Life, 1919-12-04 · page 6 of 80
Life — December 4, 1919 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
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.
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*CHRISTMAS LIFE: cA Gift for the Hard-to-Please HEN you scan your Christmas List and fret over how you’ll find a gift that will please, think of Old Hampshire Stationery. Even the most fastidious will welcome a box of Old Hampshire. In fact, the more discerning the person the more Old Hampshire is valued. Old Hampshire has long been the choice of men and women who know. And for your own Christmas letters of greet- ing—a box of Old Hampshire stationery, At good stationers—or, if you can't find it, samples will be sent on request, Fine Stationery DepartMENT HAMPSHIRE PAPER COMPANY South Hadley Falls, Mass. Makers of Old Hampshire Bond—Vellum—Lawn 7 Leatherneck, Doughboy and Gos L™ pacifists talk of the Evils of Force In language more clever than clear It seems, on surveying our history course, That we, as a nation, are here At worst pretty safely and healthful free, Neither slaves nor unorganized mob, Because of the work of this m three— Leatherneck, doughboy and gob They lifted the yoke of Geo. Third fres our necks, They taught Mr. Lo to behave; They reasoned, at times, with the turbo. lent Mex, They struck off the chains of th slave; And William of Prussia got in very bed And lost a fine crown from his knob Because to the rest of his foes he twonld add Leatherneck, doughboy and gob. When Moros went crazy, when Haiti get brash, When Mexico toyed with the bull, The suasion that kept them from being too rash In stunts they were planning to pull Was exercised promptly by pleasast young men Who stopped them from playing muck hob, And stuck right around till ‘twas quiet again, Leatherneck, doughboy and gob They cleaned up their enemies swiftly and well, And, here or afar overseas They cleaned up the spots where the happened to dwell Of famine and filth and disease. Whatever the task was, they got in the game With hearts that were gaily athrob, And matters grew better the momest they came, Leatherneck, doughboy and gob. They're “ militaristic.” if what you im ply Is discipline, cleanliness, nerve. The spirit to toil and to fight and to die For the love of the nation they serve But, till all the tumult and shouting shall litarists " on the job Will go right on cheerfully keeping the peace, Leatherneck, doughboy and g Berton Braley. The Infants’ Class in Politics NTERLOCUTOR: Now, children, what Senator is it that the Times refers to as “that habitually indignast man"? Aut tie Cutoren : Hiram Johnson,