Life, 1919-06-19 · page 35 of 42
Life — June 19, 1919 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains advertisements and light humor rather than political satire. **The Autoglas Ad** (top left): Promotes motor goggles with graceful design, emphasizing protection from sun, wind, and dust for drivers—reflecting the early automotive era when open cars required eye protection. **"To Be a Kid Again"** (left): A sentimental poem by J.E. Molyneaus about nostalgic childhood memories, contrasting youthful innocence with adult disillusionment. The reference to "guns and swords" is innocent play, not political. **National Parks Advertisement** (center-right): Promotes summer travel to western U.S. national parks, encouraging fishing, horseback riding, and motor trips—typical 1920s leisure marketing. **"A Waste of Energy"** (bottom right): A brief domestic humor exchange where Mr. Batz suggests Mr. Meek assert authority over his wife, but Meek resignedly replies she already knows who runs things—gentle satire of domestic power dynamics, not political commentary. **White Rock Ad** (bottom): Advertises table water.
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| | PATENTED MAY &, 1003 cA goggle with as graceful lines as the car you drive and one that performs its mission just as effectively. cAbsolute protection from sun, wind, dust and flying particles, perfectly ventilated. ! Obtainable everywhere from opticians, | motor supply and sporting goods establishments. We wilt gladly furnish the address of your nearest dealer F. A. HARDY @& CO. Dept. B Box 804, Chicago, Il. To Be a Kid Again “D like to be a kid again, for just one summer's day And throw away these guns and swords and run away to play A down the yellow orchard Jane and hy the river's brim, And bring a line and fishhook, too, but first Vd swim, And somehow, T ini that the swim would wash The rast and blood and canker and the ny years’ decay and idols and dreams of long ago, And drench the world with star-drops in the way it used to glow, And I'd watch the little ripples go swirl- ing down to sea, And speculate and marvel on the great man 1 would be Aad wonder what the big world heid— the world awaiting me— The world of silvery dream-dust—the world I couldn't see. And then I wish the grimy shade of what Tam to-day Could steal beside the dreaming boy and watch him as he lay, And sce the velvet starshine in the clear, untarnished eyes— The eyes that couldn't sce the world— that only saw the skies. J. E. Molyneaus @ . BATZ: You ought to brace up nd show your wife who is running t your house. Mr. Meek (sadly): It isn't necessary She knows. 3VER ask a man or woman { | whether he or she is a cultivated | U Out West This Summer The National Parks suggest a vast region of peaks and canyons, of glaciers and geysers, of big trees and vol- canoes, and other natural wonders. You can fish, climb mountains, ride horseback and camp out. You can motor and golf. You can “‘rest up”’ in resort hotels. Complete information, including illustrated bool:lets, describing the National Parks and the West, will be furnished free. Ask your local ticket agent to help you plan your trip— or apply to the nearest Consolidated Ticket Office—or write to the near- est Travel Bureau. -Untrep-STaTEs - RAILROAD: ADMINISTRATION ‘Travel Buran: ‘Travel Bureaa, 14a Liberty Gtrest 46 Transportation Bldg. Chicago ew York Cy, ALY Walia A Waste of Energy | | person. That would be rude. You can | secure the information by finding out | ‘The World's Best Table Water” ‘siiticriviin rn comicbooks.com