Life, 1907-03-07 · page 43 of 52
Life — March 7, 1907 — page 43: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not satirical content. The main elements are: **Editorial Content:** - A anecdote about President Lincoln using a teacup demonstration to explain the Senate's function as a "cooling off" mechanism for public passion - A brief piece on French comedian Coquelin's views that women possess humor but tactfully conceal it, citing Sarah Bernhardt as an example - A joke about a wealthy person hiring an opera singer to lull a child to sleep **Advertisements:** The page features multiple liquor and travel ads: Garrick Club Whiskey, Old Crow Rye, and the Overland Limited train service to California via Union Pacific–Southern Pacific. **Historical Context:** The Lincoln anecdote reflects early 20th-century reverence for Lincoln as a statesman; the Bernhardt reference assumes reader familiarity with the famous actress. The advertisements reflect the era's acceptance of alcohol marketing in mainstream publications. This is primarily a commercial page with light editorial content rather than political satire.
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Books Received Voice of the Machine, by Gerald Stanley Lee. Press.) A Draught of the Blue, by F.W. Bain. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) The White Darkness, by Lawrence Mott. (The Outing Pub- lishing Company. $1.50.) The Lone Furrow, by W. A. Fraser. (D. Appleton and Com: pany. $1.50.) The Kinsman, by Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick. (The Macmillan Company. $1.59.) Sex end Society, by W. 1. Thomas. (University Press, Chi- 0.) hristian Science, by Mark Twain. (Harper and Brothers. (Mt. Tom American Idea, by L. K. Commander. Company.) The American Scene, by Henry James, (Harper and Brothers $3.00) The Book of Camping and Woodcraft, by Horace Kephart (Outing Publishing Company.) Lincoln and the Cup of Tea WT SEE isa story told of President Lincoln,” writes A. Maurice Low in the February p- pleton’s, “that during a critical time in the Civil War, when the Senate had been particularly ob- structive, one of his ardent sympathizers burst in upon him and hotly, denounced the Senate, and finished his tirade by asking, ‘What’s the use of the Senate, anyway ?” Mr. Lincoln was drinking a cup of tea. In his homely fashion he poured the tea from the cup to the saucer and back again to cool it off, un- disturbed by the caller’s vehemence. “Well,” said the man impatiently, ‘what’s the use of the Senate?’ ““T have just shown you,’ was Lincoln’s an- swer, and once more the tea was poured. “The man looked puzzled. Then a great light broke upon him. ‘You mean it enables public passion to cool off ?* “The greatest of American Presidents nodded and drank his tea. “That, then, is the function of the House of Lords.” (A.S. Barnes and In a pinch, use Allen's Foot-Ease. THe famous French comedian, M. Coquenil, repudiates the assertion that women are lacking in a sense of humor. He “Tt is woman’s appreciation of humor that makes her so companionable; her delicacy and exquisite tact that keep her from thrusting it before your face. But just because she conceals it, men make the mistake of thin tis not there Perhaps I could not cite a better example that women have been given the sense of humor than by pointing to Mme. Bernhardt. She is full of it. She sees the ightest fling; there is no bit too subtle fay her to And then how she enjoys it! Her sense of the ridiculous is most keen. She portrays life’s tragedies, but not one of its comedies escapes her. Her smile, her laughter, they are ever ready to cannot be suppressed. She feels ne mirthfulness of the world and that makes her ly more keenly alive to its sorrows.”"—Daily De (to parvenu): Have you really done everything you could to make the child p? It can often be done by singing a lullaby. Pai Ah, I'll engage an opera singer im- aucdiately.—Bombe. GREAT REAR SPRING WATER Garrick Club Whiskey A beverage for those who know “THE BEST IN THE HOUSE” Aljred E. Norris & Co., Proprietors, Philadelphia How Luxury Relieves Fatigue When travelling long distances nothing is more essential to comfort than exquisite decorations — elegant woodwork and pleasing color effects in tapestries. All such detail, electric lights, periodicals, pa- pers and the latest books make the trip to California via The Overland Limited a rare pleasure instead of a tiresome journey. The Union Pacific— Southern Pacific is full of wonders. Inquire of EB. L. LOMAX, G. P. Aw Omaha, eb. “its purity has made it famoos,” OLD CROW RYE stRAOHT WHISKEY SOLE BOTTLERS, NEW YORK comicbooks.com