Life, 1918-06-13 · page 31 of 36
Life — June 13, 1918 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct pieces: **The "Pean" poem** (left) is satirical praise for Herbert Hoover, likely referencing his role as Food Administrator during WWI. The speaker, apparently malnourished before, now celebrates being "slim" on rationed food—the irony being that Hoover's food conservation program forced Americans into scarcity diets. The poem mocks both Hoover's policies and public relations, presenting deprivation as improvement. **"The Prophets Remain Silent"** (center-left) critiques German war predictions. It notes that Germany—which confidently predicted war duration, military victories, and submarine kills—cannot calculate WWI indemnity payments. The piece sarcastically suggests German "scientific" efficiency has failed, as their wartime prophecies proved wildly inaccurate. **The Havoline Oil advertisement** (right) is a straightforward product pitch comparing motor care to horse care, unrelated to satire. The page reflects American WWI-era politics: skepticism of Hoover's unpopular rationing and mockery of defeated German military competence.
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is dinner isitors vadian leave. ached > flus- of it: st on came must 1 give public Here's rch): morn- repeat from with silk.” r you Peean AY, Herbert Hoover! You're an improver! And you can bet you I'm glad I met you! 1 used to gat Meat and wheat And sugar and fat— Great Scat! I had never a slat! And though I worried My bones were buried And out of sight. It wasn’t right! But now, oh my! I'm slim. No pie! Nothing but food That does me good. Can I stand it! Yes! And hand it To you, O Hoover, You food improver! TLL. M. The Prophets Remain Silent OUNT VON ROEDERN, Secre- tary of the Imperial German Treas- ury, admitted before the Reichstag recently that Germany doesn’t yet know the amount of indemnity she will win. This would tend to show that German efficiency and exactitude have slipped a cog somewhere; for it is the first’ thing connected the war which Germany hasn't figured out be- forehand. She announced just how many months it would take to finish the war, precisely when the Channel ports would fall, how many tons of shipping her submarines would destroy per month, exactly when the Kaiser and Hindenburg would dine in Paris, and so on ad nauseam. It looks as though the slide-rules and calipers of the German scientific prophets had been badly strained by their past failures. with we i s BILTMORE 43rd and 44th Sc. and Madison Ave. Italian Sunken Gardens Fountains, flowers, 3% music and tea Nii Hot,plunging strokes per minute! HAT’S what takes place in each cylinder in your motor —every time you drive. If your motor has six cylinders there are 13,200 piston strokes every minute —792,000 complete piston strokes every hour you drive. Is it any wonder that the heat climbs to 3,000 degrees at the piston head? Think what would happen if these terrifically-heated pistons and cylinder-walls were not | protected. That's where Havoline O11 comes | in. It protects the rubbing surfaces. Heat and wear and tear do not break down the protecting film of Havoline Oil. It saves lost power from gas escaping from the com- bustion chambers. It keeps your motor running sweetly. Your motor responds instantly to the extra- ordinary quality of Havoline. Havoline- greases are compounded of Havoline Oil and pure, sweet tallow. Indian Refining Company Incorporated HAVOLINE OIL Oo. U.S. PAT. OFF. If you do not feed your motor the best oil you can find, you do not give it a fair show. The owner of a thoroughbred horse would not feed him inferior oats or bed him in poor straw and expect him to win races. Treat your motor as you would a blue-blooded race-horse. Give it the best care and the best lubricants you can. It will pay you back with interest in cheerful, un- faltering service. Havoline Oilisscientifically graded into Light, Medium, and Heavy. Keep your motor sweet-tempered by feeding it Havoline. You may find it necessary to drive your pres- ent car next year, and the year after that. The oil you use is important to the life of your car, whether you continue to drive it yourself or want a good price for it when you sell it or trade it in. Clean to handle and correct in body. Producers and Refiners of Petroleum New York “It Makes a Difference” comicbooks.com