Life, 1907-06-06 · page 46 of 56
Life — June 6, 1907 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising with editorial content**, not political satire. The main elements are: **Advertisements**: Hat companies (Knapp-Felt, Mexican Palm Leaf), Milkweed Cream, Gooderham & Worts whisky, Aetna Self-Heating Foods, and Guyot Suspenders dominate the layout. **Editorial Content**: A substantial tribute to **Dr. William Henry Drummond**, a Canadian poet who recently died. The piece celebrates him as "the foremost Canadian writer of dialect verse" and "the most popular citizen" of Canada. It includes his famous poem "The Wreck of the Julie Plante"—a narrative ballad written in French-Canadian dialect about a shipwreck on Lake St. Pierre. The poem exemplifies Drummond's specialty: capturing the speech and lives of French-Canadian working people. **Brief Humor Fillers**: Two short editorial quips about presidential nominations and coin design appear at bottom—typical Life magazine filler content. The page reflects early 20th-century American literary culture's interest in regional Canadian voices and dialect poetry.
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The first Derby made in America was a C. & K. Hats for Men NAPP-FELT Hats, owing to the fine materials used, are light in weight without sacri- ficing wearing qualities. Knapp-Felt De Luxe, hats are Six Dollars—Knapp-Felt are Four Dollars, everywhere. Write for “The Hatman™ Tue CroruT & KNapp Co. Broadway, at 13th Street New York nirrtation caoted by shar. invaluable. A Tide well rubbed tom, soften the bward and maxe siavieg Atte wi come If you can stand the price, try GOODERHAM & WORTS “SPECIAL” WHISKY ASK ANY CANADIAN MEXICAN PALM LEAF HAT 50c. Hand woven by Mexicans in Mexico fom palm sad tke tree. F, LESTER CO. Dept. BTC, Mesilla Park, x. M. est Retailers Indian-itexwcan Handicraft im World The Poet of the Canadian Habitant N NOTICES of the death of Dr. William Henry Drummond such phrases as “the foremost Canadian writer of dialect verse,” “the most popular citizen” of Canada are freely used. He made him- self, says the New York Evening Sun, “the spokes- man of the northern wilderness, the artist of a simple life, the poet, in double measure, of n peoples.” By profession a p avocation an amateur athlete in the hi of hammer-throwing and shot-putting, at one time amateur champion three-mile runner of Canada, he never, says The Evening Sun, regarded himself as a professional man of letters. “His friends had the greatest difficulty in persuading him that the French- Canadian poems that had passed from hand to hand, that were known everywhere, from the clubs of Montreal, Quebec and Ottawa to the lodges in the vast wilderness, had any permanent value.” Dr. Drummond's book, “The Habitant,” published a little over ten years ago in York, has been reprinted at least twenty-six times, and has become “the pocket companion of every tourist in Canada “The following is his “Wreck of the Julie Plante”: On wan dark night on Lae St. Pierre, De win’ she blow, blow, blow, An’ de crew of de wood-scow Julie Plante Got scar't an’ run below— For de win’ she blow lak hurricane; Bimeby she blow some m An’ de scow bus’ up on Lac § Wan arpent from de shore. Pierre De captinne walk on de fronte deck, An’ walk de hin’ deck, too He call de crew from up de hole He call de cook also, De cook she's name was Rosie from Montreal, mbre maid on lumber barge. On de Grande Lachine Canal. De win’ she blow from nor'-eas'-west’, sout’ win’ she blow too, Wren Rosie cry, “Mon cher captinne, Mon cher, w'at shall I do?” Den de captinne t'row de big ankerre, But still the scow she dreef, De crew he can't pass on de shore, Becos’ he los’ hees skeet. De night was dark lak won black cat, De wave run high an’ fas’, Wren de An’ tie her to di Den be al fe preserve An’ jump off on de tak? An! say, “Goodby, ma Rosie, dear, T go drown for your sak." ptinne tak de Rosie irl mas’. Nex’ morning very carly "Bout ha'f-pas' two—Uree De captinne—scow—an’ de poor Rosie Was corpnes on de shore. For de win’ she blow lak hurricane: Bimeby she blow some more, St. Pierre four— An’ de scow bus’ Wan arpent from é Now, all good wood-scow sailor man ‘Tak’ warning by dat storm An’ go an’ marry some nice French girl Aa’ Ieev on wan beeg farm. De win’ can blow lak’ hurricane ‘An s'pose she blow some more, You can't get drown on Lac St. Pierre So long you stay on shore. HE trouble with after-dinner nominations for President of the United States is that they are so hard to remember the next morning.—Washing- ton Post. EFORE a new design is adopted for the gold coins, a good many people would like to sce what the old one looks like.—Wash ington Post. 790 *“‘Hot Food without Fire” UNTING, fishing, yachting, motoring, picnicking—lots of fun except forthe man that has to build the fire, cook the grub and wash the pots and pans. Sometimes he isn’t very strong on cooking, either. The Aetna ‘* SELF-HEATING"’ Foods make eating all pleasure and no work—and this is the only way you can get a good square, piping hot meal ready in S/X MINUTES without the aid of fire, utensils or cook. Practically nothing for you to do but eat— then throw away the empty can. The secret is in the Aetna can, which is double, and HEATS ITSELF when water is poured into the outer can. 22 different varicties--all absolutely pure and of the finest possible quality. If your grecer cannct supply you, write for booklet, cr send $1.00 for three iample cans of sup. Aetna Self-Heating Food Co. JERSEY CITY, N. J. SUSPENDERS Webbing Inimitable Buttonholes Indestructible Look torthe narnre CuGuyvor on every pair oven 2 o8e After Ju 60° OSTHEIMER BROS TOOL CHESTNUT S? PHILADELPHIA comicbooks.com