Life, 1918-09-19 · page 31 of 34
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This page contains two distinct elements: **Main Content:** A serialized story titled "His Last Drive" (continued from page 424), depicting a dialogue between characters named Willby and Banks. The narrative appears set during World War I, with references to "boys in the trenches." Banks, apparently a military or civic leader, is organizing volunteers for some wartime effort, while resisting Willby's attempts to convince him to escape or take leave. The satirical point seems to be Banks' stubborn commitment to duty despite personal hardship (his wife is away, he hasn't dined properly in a month). **Advertisement:** The dominant visual is a full advertisement for "Eno's Fruit Salt," a laxative product marketed as a gentle digestive aid. The ad features an elegant woman in Edwardian dress and promises the product "clears the brain and sweetens the mouth" while preventing indigestion and constipation. The juxtaposition is typical of *Life* magazine's format—serious serialized fiction alongside period advertising, with no particular satirical connection between them.
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427 His Last Drive ed from page 424) | “ 99 Here boys!” shouted Wilby, * Get | 9 a Tins whole town must be plas- 1 eight o'clock. Are you good he asked Banks. ' : (Derivative Compoui Onthe walk! What do you mean?” (Derivative Compound) Well. you see, we are short of boys A Very Agreeable Aperient thess fellows can't possibly cover to Here! ¢ ees and Rosy-cheeked and healthy is © at every house on this street the woman who starts her on can go. day with this gentle laxative. iny miles 2” asked ning pale. It clears the brain and dunno. ms hurrying zen a sweeten the mouth: Is a Bee ee eee en cmivaaine digestive regulator of the me tok here, and I'll give you some- | 4 0 ing else to do.” highest order, preventing the “Aboot what time do you dine?” | many dangers of indigestion, D We don't. We haven't had constipation and biliousness. or now a th. Great e te oe a A pleasant and salubrious ¢. You can snatch a bite to cat hen » through the butler’s tonic, containing all the cor- antry don’t touch any bread. rective properties of ripened ere’s some cold boiled rice: that is, fruit, and quite as potent as case | don't see you. Wife's up at a morning canter. ¢ War Guild meeting. Won't be home til midnight. Run along now, old .y ae 4 the bell, and see that they Understanc is equally good for adults 9 we do to-morrow?” whis- and children any time. Hanks. “Sunday, you know.” orrow! Oh, that’s easy. You hed until seven, if you like. we catch up on Sundays an immense help to me. C on the typewriter? Are you {at iclephoning? 1 want every one i my captains notified by ‘phone be- c o'clock. There are only one ind eighteen of them. You f for me. We have a meeting ; pe." of the hospital crowd: then i A283 Se, } CA. drive is coming, and | SENOS 4, an spend the afternoon—” 2 FRU ‘ Banks stopped him. At that moment » |8Ss LLY Sold by Druggists the whistle of a train, It was a DERIVATN Pree J.C. ENO, Ltd. London, S. E., England Agente for the Continent of America:, VANS’ CHECONA stands for Devotion to a Pur- : Harold 7 F-> Ritehlex&.C. precisely the same as all EVANS’ products have \ 132 years, It embodies and upholds tradition as } as family pride—4 generations of it. ALTONA coming in the distance, and it was office in town, surrounded by my d for the city Willby caught office boy and my tax notices. But, on c. the whole, 1 think I should prefer to 4 C a . you don't!" he — shouted pass away here, where the war is he- van “You've got to stay. Think of the ing won.” boys in the trenches! There's no — NON-INTOXICATING escape!” Al i recent snceting of the Presi Banks withered him with his patri- otic eye. whole nation, ef cImerican mosquitoes dent and Governing Council of the ” Escape!” he replied. “TL don't it was unanimously resolved that here- want escape. Vin tired of this war, after no mosquito shall ever bite a anyway. [had planned to die in- my regular annual subscriber to Lavy comicbooks.com