Life, 1918-06-06 · page 38 of 40
Life — June 6, 1918 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The main content includes: **Left side**: A travel advertisement for Ontario's wilderness destinations (Algonquin Park, Muskoka Lakes, etc.), appealing to outdoor recreation enthusiasts. **Center**: A "Books Received" section listing recently published fiction and non-fiction, many focused on **World War I themes**—titles like *The Secret of the Marne*, *Battering the Boche*, and *Ladies from Hell* reflect contemporary wartime interest. **Right side**: Advertisement for **Forhan's dentifrice** (toothpaste), explaining gum disease (Pyorrhea) and promoting their product as preventative. Period-typical health claims. **Bottom**: "The Story of a Flag"—a historical sequence showing flag evolution from 1915-1917, likely depicting changing national emblems during the war period. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: tourism, wartime literature, and commercial health products marketed with pseudo-scientific explanations.
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Hi hlands of = ntario Canada Embrace millions of acres of virginpineand spruce, broken by thousands of lakes and streams. Is it any wonder that the Highlands of Ontario is the mecca for out-of-dvor men and women. Algonquin Park Muskoka Lakes Georgian Bay Lake of Bays Timagami are all famous playgrounds. Modern hotels afford city comforts but many prefer to live in tent or log cabin— your choice at reasonable cost. May we help you plan your trip? Write or call for illustrated literature. 1D, McDonald, 917 Werchasts Lous 2 Irast Side. Qicage LP. Dwyer, 1270 Breatway Kew Yor ‘W. & Castes, 794 Wasd- tee St. Beste ‘AB. Chews, 506 Park Bite. Patsbergh Books Received Fiction Professor Latimer's Progress, (Henry Holt & Co., $1.40.) The story of a tired philosopher's rehabilitation. The Holy City: Jerusalem II, by Selma Lagerlof. Translated by Velma Swan- ston Howard, (Doubleday, P: $1.0.) A Dalecarlian story rusalem. The Sceret of the Marne, by Marcel Berger and Maude Berger. ( >, Put- nam’s Sons, $1.50.) A tale of fantastic adventure in the early days of the war. The Making of George Groton, by Bruce Barton. (Doubleday, Page & Co., $1.40.) The history of a successful young business man. Pieces of Eight, by Richard le Gal- lienne. (Doubleday, Page & Co., $1.40.) A spirited yarn of buried treasure in the Bahamas. Gossamer to Stcel, by Janet Payne Bowles. (Dunstan & Co., New York, ) A novel subordinating incident to psychical experience Mrs. Marden’s Orde Jr. (Little, Brown mystery story with a dramatic complica- tion. The Adventures of Arnold Adair, American Ace, by Laurence LaTourette Driggs. (Little, Brown & Co., $1.35.) A romantic story of the air service. ravel ~ Pioneering Where the World 1s Old, by Alice Tisdale. (Henry Holt & Co., $1.5 An informative record of leisurely dering in Manchuria. The War Ru ay Russia, by Florence Macleod Harper. (The Century Company, $2.) An intimate picture of the revolution, by an American newspaper woman, Battering the Boche, by Preston Gib- son, (The Century Company, $1.) Chap- ters from an ambulance driver's life at the French front. A Soldicr Unafraid, by Capt. André Cornet-Auquier. Translated with an in- troduction by Theodore Stanton. (Little, Brown & Co. $1.) The military letters of a young French professor. “Ladies from Heil,” by R. D. Pinker- ton. (The Century Company, $1.50.) A personal narrative of the London Scot- tish at the front. T isa far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done,” said Sydney Carton, as he sent in his first annual subscription to Lire. THE STORY OF A FLAG PREPAREO FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF THE DENTAL PROFESSION UNDER AUTHORITY — sy FORHAN CO.. Inc. New Yorn, N.Y. U.S.A. IE gums are the keys to health You mus. keep your gums firm or ‘our teeth will loosen. hey may even drop ow You must prevent tender gum spots or bleeding gums at all hazards For these mean Pyorrhea. Four out of five over forty suffer from Pyorthea (Riggs’ Disease), ‘This means that their gus inflame and recede and expose the teeth to painful tooth- base decay, Don't wait for a single tender gum spot to appear, Start using Forhan’s now, k positively prevents Pyor- thea. if used in time and used consistently. It promptly relieves tender gums, bleeding gums. k firms up the gum tissues and means firmer, teeth as well. Forhan’s, in fact, has qualities unpossessed ty any ordinary tooth paste: and it cleans teeth scien. tifically also. It is cool antiseptic, pleasant If gum-shrinkage has already set in, sart using Forhan’s and consulta dentist immediately for special treatment, 30c and 55c tubes All Druggisss FORHAN CO, $02 6th Ave., N.Y. Send for _Trtal Tube Free BELL- Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. -ANS 25c at all druggists. CLEARS iiticura SAVES spe ° “(J ino OINTMENT QUICKLY REMOVE ___ THESCM PIMPLES» DANDRUFF Mit WOES FAL bisa Turan etm Beste Satter