Life — December 4, 1919 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily an **advertisement** for Old Hampshire Stationery by the Hampshire Paper Company, positioned as a Christmas gift suggestion. The left side contains the ad; the right side features an unrelated poem titled "Leatherneck, Doughboy and Gob" by Berton Braley. The poem celebrates three military figures—a Marine ("Leatherneck"), Army soldier ("Doughboy"), and Navy sailor ("Gob")—praising their discipline and sacrifice. References include lifting "the yoke of Geo. Third" (possibly King George III), "William of Prussia," Mexico, and "Moros" (likely Philippine insurgents), suggesting **World War I-era** patriotic content. The stationery ad simply leverages this patriotic context as marketing, positioning fine paper as an appropriate gift for discerning people.