Life, 1918-11-21 · page 13 of 34
Life — November 21, 1918 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a domestic scene photograph at top showing two women and a child in what appears to be a modest home interior, captioned with a letter extract about calling on Mrs. Clancy. The text discusses **"The Sabbath Ford"** — likely referencing Henry Ford's Model T automobile and religious observance. It satirizes the tension between industrial mass production and traditional values. **"Trade Suggestion"** argues for standardizing German manufacturing marks on exported goods, suggesting this would simplify international commerce. The piece advocates for a plain "Made in Germany" label rather than complex, language-specific inscriptions that become lost in translation between countries. The bottom illustration shows dogs, captioned "Friends of the Family Invited to Attend." The overall content addresses early 20th-century consumer culture, manufacturing standards, and trade practices.
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“OPAK MOTHER: The Sabbath Ford W: watch the little ears go by, Each one replete with family d chauffeur Pa and anxious Ma And tonneau filled with prog husband, who's a dominic, Recalls the ancient apothegm. snd says," Yea, happy is the man Who hath his flivver full of them!” Trade Suggestion [7 sit be a safe and sane bet that all nods of German manuiacture des- ed for Entente countrics will here- fter bear a plain and conspicuous k. and the only question is, What k shall be agreed upon? If the phrase, “Made in Germany.” were ed, it would have to he tra nd where resurre' lated into mat ANZUALES. goods are transshipped from one coun- try to another, as often happens, the inscription might not always appear in the mother tongue of the ultimate con- PLEASE CALL ON MRS, CLANCY EXTRACT FROM LETTER PRAVEST MAN 1 EVER umer. Which, of tolerable and_ not-for thought-of contingency But why adopt a phrase its necessarily limited appeal. wh universal sy he substituted > simplify m include And pppropriate trade-m na red-hand.” The very sa sof i-Africa ("semi jearn to say) would wi Yet it is AND TELL. course, This woul’ tters for all of us. Germany at simpler or me HER MY BUNKIE, Mer” HER SON is an in- will disapprove vice. They ant-to-be- y retain suffi ture Miss ion to pic= Entente in the act of pur- at all, chasing, let us say. a Christmas present tle, or per- Hluminated occurs to he turnin gift over ers the cr symbol D’* must nin “Yes. ir k could he chosen Germans so Lecemin: ry comicbooks.com