Life, 1919-02-13 · page 40 of 42
Life — February 13, 1919 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page (from 1919, based on the letter dates) primarily consists of **advertisements and reader letters**, not political satire. The main content is a "Fathers and Sons Week" advertisement for *The American Boy* magazine. A father pledges to be more involved in his son's life and interests—specifically by subscribing to this publication as a "dependable, clean friend" offering entertainment and information boys need during "this world's reconstruction period" (post-WWI). Below are reader letters to the editor, including one referencing **William Randolph Hearst**, the famous newspaper magnate, questioning why *Life* doesn't mention his publications (*Hearts* and *Cosmopolitan*) when readers finish with them—a gentle jab at Hearst's oversight or rivalry. The page also advertises **Whiting-Adams Brushes** (used by military, railroads, and manufacturers) and **Piso's cough medicine**. There is no political cartoon visible—this is primarily a commercial page reflecting period advertising and light editorial humor.
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N this “Fathers and Sons Week” I pledge myself to you, my son, that I shall not forget you in my devotion to business, that I shall interest myself more than before in the things that interest you, that I shall be in truth your best chum; that, as such, I shall seek in every way to bring joy into your life and shield you from false friends who bring but sorrow; that in their place I shall strive to bring you new friends, true friends; that I shall, in particular, and right NOW, bring into our home a friend that will bring you, on each visit, the entertainment you are entitled to, the information you should have and the inspiration you need—this dependable, clean friend of half a million other boys, The American Boy magazine. what these other boys know in this world’s reconstruction period—these other boys who are finding out in this magazine, in their spare time as boys, things of importance which they never will have time to find out when they become men and are rushed with their work, as Dad is now. Subscribed to this day by dbf The American Boy costs only $2.00 @ year (though the material if contains would fill twenty-five average books \, Order it now for your son, or for some other boy you want to help. THE SPRAGUE PUBLISHING CO., 318 American Building, Detroit, Mich. Single copies can be bought at stands for 20¢ USED BY THE ! U.S. ARMY AND NAVY Used By RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP COMPANIES Used by Manufacturers of CARS, AUTOMOBILES, CARRIAGES There are actually several million persons in | the United States who are continually using Whiting-Adams Brushes. Send for Ilustrated Literature JOHN L. WHITING-J. J. ADAMS CO. Boston, U.S.A. Brush Manufacturers for Over 108 Yearsand the Largest in the World Oversight of a Great American To tue Eprtor or Lire—Sir: Ha ever occurred to ye that your bes! friend, namely, William dolph Hears! pes Not carry the notice about sen rst's and Cosmopolitan to the sold atter the reader has finished with the Anyway, would it not be a thing isk Mr. Hearst how this has slipped mind of so great and p, n American? Sincerely yours, M. ¢ Le tes. € Fe 8 ,Preparations To rie Epitor or Ltre—Sir: Say. Lire. can't you tell us all in an issue of your and wines and beer de? We have tasted and we have a curiosity to know just how they Incidentally, 1 imagine the issue Df Ltre containing that news would have a stupendous sale. Always for Lire, yours, Epwaro Hirt Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 1919 paper just how ¢ ind whisky were t those good things for years were made I want you to grow up knowing The Value of a Trained Memory REMEMBER you pe: Mr. Jones, who had j troduced to Mr. Simps. you do not recall me so re “Tam afraid T do not Mr. Simps, a bit abashed. “It was just twenty-eight on the seventeenth of Ja: Mr. Jones, at about 9 noon, that I stood ne: ticket window at the old Pennsyly station in Washington, D.C. Ye a mustache then, which you do now, but I cannot be mistaken in y features. cause I heard you give it t I remember yc in mentioning your sleeper reservation You purchased a ticket to H Limb, Tennessee. You wer wer eleven, in sleeper nur anced to see the A138070 neket: it was Mr. azement Simps was stricken Cum) wid You wore a green s qinestripes, a red vest, a blue neckth with cerise polka dots, ich were then just c Your scarf-pin rey crossed whip and horseshoc wateh-charm was a small green pi about three-quarters of inch in length.” Its eeoatlease! tested by time has made its req utation; increa ed its popular placed it ont well stocke medicine shelvg of America homes. Ata druggists—30c bottle. and Old PISOS for Coughs & Cold: WRITE A SONG — LOVE, MOTHS home, childhood, patriotic or any subject. I compost [and guarantee publication. Send words today. Thomas Merlin, 288 Reaper, Block, Chicag Contains No Opial: —Safe for Young i “Mar ~ Marve “Tae In turn) sou ex } To whi | You rememl “Is i Simps, “Wh ma that_m: for sup sR S.* s Ccomicbooks.com