Life, 1907-01-17 · page 15 of 60
Life — January 17, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains primarily **advertising and light humor**, not political satire. The main content is a **pun-filled poem** titled "Lines to a Literary Man in Love," which plays on authors' names (Landor, Borrow, Raleigh, Thoreau, etc.) as double meanings for romantic advice. It's clever wordplay rather than satire—for instance, "Raleigh your courage" uses the name Sir Walter Raleigh as a verb. Below that, an anecdote about illustrator **Martin Justice** describes his intimidation walking past famous artists' drawings in a magazine office corridor—a relatable story about artistic self-doubt. The corridor is called "the morgue" because many artists' hopes died there. The remainder is **automobile advertising** for Northern Motor Car Company's Model "L" ($3500), emphasizing its innovative self-adjusting air-clutch and air brakes, plus smaller comic quips about spelling reform and women. There is **no political cartoon or significant satire**—this is a typical early 1900s Life magazine page mixing light humor, anecdotes, and advertisements.
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eng akong | aa ele Plena fz Lines to a Literary Man in Love OVER, if you would Landor now, And my advice will Borrow, Raleigh your courage, storm her Harte— In other words, be ‘Thoreau. You'll have to Stowe away some Sand, For doubtless you'll Findlater ‘That to secure the maiden’s hand Hugo and tackle Pater. Then Hunt a Church to Marryatt, An Abbott for the splice And as you Rideout afterWard You both must Dodge the Rice. Next, on a Heaven-Gissing Hill, Grant of Land go buy, Whence will be seen far Fields of Green, All Hay and Romany Rye. Here a two-Story House-man builds; The best of Holmes is it You make sure that on its Sill ‘The dove of peace Hazlitt. “ Hough docs one Wright this Motley verse, This airy persiflage ?” Marvell no Morris to Howitt’s Dunne, Just Reade Watson this Page! —Elizaheth Dickson Conover in Putnam's Magazine. XCUSES are clothes, which asked unaware: Good breeding to naked necessity spare —The News. Justice Rebuked HEN that well-known illustrator, Martin Justice, first came to New York he hope- fully sought the offices of one of the leading magazines with a bundle of drawings under his arm. The way to the art editor’s sanctum led then, as it does now, along a broad corridor whose walls were lined with original drawings by such men as Maxfield Parrish, C. D. Gibson, Andre Castaigne and a host of others. As he strode along the young artist paused before first one and then another of these framed pictures. The farther he went the less confident grew his step. Like sentinels on duty, they seemed to challenge him: “Advance and give the counter- sign!” In a sudden panic, Justice turned about and fled. And it was four years before he sum- moned up courage to go there with his work. This fateful corridor, at once so inspiring and so disheartening, has long since been dubbed “the morgue” because of the many fond hopes buried en route, The Annual Test “T'M GLAD they didn’t adopt spelling reform,” id the man of slow mentali “Tt might have been a good thing.’ “Not for me. It would have kept me worried for years. It’s going to take me three weeks merely to learn to write ‘1907’ instead of ‘1906.’” —Washington Star. OMAN will always be a mystery.” That’s right; see the way they take to and one of the rules of the game is that you mustn’t talk,’—Detroit Free Press. NORTHERN Four Cylinders, 50 H. P. with Self-Adjusting Air-Clutch and Air Brakes We shall $ 3 5 00 At Madison Exhibit in Square Garden New York January 12 0 19 Model “L" jis the complete expression of the genius and originality of Northern design thoroughly wrought out in the Northern shops—nota gathering of ideas from here, there and everywhere. Our position as leaders in automobile design, presenting new and vital principles in automobile construction, has’ never been questioned, Comparatively, Northern ideas anticipate automobile demand five years ahead—why not ride with the leader? Let the other fellow ride with the followers. Look at the car. No other like it. Long, low, rangy, handsome. Strength and fleetness in every line. Northern Self-Adjusting Air-Clutch eliminates clutch troubles. No jerking, no slipping. Positive, instantaneous, perfect. It's the clutch that clutches. Other Important Points. Air brakes operated from steering columa—wonderfully effective and reli Tires iafiated by compressed air. OF-set cylinders (same asour 1906 models) increase power, decrease wear—2o cylinder knock. Of Le Cam Shaft (same as our 1906 models) saves wear on ca: Northern Patent Compensating Spring Suspensio: aseasily, comfortably and smoothly as a Turkish Rocke s impossible to enumerate all the surprising and comfortable features of ¢ ‘we can only repeat— Ils five years In advance. Sead forthe details which prove its leadersbip ia teliability, eficiency 20d of Model “C,” Two Cylinders, 20 Horse Power tested in the crucible of four years successful experience and found not wanting. The Grest finished, quietest, easiest rid- ing two-cylinder car in the world—a motor that is a marvel of compactness, simplicity and reliability—will take you anywhere that asy cat will go. , Write for further details about our Eight Models. Northern Motor Car Company, - Detroit, U. S. A. OLD CROW RYE sro WHISKEY H. B. KIRK & CO. SOLE BOTTLERS, NEW YORK comicbooks.com