Life, 1918-06-06 · page 34 of 40
Life — June 6, 1918 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than editorial content or political satire. The dominant feature is a Du Pont Fabrikoid advertisement promoting synthetic leather upholstery material for furniture re-upholstering. The ad uses a domestic scene showing a woman examining furniture and emphasizes that durable frames needn't be discarded when upholstery wears out—a practical message for post-WWI consumers managing resources. The right column contains brief news items and a Herbert Tareyton cigarette advertisement. One news story describes a soldier court-martialed for refusing vaccination at Camp Dodge, Iowa; the editorial comment sarcastically criticizes the punishment as excessive, equating military discipline to barbarism ("vindictive than the Hun"). The page's concluding essay, "Those Happy Trees," is a philosophical reflection—not satire—suggesting trees' contentment derives from lacking self-awareness and ambition, offering implicit social commentary on human anxiety. This appears to be a typical Life magazine layout mixing consumer advertising with brief news and light philosophical humor, rather than featuring prominent political cartoons or satire.
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WUC 1 CU] TUDE ro New Upholstery for Old The frame of well built furniture will outwear several seats or back cushions. Every responsible furniture maker strives to produce the best furniture possible—but no upholstery will wear forever. Why discard a sturdy frame just be- Masi belere eat tt fnterests row | cause the upholstery is worn? Re-upholster it. £. LDU PONT DE NEMOURS "4 co. Wilmington Wie)” Delaware f “THE ALLIES DROPPED A BUM ON A [Craftsman Fabrikoid [Motor Fabrikeid MECSTR OH The Punishment of Crime Craftsman Quality Camp Dodge, Ia, May 1.—\When is an ideal upholstery material—as convincing Elmer Ne aisen. aor brigade nee to sight and touch as the finest leather—water, | fused to submit to vaccination he dirt, grease and stain proof too. It will make | wae tle” by, aeneral come mare that old chair or sofa look like new. = disciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven- Made in all desirable grains, solid colors ‘ worth, it was announced to-day. and exquisite “ Moorish” effects. Sold by IFTEEN years is a long punishment upholstery and department stores. | for refusing to submit to a filthy Check Craftsman Fabrikoid in the coupon. = and dangerous rite; a rite already con- Or, enclose 50c for a workable sample, size demned by millions of educated people. 18 x 25 inches; ample to cover the seat of one j The old-school medicine man, when Wee eateltinthe aeet dining-room chair. thwarted, seems more vindictive than {Pontoklene Tar Remover the Hun. Du Pont Fabrikoid Company |= . a ; World's Largest Manufacturers of Leather Substitutes ue ee sp Ghia questioned a the value of almost every invest- Wilmington _ Delaware ment except that of an annual sub- Works at Newburgh, N. Y., and Fairfield, Conn. Canadian Office and Factory, New Toronto, Ont. scription to Lire. Visit the Du Pont Products Store, Atlantic City, N. J. es 0000000000 Sono hi GERMAN TOWN” ‘ommercial Chemicals TICE Those Happy Trees IREES are happy because they are not introspective. They know nothing whatever ‘of the laws of their existence, and make no effort to discover them. They just go on serenely conforming to those laws, donning their foliage regularly in the spring and doffing it in the fall, each year lifting their branches a little higher in the air i | oo Nid and forcing their roots a little deeper into the ground, worrying neither about their diges- are y ton tion nor their pocketbooks, neither about what their fellow trees will think of them nor about what position they will occupy in the life after this. london Cigarettes When we stop to think of it, who is there who would not gladly be a tree under such | Herbert ideal conditions? | | Falk Tobacco “Sing pan est dS" St. Newel comicbooksscorg