Life, 1908-10-15 · page 3 of 28
Life — October 15, 1908 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising, not satire or political commentary**. The left column lists "Latest Books" — a standard literary digest feature of the era, promoting new publications from various publishers. The right side contains a full-page advertisement for **Maillard's Restaurant and Chocolate Company** in New York. The ad emphasizes that their new establishment at Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street is "an ideal luncheon restaurant for ladies," featuring luxurious service, private catering, and quality products like their "Vanilla Chocolate" and "Breakfast Cocoa." This reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and gender expectations — the explicit marketing to women as a refined clientele for upscale dining establishments. There is no political cartoon or satirical content visible on this page.
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— Latest Books le Brother of the Rich, by Joseph Medill Pat- tesson (Reilly & Briton, Chicago, 11.) Ye , Ye Baker, Ye Candlestick Maker, by Robert Seaver. (Houghton, Mifflin Co, 4 Park St 50 cents.) 4s, by Harold Bindloss. (Small, Maynard on, Mass. $1.50.) | « Testing of Diana Mallory, by Mrs. Humphrey Harper & Bros. $1.50.) | Vother, by Eara S. Brudno. (J. B. Lippincott Iphia.) | Jan for Himself, by Norman Duncan. (Har | Circus, by Margaret Mayo.” (Dodd, | Mead & Co.) & I, by Elizabeth Freemantle. (Geo. W. & Co., Philadelphia.) Holy Orders, by Marie Corelli, (Frederick ., Stokes Co.) | fdvextures of a Nice Young Man, by Aix. (Dul- $1.50.) from Brodney's, by Geo, Barr McCutch. |. Mead & Co. $1.50.) a Irish Toasts, by Chas, Ne Gael. (If, M. Caldwell Co, New York City.) ‘oasts, by Ivor Ben Melvor. (HI. M. Cald- ‘ew York City.) | How to Cook Meat and Poultry, by Olive Green. (G. P, Putnam's Sons. $1.00.) The Sovereign God, by Helen Huntington. Putnam's Sons, $1.50.) | In Incarnation of the Snow, by F, W. Bain, (G.P. retnam's Sons. $1.25.) Templar Tactics and Manual, by Langdon S. Chil. cott, Bangor, Maine. $1.50. i} 1 Common Sense View of the Mind Cure, by Laura | M. Westall. (Funk & Wagnalls Co. 75 cents.) The Pinafore Picture Book, by Sir W. S. Gilbert. (The Macmillan Co. $2.00.) The Strawberry Handkerchief, by Amelia E. Barr. (Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.50.) My duto Book, by Walter Pulitzer. (The Outing ‘sblishing Co. $1.00.) A Hoppy Half Century, by Agnes Repplier. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co. $1.10.) Wroth, by Agnes and Egerton Castle. (MacMillan $1.50) rt Neal, by Will N. Harben. (Harper & Bros, Harry's Island, by Ralph Henry Barbour. (The Century Co: $1.50.) The Fly on the Wheel, by Katherine Cecil Thurston. (Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.50.) The Quest Eternal, by Will Lillibridge. (Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.50.) With Whistler in Venice, by Otto H. Bacher. (The Century Co.) The New Boy, by Arthur Stanwood Pier (Hough c, Mifiin & Co. +$1.50.) Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture, by | Oliver Herford and John Cecil Clay. (Houghton, & Co. 90 cents.) Lewis Rend, by Mary Johnston. (Houghton, Mifflin | & Co. $1.50.) The Revolt of Anne Royle, by Helen R. Martin. | (The Century Co. $1.50.) | E France, by George Brandes. (The McClure | Company.) . ¢ Great Miss Driver, by Anthony Hope. (The | Company. $1.50.) Gordon, by William Farquhar Payson. (The | © Company. $1.50.) Forty-Niners, by Everett McNeil. (The ‘© Company.) | int of Honor, by Joseph Conrad. (The Mc- | npany. $1.25.) sand Melisande, by Maurice Maeterlinck. s Y. Crowell & Co. $1.50.) t of Quesnay, by Booth Tarkington. (The Company. $1.50.) World Travel, Along the Rivieras of France by Gordon Home, (The Macmillan Co. "+ Daughter, by Leonard Merrick. (The Me: mpany. $1.50.) hp James Hopper and Fred R. Bechdolt. (The McClure Company.) } Maitllard’s AN IDEAL LUNCHEON RESTAURANT FOR LADIES More extensive, more luxurious, and better equipped for the finest and daintiest service, the new Store and Restaurant, now open, eclipses all former efforts, and presents to the élite of New York, and to Visitors, the most unique establishment of its kind in the world. It is in the very centre of the great Shopping, Hotel, and Theatre district. Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street, South West Corner, and no more delightful resting place for Ladies can be found in the City. The same careful management which, for half a century distinguished the house, and made it famous, will be strictly main- tained. Private and public catering undertaken for all occasions with service if desired. Maillard’s Vanilla Chocolate is noted for its superiority and purity. It is flavored with the true Vanilla Bean only, and is distinguished for its great solubility and ease of preparation. Maillard’s Breakfast Cocoa retains its ascendency by absolute merit, added to the facility with which it can be prepared. It is wholesome, digestible, nutritious and strengthening. Choice Exhibit of Maillard’s Chocolates, Bon-Bons, etc. comicbooks.com