Life — June 27, 1918 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 1011 This page contains primarily **advertisements and book promotion**, not political satire. The left side advertises **O-B Military Rings** from the Ostby & Barton Company—service rings for Army, Navy, and Marine personnel. The rings feature emblems of each branch and are marketed to military servicemen as keepsakes. Below is an illustration titled "The Last Prisoner," depicting a soldier confronting what appears to be a German soldier or officer, likely referencing **World War I combat scenes**. The right side promotes **The Hollenden Hotel** in Cleveland and advertises **"The Diary of a Nation,"** a collection of war editorials by Edward S. Martin, published by Doubleday, Page & Co. for $1.50. The page reflects early 20th-century American military and wartime commerce.