Life, 1919-02-06 · page 5 of 38
Life — February 6, 1919 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and fiction**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"** - a book advertisement praising Vicente Blasco Ibáñez's WWI novel 2. **"The Woman He Left Behind"** - romantic poetry about wartime separation 3. **"In Days to Come"** - a short satirical piece mocking Wall Street. It describes Soviet and American brokers meeting to exchange telephone clerks' yacht holdings, satirizing the absurdity of wealth inequality and speculation during the 1920s. 4. **Resinol Soap advertisement** - featuring a woman washing her face, promoting skincare 5. **Bellans indigestion remedy advertisement** at bottom The page reflects post-WWI American culture: war literature popularity, romantic nostalgia, economic satire during the prosperous 1920s, and consumer product marketing.
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I] The greatest novel the war has produced for depth, scope, vision andinterest. Its picture of the Marne Battle, critics say, is finer than even I} Hugo's chapter on “Waterloo.” $1.90 net. Onder of any bookstore or direct from 681 Fifth Avenue, New York Postage extra The Woman He Left Behind HEY RE coming int fe the siren’s throaty call From my desk against the While tere piping Lam typing, And T t see them at all! Con int! Toming: Bot my window’s on the rear, So I can't see them from here : Yes, Pi typing, but Tm wipir cheek a happy tear— oming int ! Coming in! Dear God. nk You so. knew my love for him until | ew how T should miss his v smile and cheery kiss I worked and kept the nest, twas just for this— ming in! Earl Baldsvin Thomas In Days to Come N long ago (this being nineteen +N chirty something) the Soviet of Wall Street Brokers met the Soviet of stwck Exchange Telephone Clerks The Clerks presented an intolerable hey worked as many hours per day as did the Brokers. And yet— of the Clerks owned yachts. Ml of the Brokers owned yachts. He and therefore it was up to the Brokers to divide Mindful of the new doctrine of uni- perty equalization, each of Hot water | pid ANS, FOR INDIGESTION your face! Complexion troubles very often can be traced to insufficient and im- proper care of the skin. The tiny pores, if neglected, become clogged with impurities that eventually pro- duce facial blemishes that are most embarrassing. Resinol Soap has soothing and healing propensities which usually correct facial blemishes and skin troubles of the most stressing character Resinol Soap is not artificially eolored, its rich brown color being entirely due to the Resinol medi- cation it contains For a generous free sam: ple write Department A-5 -Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Resinol Soap the Brokers then and there esented ht to one of the Clerk three months hoof the Clerks had hock r sold his vache and used the pre stock speculation Within six months all of the Clerks had lost not only their boats, but all of their carnings besides. The Brokers are again yacht owners. The Telephone Clerks are still Tele- phone Clerks Moral: What's the nse? S. 1. Sterne. “pial my love with an L,” which meant that this particular scvain had gained the affections of his s heart by presenting her with an ai subscription to Lire, icbooks.com