Life, 1918-08-08 · page 31 of 36
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**"The American Boy" Essay:** A humorous column observing boys' behavior—their vanity, resistance to bathing, attachment to dogs, and hunting ambitions. It includes a digression crediting John Bunyan's imprisonment as inspiration for writing *Pilgrim's Progress*, humorously suggesting Life magazine was his only reading material. **Bottom Cartoon:** A dachshund shakes off water after a bath, with German expletive "Donnerwetter!" The joke plays on the dog's difficulty removing water and its owner's exasperation—likely satirizing the challenge of bathing animals, a relatable domestic frustration. **Advertisements:** The page contains period beauty and digestive remedy ads (Malvina Cream, Bell-Ans, Resinol Soap), typical of early 20th-century magazines. These ads promoted cosmetics and patent medicines now considered ineffective or dubious. The page reflects typical Life content: light social commentary mixed with commercial messaging.
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dressed F unto fate The American Boy HERE is some hope for the boy who has to be driven into the bath- tub, but there is very little for the boy who must be driven away from the mirr \ hoy always quotes some hoy older than himself as final authority in an arguinent with his mother. Even if a boy doesn’t get a ride, he covers a great deal of ground in chas- ing the wagon. A boy who doesn’t own a dog is al- most as pitiable an object as a dog that doesn’t belong to a boy. “Put that right back where you found it!” is the slogan or war-ery on which boys are raised from the ages of two to sixteen. Every boy of twelve wishes he could have some of the money for bat and hall that his mother spent on having photographs taken of him when he was a baby. When a boy goes hunting and writes to his mother that he intends to kill a deer, his father laughs, but his mother prepares a space on the wall to hang the horns, If a country boy consents to wear shoes in summer, it is with the com- pensating thought that he may step on the foot of the boy who goes bare- footed. dike Gy F John Bunyan had not had an es- pecially stern jailer the world would r have known “Pilgrim's Prog- ress." The great allegorist was an an- nual subscriber to Lire, but he was not permitted to receive it during his con- ment, and was therefore obliged to take to writing to pass the time. CREAM safe aid toa soft, clear, Used as BELL-ANS Absolurely Removes| ndigestion.One Package! proves“ir. 25¢ ar all druggists 4NEW GAMES of SOLITAIRE Postpaid, 25c. HOTEL VENDOME NEWS CO., Minneapolis, Minn. Dont conceal a faulty complexion- clear it by using By the use of cosmetics, a fan, or by some similar artifice m: woman has been able to temporarily conceal a faulty complexion. But the woman who cares zes that it is useless to resort to exteriors to cover up com- plexion defects. She must get at the root of the trouble and strive to acquire a clear, healthy skin The regular use of the proper kind of soap goes far in this direction. Resinol Soap is just that kind. It has an unusually cleansing lather, a mild refreshing odor, contains no harsh, drying all of which help it to jogged, irritated pores, and give the skin a healthy outdoor look Resinol Soap is sold by all druggists and dealers in toilet goods. Shaving Stick. Resinol Soap “ DONNERWETTER! IT WON'T SHAKE OFF! I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THE ACCURSED THING HOME WITH ME