Life, 1918-06-06 · page 36 of 40
Life — June 6, 1918 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and letters from soldiers at the front during World War I** — not political satire in the traditional sense. The main content is "Letters from the Front," personal correspondence from American soldiers describing trench warfare experiences. One letter details mundane hardships: a soldier losing his boots in mud while under German fire, and interactions with French allies. Another mentions a decorated French artilleryman with three citations for bravery. The **advertisements** include Listerine (marketed as preventing infection), Hotel Aspinwall in Massachusetts, and F.B. & C. white kid shoes promoting comfort in summer heat. The sole cartoon, captioned **"A Close Student of Nature,"** appears at bottom left but is too small/unclear to interpret with confidence—it seems to show an animal or figure studying something, likely a humorous nature observation unrelated to the war content. The overall page reflects **1918 wartime American journalism**: mixing soldier correspondence with commercial advertisements, presenting the war as an important shared experience for the home front audience.
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TT eg RINE NO ut or scratch too slight co ce quire a cleansing application of Listerine. No wound too serious for it to help. Prevents infection and promotes healing. Listerine will serve the entire family. Send for booklet “Domestic Medicine.” Manufactured only by Lambert Pharmacal Co,, St. Louis, Mo.,U.S.A. A CLOSE STUDENT OF NATURE Letters from the Front (Continued from page 924) because I'm so fond of them all mysclf. I wrote to John a couple of times, but haven't heard from him lately, I am pretty sure he is also at the front, doing his bit as a true soldier and a worthy son of a brave little mother and cour- ageous father. With love to all, Scr. A. “O Happy Day!” Dear Folks We are several miles behind the lines now, resting; but the “Big Uns” shake our billets even here. We see some very exciting air battles. Say, they've got the world beat for great scraps and you don't have to pay ten francs for a ringside seat —it's all free. The night before we left the trenches we were carrying some stakes out in No Man’s Land to repair some wire and “Granny” W. slipped into a shell hole full of mud and water and he stuck tight. It was on a little knoll and ‘exposed t fire from the German side.“ Grann: naturally in a hurry to get gone from that spot before the next star shell went up, just unbuckled his boots from his belt and walked out of them and went on in his sock feet in the mud and water half way to his knees. Afterwards we went back and pulled out his boots. This mud is not like any other mud in the world, When it gets hold of anything it won't give it up without a terrific struggle. It’s equal to a day's work struggling through a mile of it. There's a bearded French soldier across the table trying to make an American understand something. He talked for five minutes without slowing down and when he finally stopped the American said, ““An’ how does the chorus go?” Our boys get along fine with the French. You see them chumming up everywhere, teaching each other languages and you learn much faster with a Frenchman than any French book. I'm getting so I can shoot it across pretty good. I've got a pal named Anatole Moriegh. I don't the pronunciation so I call him He doesn’t mind, but he's far from being an Annie. He has the War Cross and three stars on the ribbon (been cited for bravery three times). He's an artilleryman on one of the famous 75's. He has been in all the big battles and wounded four times. He's some boy. His pals tell me he’s a terrific fighter, yet HOTEL ASPINWALL LENOX, MASS. High and Cool in the Berkshires A HOTEL OF DISTINCTION Opens Jane 15 Elevntion 1400 Feet HOWE & TWOROGER, Managers Winter Resort, PRINCESS HOTEL, Bermaita FOR MEN OF BRAINS IGARS “MADE AT KEY WEST — Longer Wear and Greater Summer Foot Comfort —are obtained in shoes of “F.B. & C."”, White Washable Glazed Kid “No. 81.” This is the leather which “Fits on the Foot like a Glove on the Hand” with the greatest comfort in hot weather—eliminating the binding, chafing and “burning” of shoes made of ordinary leather. “FP. B. &C."" White Washable Glazed Kid “No. 81" requires no mussy dressing to preserve its new and unblemished appear- ance, which means shoes that wear longer and look better while they wear. Look for either of these B.&C."" tags attached They assure “the 8 all the beter shops, or write to us for information, Fasnion Pusticity ComPANy of New York Have yea belped the Red Cress? buyang Sams ce he’s quiet and polite, and while we were back of the lines he'd spend half his pay buying stuff for little kids. He's as big- hearted as a man ever was. I get every bit of your mail and we look forward to letters and smokes more than anything—except Berlin. Oh, happy day! Love to all. Rest Billets, France, March 9, 1918. Sometime After Caesar Dear Bill: Received your very welcome letter a couple of days ago, I hardly feel as though I have the nerve to call cn your distant relatives, when I go to London, _For I am afraid the Lord Mayor of aN