Life, 1905-09-07 · page 32 of 42
Life — September 7, 1905 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book announcements**, not satirical content. It advertises: 1. **Two new novels**: Anthony Hope's "A Servant of the Public" (about an actress named Ora Pinsent) and Robert Barr's "The Speculations of John Steele" (about modern American business) 2. **Commercial products**: Viyella flannel fabric (emphasizing it "does not shrink"), Smith Gray & Co.'s servant liveries and uniforms, and White Rose glycerine soap claiming to produce healthy skin The page reflects **early 20th-century consumer culture** targeting both genteel readers (literary novels) and those concerned with servants' clothing and personal grooming products. The humor is mild—mainly in the soap advertisement's ornate Victorian styling and claims of beauty secrets. No political satire or caricatures are present; this is straightforward period advertising.
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The NEW NOVEL by ANTHONY HOPE Author of ** Quisanté,” “ Phroso,” “The Prisoner of Zenda,” ete. A SERVANT of the PUBLIC With four full-page illustrations in duotone by HAROLD PERCIVAL IWho Ora Pinsent was, what she was, and wy she was who and what she was ; how she appeared to her friends and to the world outside her profession, and how that profession de- termined her lifeand actions. ANINTIMATE AND UNBIASSED STORY OF THE PRIVATE LIFE AND PERSONAL FEELINGS OF A POPULAR PUBLIC CHARACTER. story is not about the stage, and holds nothing in common While about an actress, this with the conventional novel of the theater. At All Booksellers. Cloth, 12mo, $1.50 READY SEPTEMBER 14TH The SPECULATIONS of JOHN STEELE By ROBERT BAKR, Author of ** The Victors,” * Tekla,” ete the y published in part serially in Y EVENING PosT. A story of modern Frederick A. American business and political le intimately with great questions ingthe puvlicmind. 1§ TOKES With 8 ilustrations by F. RB. Gruger At All Booksellers. Cloth, 12mo, $1.50 Send for Mlustrated Descriptive List of new autume books Company “WIYELLA’ REG'O FLANNEL aa aamememases New Fall designs are now being shown by the retail trade. The name ‘ Viyella’’ is stamped on the selvedge every 2'3 yds. of each piece. Avoid imitations! Refuse substitutes ! DOES NOT SHRINK | LIVERIES $ (WHIPCORDS) 25 LIVERIES are the pastry of the clothing busi- . ness—either good or bad—and demand a special chel., Our Livery dedgnerts foremont of his profession, hence the superb lines and style of our clothing for servants, both inside and out, has its inception in the shears. Riding Breeches, Servants’ Club and Hotel Uniforms Smith Gray & Co. BROADWAY AND THIRTY-FIRST ST., NEW YORK BROADWAY AND BEDFORD AVE.) oy ens FULTON ST. AND FLATBUSH AVE. { BROOKLYN The Secret of a Healthy and Beautiful Skin. A perfect complexion is assured to all who use this Soap. transparency is a sign of its purity. FERD. MULHENS, Cologne o/R, Germany. ACLHENS & KROPYY, 205 fireadway, Sew York. Send 15 cents in stampe for a full size sample cake. comicbooks.com