Life, 1908-05-28 · page 21 of 24
Life — May 28, 1908 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a book review section and advertisements, not political cartoons. The left column lists recent book publications with titles, authors, and publishers—typical literary content for *Life* magazine circa 1905-1906. The main advertisement promotes the Grand Hotel St. Moritz in Switzerland, newly opened in December 1905, emphasizing its luxury amenities (300 rooms, private apartments with baths, modern sanitation, vacuum cleaners, lifts) and recreational activities (concerts, tennis, golf, boating, fishing). This targets wealthy Americans seeking Alpine health retreats. Below are smaller ads for Hartshorn Shade Rollers, Cortez Cigars (marketed "for men of brains"), and Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder for aftershave. There are no political cartoons or satirical commentary visible on this page—it's a standard magazine layout mixing literature announcements with period luxury goods advertising.
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Latest Books | The Judgment of Eve, by May Sinclair. (Harper | ied Brothers. $1.25.) Feanel! & Rue, by William Dean Howells. (Gaper and Brothers 81.50.) The Marquis and Pamela, by Edward H. Cooper. Dufield and Company. $1.0.) Frit, by Agnes McClelland Daulton. (The Cen- ty Company. $1.50.) ‘Seeing England with Uncle John, by Annie Warner. (The Century Company. $1.50.) he City of Delight, by Elizabeth Miller. Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis.) The Church and Modern Life, by Washington Ghdden. (Houghton, Mifflin and Company. $1.25.) Priest and Pagan, by Herbert M. Hopkins. Mifflin and Company. $1.50.) ‘ Blade, by Charles E. Walk. McClurg and Company, Chicago. $1.50.) The Barrier, by Rex Beach. (Harper and Broth- en. $1.50) The Weight of the Name, by Paul Bourget. (Litle, Brown and Company. $1.50.) Quictewed, by Anna Chapin Ray. (Little, Brown ud Company. $1.50.) The Supreme Gijt, by Grace’ Denio Litchfield. (Litle, Brown and Company. $1.50.) The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode, by Maric Van Vorst. (Charles Scribner’s Sons. $1.50.) The Old Room, by Carl Ewald. ner’s Sons. $1.25.) Practical, by J. B. Elwell. Sons. $1.50.) Humorous Hits and How to:Hold an Audience, by Greenville Kleiser. (Funk and Wagnalls Com- pany. $1.00.) Prince Charlie, by Burford Dellanoy. Fenno and Company. $1.00.) The Career of a Journalist, by William Salisbury. (B.W. Dodge and Company.) Tke Tenants, by Mary S. Watts. (The McClure Company.) Katharine Trevalyn, by Louise Maunsell Field. (The McClure Company.) Love's Logic, by Anthony Hope. (The McClure Company.) The Man of Yesterday, by Mary Holland Kinkaid. (Frederick A. Stokes Company.) Vayenne, by Percy Brebner. (The John McBride Company.) Ideas of @ Plain Country Woman. Page and Company. $1.00.) Hannelle, by Gertrude Hauptmann. (Doubleday, Page and Company.) The Castle of Dawn, by Harold Morton Kramer. (Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, Boston. $1.50.) The Belle Islers, by Richard Brinsley Newman. (Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, Boston. $150.) Schoot Reports and School E ficiency, by David S. ) Sredden and William H. Allen. (The Macmillan (The (A.C. (Charles Scrib- (Charles Scribner’s (R. F. (Doubleday, SWITZERLAND For Health and Pleasure Visit ST. MORITZ, Engadine, 6,000 feet above sea. The exhilarating Alpine air combined with the sunshine and blue sky of ST. MORITZ promotes renewed health and vigor. GRAND HOTEL ST. MORITZ THE HOTEL DE LUXE OF THE ALPS Newly opened in December, 1905. Contains 300 rooms. Private apartments with bath and dressing rooms. Thorough quiet secured by double passages. Grand Society Room, with most beautiful views on the lake and mountains. Most modern sanitary and ventilating arrangements. Vacuum Cleaner. Lift to all floors. DAILY CONCERTS BY THE MILAN ORCHESTRA. TENNIS, GOLF, CROQUET, BOATING ON THE LAKE, TROUT FISHING. DELIGHTFUL WALKS AND DRIVES For Illustrated Booklet and Tariff address THE MANAGER Company.) Stories of Wagner Operas for Children, by Eliza- beth M. Wheelock. (The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis.) The Call of the South, by Robert Lee Durham. (L. C. Page and Company.) Love and Life and Other Stories, by Alfred Kreym- borg. (The Grafton Press. $1.00.) Prisoners of Chance, by Randall Parrish. (A. C. McClurg and Company, Chicago. $1.50.) The Fair Moon of Bath, by Elizabeth Ellis. (Dodd, Mead and Company. $1.50.) The Man Who Was Thursday, by G. K. Chester- ton. (Dodd, Mead and Company. $1.50.) The Dissolving Circle, by Will Lillibridge. (Dodd, Mead and Company. $1.50.) MENNEN’S BORATED TALCUM TOILET POWDER for At After Shaving. your barber uses Mennen's HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS oer etn Wood Rollers Tin Rollers OF BRAINS IGARS “MADE AT KEY WEST/— x81 FOR _g MEN GERHARD MENNRN CO., Newark, N. 3. comicbooks.com