Life, 1907-12-05 · page 61 of 68
Life — December 5, 1907 — page 61: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book listings**, not political satire. The left column lists newly published books (circa 1911) from major publishers like Henry Holt, McClure Company, and Harper and Brothers—typical turn-of-the-century literary offerings. The main advertising content features two items: 1. **Jamaica cruise advertisement** (top right): A 26-day tour package costing $190 or $150, highlighting the newly modern "Titchfield" hotel. This reflects the era's growing leisure travel industry for affluent Americans. 2. **Magazine subscription service** (center-right): J.M. Hanson's Magazine Agency promotes a catalog claiming to save customers money by consolidating subscriptions to "over 3000 magazines, newspapers and combination offers"—essentially an early magazine subscription bundling service. The illustrated couple suggests this targets middle-class households managing household expenses. No political cartoons or satire appear on this page. It's a straightforward commercial publication showcasing period consumer goods and services.
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Latest Books | Suburban Whirl, by Mary Stewart Cutting. (The McClure Company Great Writers, by G. E. Woodberry. (The Me- Clure Company.) The Broken Lance, by Herbert Quick. (The Bobbs- Merrill Company.) The Novels of George Meredith : A Study, by EJ. Bailey. (Charles Scribner's Sons. $1.25.) itis Wife, by Warren Cheney. (The Bobbs- Merrill Company. Indianapolis.) Laid Up in Lavender, by Stanley J. Weyman. (Longmans, Green and Company.) The Fruit of the Tree, by Edith Wharton. (Charles noirs of the Comtess de Boigne. Sccond ». (Charles Scribner's Sons. $2.50.) Sadie, by K. E. Harriman, (D. Appleton and Company. $1.50.) The Old Peabody Pew, by Kate Douglas Wiggin. (Houghton, Mifflin and Company. $1.50.) The Crucible, by M. L. Luther. (The Mac- nillan Company. $1.50.) The Golden Horseshoe, by Robt. Aitken. (John McBride Company, New York.) Patty of the Palms, by A. C. Haeselbarth. (Kenny Publishing Company. $1.25.) Europe on $4 @ Day, (Rolling Stone Club, Medina, New York. 50 cents.) The Greater English Poets of the Nineteenth Century, by W. M. Payne. (Henry Holt and Com- pany. $2.) The Treason of the Canyon, by J. B. Ames. (Henry Holt and Company. $1.50.) The Flight to Eden, by Harrison Rhodes. (Henry Holt and Company. $1.50.) Gunhild, by Dorothy Canfield. (Henry Holt and Company. $1.50.) The Luck of the Dudley Grahams, by Alice C. Haines. (Henry Holt and Company. $1.50.) The Dance oj Love, by Dion C. Calthrop. (Henry Holt and Company. $1.50.) A Cheerful Year Book, by F. M. Knowles and CF. Lester. (Henry Holt and Company. Poe's “Raven” in an Elevator, by Charles Battell Loomis. (Henry Holt and Company.) The Welding, by Lafayette McLaws. (Little, Brown and Company. $1.50.) Wilshire Editorials, by Gaylord Wilshire. (Wil- shire Book Company. $1.) The World and the Woman, by Ruth K. Gardiner. (A.S. Barnes and Company. $1.50.) Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators, by Elbert Hubbard. (G. P. Putnam’s Sons.) Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) The Free Lances, by Captain Jack Brand. (The McClure Company.) Wards of Liberty, by Myra Kelly. (The McClure Company.) John o’ Jamestown, by Vaughan Kester. (The McClure Company.) Kilo, by Ellis Parker Butler. (The McClure Company.) Between the Dark and the Daylight, by W. D. Howells, (Harper and Brothers. $1.59.) A Horse's Tale, by Mark Twain. (Harper and Brothers. $1.) The Fair Lavinia and Others, by Mary E. W. tee (Harper and Brothers. $1.2 erry Rockhurst, by Agnes and F; Macmillan Company. $1.50.) ions of an Everyday Woman, by Hilde- fre G. Brown. (The Bodley Head. $1.50.) fe John, by Merwin-Webster. (The Mac- pany. $1.50.) by Henry Van Dyke. (Charles Scrib- 50.) 26 Day Tour To A MAIC and Through Ten days on the ocean and sixteen days touring the beautiful island of Jamaica by either automobile or carriage, including a rafting trip and many other interesting side excursions, with several days at December 28th and Jan. 11th the “Titchfield,” the most modem and well equipped hotel in the West Indies. All expenses included, $190 Automobile Tour or $150 Carriage Tour Other tours to Isthmus of Panama, Trinidad, Barbados and the Windward Islands Route cards and illustrated booklets will be sent on request THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. Sanderson & Soa, Gen'l Agts., 22 State St., New York; Foster Debevoise, Passenger Agt., Flatiron Bldg., New York How to save money in buying magazines What we have done for thousands we can do logue shows you exactly how to save on over 3000 magazines, newspapers and combination offers. Not only does our system save you money, but it saves you all the bother. You make out one check for all the magazines, instead of a check for each one. If you want a dozen magazines you make out one order, instead of twelve and save from twenty to fifty per cent. Our new catalogue contains new ideas, new offers, new suggestions, valuable information about mak- ing your magazine money buy more this year than it ever bought before. J. M. Hanson’s Magazine Agency, Lexington, } J.M.MANSON'S. MAGAZINE AGENCY, LEXINGTON, KY. comicbooks.com