Life, 1918-10-24 · page 34 of 34
Life — October 24, 1918 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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**What This Page Shows:** This is a wartime *Life* magazine page combining advertisements, poetry, and a major editorial notice with promotional content for an upcoming serialized story. **Key Elements:** 1. **War Economy Notice**: The prominent editorial addresses readers about paper rationing—the U.S. government required reduced paper use for the war effort, so *Life* apologizes for lower print quality while pledging its support for the cause. 2. **The "Joan of Arc" Story**: The main feature advertises Maria Botchkareva's autobiography in *Metropolitan* magazine. Botchkareva, commander of Russia's "Women's Battalion of Death," is framed as a transformative figure who influenced American military intervention in Russia. The text emphasizes her illiteracy and humble peasant origins before her rise to power—a narrative of spiritual courage meant to dramatize Russian identity for American readers. 3. **Advertisements and Light Content**: Hair removal ads, fashion poetry, and a London Punch joke about influenza fill remaining space—typical magazine filler of the period. **Context**: This reflects 1918-era American interest in Revolutionary Russia and the appeal of dramatic, romanticized female war heroes.
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URE E Removing Hair The safe way—and the casy way—to remove hair is Evans's Depilal nyt use, handy and safe—get it today. Seat drug ord ment stores—or from mail, postpaid. George B Evans 1108 ChestnutStPhila Also makers of “Mum”, Ir Eve had lived in war time, Tt somehow seems to me She'd think it was her duty A Red Cross nurse to be. And in her dainty costume She'd be a pretty sight; For scems to me she'd make it Of lily petals white. And then to make the emblem— On one of her white sleeves She'd make a little criss-cross Of two red autumn leaves. Carolyn Wells. Mars. Newty Ric Are you quite cer- tain I’ve had the very latest form of in- fluenza? Docrox: Quite, madam. You coughed exactly like the Countess of Wessex —London Punch, THE BOOK AGENT To LIFE'’S Patriotic Readers The government of the United States, in its effort to utilize every resource at its com. mand to overcome the Hun, has decreed that there must be the utmost economy of paper. This is intended to save labor, power, fuel, shipping facilities and chem! war purposes. For the duration of the war, therefore, Lire must come to its reade of much of its perfection in mechanicc] results. On the thin paper prescribed by th ernment, it will be impossible to do full justice to the work of Lirx’s artists. i may be sure, though, that with the means at their command the best that can be done wil be done by everyone concerned. We know that Lirr’s readers will stand by Lire, as they know Lire will stand by them. With them we hope and believe that this stress is only for little time. And then Lire will come back to its old friends, and many new ones, better than ever before. My 7 Life 2, Commander of “The Russian Women’s Battalion of Death” Set down by Isaac Don Levine logical, hers was the sy preme influence thg won Washington to mili tary intervention in Russi Unable to read or write, with} out pretence to military genius the Russian Joan of Arc has changed | Russia’s A | Joan of Arc \. the whole history of Europe and Asi: This is the amazing personality whose lil story begins in the November Metropolitay Born in most dispiriting poverty, her rise to world figure is the most startling narrative of spirit ual courage that has ever been told in a magazin! From her earliest recollections her life was the dralj uneventful existence that has sent more than half of Russi to the forgetfulness of vodka. When only fifteen and a half years old, lured by the light of romance, she meets an officer returning from the Russo-Japa- nese War and still in her teens experiences the tragedy of womanhood. Later came marriage, the quick following disillusion- ment of a vodka-cursed union, the journey to Siberia and a tired child’s attempt_to end it all in the dark waters of the Ob. From post to post Destiny whips her into the arms of white slavers, the turbid Revo- lutionary circles of an oppressed people, police persecutions and prison. Then came the war and the stage was set for the big part this peasant girl was to play in t history of the world. More thrilling than any serial story ever read, this girl's life story will maj you see Russia and know its big-hearteg misunderstood people. No longer ¥ Russia be a sprawling bit of yellow You will know it as a_ living, brea ing thing, rich with the hope of you! brave in its ideals and wanting but chance to walk down the years hand i hand with the liberty-loving peoples the world. Begins in the NOVEMBER Nevesands METROPOLITAN | METROPOLITAN, 432 Fourth Avenue, New York. For the enclosed $1.00 send me the Metropolitan for Maria Botchkareva's story of her life. (Sign name and outside U. S. A.) October i months, the period of 233 in margin below.) (Postage comicbooks.com