat. Yet this heat will not blister. On the contrary you feel a relieving sense of delightful coolness. Rub Musterole over the spot. And you get relief while you use it; for Musterole results usually fol- low immediately. On no account fail to have a “t1's YouR Movi jar of Musterole handy. For Ile: Are you fond of indoor sports? coughs and colds and even the Sux: Yes, if they know when to go congestions of rheumatism or home.—Tiger. lumbago Musterole is wonderful. Gs as to say), Many doctors and nurses recom- ‘ : iP RETR age mend Musterole. 30c and 60c jars— M* JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER removes all body odors $2.50 hospital size. must be sadly puscled at this d The Musterole Co., Cleveland, Ohio time of year. quickly, safely and surely—and will not He and other millionaires doubtless harm skin, stain clothes or check normal feel their Christmas duty, and would Jexcretions. Doesn’t stifle one odor with qeillingly perform it, but they don't another, huoz just how to go about distributing Use very little—lasts a happiness. If the oz of this issue find a solution of their dificult |"MUM" MFG CO NOT Bu | WIth eras STER Orr