Life, 1919-12-25 · page 29 of 37
Life — December 25, 1919 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoon or satire**. It's primarily a **charitable fundraising notice** alongside a **commercial advertisement**. The left column lists donations to the **French War Orphans' Fund** (a WWI relief effort), acknowledging contributions from individuals and organizations across America. The right side is a **vintage advertisement** for **Beeman's Pepsin Chewing Gum**, featuring a photograph of the product's namesake (likely the founder). The ad makes a health claim now considered dubious: that chewing gum after meals aids digestion by stimulating saliva flow. It specifically targets businesspeople, attributing workplace fatigue to undiagnosed indigestion rather than overwork—a humorous marketing angle by modern standards. The juxtaposition is coincidental: Life magazine mixed charitable announcements with paid advertisements to fund operations, particularly during the 1918 printers' strike mentioned in the text.
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The French Babies s the HE printers’ strike has robbed Bale Lire of the space to make prompt sa acknowledgments of contributions to the French War Orphans’ Fund. As of November 20th we have received $356,271.53, from which there have heen remitted to Paris 2,076,220.50 francs. The acknowledgments below extend to November rith, and show that we have received from The John F. Byers Machine Company, Ravenna, Obi, for Babies and 374 D. it. Grandin Milling Company, James- town, N, Y., for Baby No. 3750. Rexewaus? Mr. and Mra i. Laza Anselmo, Cal., $73; The Current Club of reat Gien, 3 Wyllys_ Allen, ss, $23; Helen Chase Streeter and Jol reeter. Stonington, Conn., $146; Mrs. HoH. Cor son, Jr., Minneapol and Virginia.” W. Julia R. ut 1 S73: land, Cal., $23; The Thimble Club ville, N, ¥.. $73; Lee and George Then Gill,’ Englewood. 'N MT. club Honolulu, H. T. Harrodsburg, 463 Hi. 0; Mrs. Katherine M $73; W, Ford, Washing: 73 Paywents on Account: Anne Slack Jones, Grenada, Miss, $6; Maurice W, Williams, Ne ¥ “ity, $36.50; G. S, Watson, $5; ‘Albert and Mabel Hill, . $15; FOX. L. Class of st’ Presbyterian Sunday School, Napoleon, Ohio, | $9,133 | Lizette, Ward, Washington, D.'C.. $31" Bettie May Bos: well, Washington, ‘D. C., Camant, El P. Pueblo, Cole Liverpool. Montetai 5 . New $15; Winifred Morris, Dover, Clara Goodwin, Augusta, Me., zy Cal, : Harry G. Bickley, Wi lire. A. Keeney Clarke, New S. Sigurdson, Potts L. Charles, Mra M. L. Walker, 6; Clee of 1913, Lasell ‘Auburndale, Mass... $16; Mar- truble, Ann Act roles and B. re wood C., $8.30, The French Club, Washington @. H. Ohio, $5; Corinne D. Schaum, York, Pa., $s; Ina’ Blue, Izetta Shales and Florence Sweetwood, Detroit, Mich., $9; Irma Price, New York City, $6; Guy U, Yarnell, Ellensburg. Wash., $3; Laura V. E Yonkers, N . Woodhaven, L. $36.50; 3 $s; Mrs. A. J. 6; Jobe’: Sate conteee, $ Donald, Vaile; iy S Do Pauline emer aad Frieda ‘Heidecker: New: York City, $10; Mrs, W. H. Kraemer, Wilming: ton, Del., $10. BABY NUMBER 3745 Already acknowledged + $49.68 The Downtown Digest, Conn. . Miss Fem Weils, Oliver V. Matthe; Aline Wilson, Columbia, Mo. The John F. Byers Machine Company, Ravenna, Obio BABY NUMBER 3751 The John F. Byers Machine Company, Ravenna, Ohio Katharine Johnson, i Stone, Retty Babcock, | Nathalie Starr, Caroline Pratt, Janett Pratt, Anne Morrow, Betty Stalburn and Theo- dore Johnson, Englewood, In Wosiog memory of Lt. Henry Joba Scobell, died of wounds, November 13, 1918 oe . An Aid to Digestion HAVE found that many people by the routine use of my Original Pepsin Chew- ing Gum ten minutes after each meal find that it aids their digestion, because the chew- ing of the gum stimulates the flow of saliva which is so necessary to the proper digestion of food. This applies with particular force and emphasis fo baad men and business women, who often attribute to other causes a decrease in their efficiency, while the fact of this let- down is due entirely to some slight form of indigestion. AMERICAN CHICLE COMPANY Chicago Kansas City SEAS FS