Life, 1907-12-05 · page 63 of 68
Life — December 5, 1907 — page 63: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a **book review and advertising section** rather than a political cartoon. The left column lists recent book publications with prices, typical of early 20th-century literary coverage. The dominant content is a **large advertisement for "The Library of the World's Wit and Humor,"** a 15-volume book set. The marketing copy emphasizes entertainment value and breadth of content (369 authors from 15 countries), promising selections from classical literature (Aristophanes, Homer) through contemporary writers (Mark Twain). The cartoon illustration accompanying this ad shows a globe with laughing people, serving as visual shorthand for "worldwide" humor and the cheerfulness the books supposedly provide. The phrase "Laugh and the World Laughs with you" references a popular sentiment (likely from Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem). Secondary advertisements promote **Guyot suspenders** and **Parkhurst trunks**, typical holiday gift merchandise. The page reflects early-1900s consumer culture—positioning books as luxury gifts while normalizing commercial messaging within editorial content.
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The Latest Books Holland Sketches, by Edward Penficld, (Charles Scribner's Sons. $2.50.) The Pearl, by W. R. Cattelle. (J. B. Lippincott 2.) ‘muggler, by Ella M. Tybout. (J. B. Lippin- cott Company. The Lonely House, by Adolf Streckfuss. (J. B. ncott Company. $1.50.) he Affacr at Pine Court, by N. R. Gilbert. (J. B. Lippincott Company. $1.50.) A Book of Joys, by Lucy F. Perkins. (A. C. McClurg and Company, Chicago. $1.75.) Our Country Home, by Frances K. Hutchinson. (A. C. McClurg and Company, Chicago. $2.) The Convert, by Elizabeth Robins. (The Mac- millan Company. $1.50.) How to Collect Postage Stamps, by B. T. K. Smith. (George Bell and Sons, London. $2.) Snowbound, by J. G. Whittier. (H. M. Caldwell Company, Boston.) Sister Benvenuta, by Vernon Lee. (Mitchell Ken- rerley. $0.40.) The Song of Songs. (Mitchell Kennerley. $0.40.) A Shropshire Lad, by A. E. Housman. (Mitchell Kennerley. $0.40.) Early Poems of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (Mitchell Kennerley. $0.40.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. (Mitchell Ken- $0.40.) Knight of the Silver Star, by Percy Brebner. Fenno and Company. $1.00.) Stories and Sketches, by Mary P. Jacobi. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Beyond Good and Evil, by Friedrich Nietzsche. (The Macmillan Company. §1.50.) Majoota, by Dolf Wyllarde. (John Lane Com- pany. $1.50.) Abraham Lincoln, by Robert G. Ingersoll. (John Lane Company. $0.75.) The Natural History oj the Ten Commandments, by Ernest T. Seton. (Charles Scribner’sSons. $0.50.) ‘ather and Son: Biographical Recollections. (Charles Scribner's Sons. $1.50.) American Birds, by W. L. Finley. (Charles Scrib- ner’s Sons, $1.50.) Mystery Island, by E. H. Hurst. (L. C. Page and Company, Boston.) The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding, by Annie F, Johnston. (L. C. Page and Company. $1.50.) Arizona Nights, by Stewart Edward White. (The McClure Company.) Northwestern Fights and Fighters, by Cyrus T. Brady. (The McClure Company.) The Ghosts of Piccadilly, by George S. Street. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Pes Salon, by Helen Clergue. (G, P. Putnam's ons.) Honore Daumier, by Elizabeth L. Cary. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) Essays Out of Hours, by C. $. Baldwin. (Long- mans, Green and Company. $1.00.) The Romance of an Old Time Shipmaster, by R. D. Paine. (Outing Publishing Company.) Sonnets of a Budding Bard, by Nixon Waterman, (Forbes and Company, Chicago. $0.75.) The Jewelled Toad, by Isabel Johnston. (The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis.) Rob the Ranger, by Herbert Strang. (The Bobbs- Merrill Company, Indianapolis.) On the Trail of the Arabs, by Herbert Strang. (The Robbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis.) he Woman in the Rain and Other Poems, by Stringer. (Little, Brown, and Company. At and Society, by Edward A. Ross, (Houghton, if Company. $1.00.) 7, A Sketch of His Life, by Bliss Peri n, Mifflin and Company, $0.75.) ™" GENUINE THE TRUNK ‘¥7s* GUARANTEE, “ GUYOT GIVE A TRUNK =a usetul, ever welcome Christmas pres- =) = ent. P&S“ HOLDS-ALL”™ a> 5 SUSPEN E DROBE TRUNKS Webbing tics never Inimitable ‘mussed up,” always. acces- sible, secure from dust or ob- Buttonholes Indestructible ook for the name CHGUYOT’ on THE J. F. PARKHURST & SON COMPANY : every ~— Factori 283 Main Street, Bangor, Maine To be had in evervishop 50© per pair THE TRUNK ‘Fie GUARANTEE “Laugh and the World Laughs with you.—” 15 Volumes, 369 Authors, of 15 Different Countries To select for you whatever is brightest and most entertaining in the best writing the world has provided—from Aristophanes lomer to Mark Twain and Mr. Dooley,—the pet of the World's ‘Wit and Humor has been compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, Andrew Lang, Pro- fessor Brander Matthews and Dr. William Hayes Ward as Editors. These fifteen beautiful octavo volumes are not only full of wit and wisdom.—they represent some of the greatest literature ever written, from a thousand years before Christ to the present timer—in America, England, France, Germany, Spain, Rusia, Italy, Holland, Greece, Sweden, Den- mark, China, Jepsen, New Zealand, Much af the. material is copyrighted; a great deal of it was trandlated specially for the Library of the World's Wit and Humor. Are There Any Other 15 Volumes in the World with Special Free Offer as Much and as Varied Entertainment ? To the frit ten people answer- Can you ever make an investment that will give more solid ing this advertisement, we will joy, and at the same time furnish the greatest literature, the seod Free the Connoimeun [ature that is not only appetizing, but an education in Collection of Rare Shakespeare the reading. Prints edited by Seymour Eaton, who sold this beautiful portfolio Our Offer. Sent for $1 of prints for $10 each — 151 eee Srinw in en cruise portotio. These fifteen handsome books bound in green and gold, gilt pesiamarpigeaneny top, with their beautiful and artistic photogravure frontispieces Bats he fies Rare Prot Col- 1 are such as ordinarily sell for $2 per volume. The Review of portoko makesan inimitable gift Reviews has, after years in the editing, published them primarily er patter or Eheary adornment. to extend its name and circulation, and it does not need to make a profit out of selling the books. Send only $1 and the entice set will be shipped express prepaid. If you like them, keep Pom agen) wright pn age cee 1K geri at Faroe Reviews for a yeat. If you do not like them, send them back at our expense. SO YOU TAHE NO RISK THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS CO., 13 Astor Pl., New York comicbooks.com