Life, 1900-12-01 · page 5 of 44
Life — December 1, 1900 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Content Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire or comics. It showcases The Macmillan Company's new holiday books (illustrated books and novels, priced $1.50) and the Pennsylvania Railroad's "personally conducted tours" for 1901. The railroad advertisements dominate the lower half, promoting excursions to California, Florida, Yellowstone Park, Old Point Comfort/Richmond/Washington, and other destinations. Prices range from $14.50 to $450 depending on duration and departure city (New York, Philadelphia, Boston). The decorative border features ornamental flourishes typical of 1901 design. There is **no apparent political cartoon or satirical commentary** on this page—it's a straightforward commercial advertisement section from *Life* magazine's pages.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
-LIFE- THE MACMILLAN COMPANY'S NEW HOLIDAY BOOKS. New ILLUSTRATED Books. F. MARION CRAWFORD’S new Companion to ‘ Ave Rowa ImMortanis.” RULERS OF THE SOUTH, Srciry, Catannra anp Matta. Profusely WMustrated by Hexny Broxaax, with 8 photogravure plates and 91 illustrations in the text. In two james, rown, Bv0.. $6.00 nef. Limited edition, 125 copies only, with photogravurce on Japanese vellum, printed on hand- made, einer BP, : $12.60 net, HAMILTON W. MABIE’S New Popular Life of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Post, Drawatisr axp Man. Mastrated from photographs. old printa, contemporary records reproduced in facsimile gravure plates and nearly 100 others in the text. Ooze Cait, al page photo- 00, A united edition, 180 copies ouly, on hand-made, large paper, is exhausted, White Vellum, Gi! MRS. ALICE MORSE EARLE’S New Book on Colonial Times, STAGE COACH AND TAVERN DAYS. Uniform with » Home Lite in Colonial Days.” ~ Child Life in Colonial Days,” etc., and ike them, illuetrated from photographs of real things and ecenes gathered by the author, Buckram, 12mo, $2.6 » $20.00. JAMES LANE ALLEN’S Most Popular Short Stories Iltustrated. A KENTUCKY CARDINAL and AFTERMATH. New Nove.s. Each, Cloth, $1.50. By F. MARION CRAWFORD. IN THE PALACE OF THE KING. A Lover Story or OLp Maprip, Illustrated by Fred Roe. By MAURICE HEWLETT. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD YEA-AND-NAY. Said to be eveu more powerful than his famous novel, ‘*The Forest Lovers.” By FLORA ANNIE STEEL. THE HOSTS OF THE LORD. A vigorous story of modern India—full of the weird mystery of the East. By JAMES LANE ALLEN. Over 100,000 have been sold of Illustrated by Huon Tomson, iNustrator of “Cranford,” etc. In one vol., Cloth, Crown 8vo., $2.60. THE REIGN OF LAW. A deeply spiritual study of a soul by a man fully in touch with the spirit of his age, FOR THE YOUNG. MRS. MABEL OSGOUD WRIGHT'S THE DREAM-FOX STORY-BOOK. The marvellous and amusing adventures of Billy Button. Cloth, $1.50 net. Tico universal farorites illustrated from photographs. ELIZABETH and her GERMAN GARDEN @n4 sts quel, THE SOLITARY SUMMER. Both illustrated from photographs of the echloss, the village and the babies, Cloth, Crown Bv0., $2.60 each. Also THE APRIL BABY’S BOOK OF TUNES, Just Ready, $1.60. SEND FOR THE NEW HOLIDAY CATALOGUE OF THE MACMILIAN COMPANY, 66 Fifth Ave. IN. Y. Hhdhhdhdhdddddhddoddhdhdddhddoddhdd PERSONALLY PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD ‘oxsucrs TOURS. ( A I Leave New York, OLD POINT COMFORT IFORNIA February 14th, $905 RICHMOND and WASHINGTON PECIAL TRAIN, Pullman Parlor-Smoking, February 9th, March 2d and 23d, Dining, Drawing Room Sleeping Com- April 6th and 27th, 1901... partment and Observation Cars Over Entire free new York, $34.00 Route. LY RATES) PHILADELPHIA, 31.00 | OLD POINT COMFORT, returning Direct, same * $450 dates as above, and December 27th, 1900 stotstut ute RATE!) uw fal Pullman Trains Leave e: {reo new york, $]500 Ss FLORIDA lew York February 5th and A THIRTY-FIVE DAY OUTING RATE, COVERING EVERY ITEM OF NECESSARY EXPENSE c PHILADELPHIA, 12 5() 19th, March 5th, 1905 WASHINGTON fen New Yor TWO WEEKS TO THREE MONTHS December 27th, 1900, January 24th, February 2st, March 24st, IN THE TROPICS April 2d and 25th, May 9th, 1903... 2. we FROM NEW YORK $14.50 ‘PHILADELPHIA, = J]. 5) ; Fon NEW YORK, $50.00 From Boston, January 14th & 28th, February “PHILADELPHIA, 48.00 - $23.00 S$th and 25th, March {Sth and aot » April YELLOWSTONE PARK, During the Summer Season of 1901. Details to be announced later. 8th and 22d, 1905, Rate . . . For Itineraries and fall information apy apply to Ticket. ‘Agents ; “Tourist A Agent, 205 Washington Strect, Boston ; 1196 Broadway, New York ; or addre#s George W. Boyd, ‘Assistant General Passe gent, PI aa Nhe . WOO! frtrtty Passenger Agent dOhooddodoraroronddadododad g > Ret ree? CS rate:| 4° ¢ G RATE:, SS: CReef Reet tee ae J.B. HUTCHINSON, "Manager. G CELPEESEEE EEE ESS fe EES i TCDOOKS