Life, 1908-12-10 · page 21 of 24
Life — December 10, 1908 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This Life magazine page contains two distinct sections: **Left side:** A satirical poem titled "What Might Have Been" by Harper's Magazine. It contrasts two children—Frederick Foulkes (born to privilege, upper-class lineage) and Sarah Smith (from Boston Brahmin stock)—who develop opposite personalities. Sarah becomes conventionally proper while Frederick becomes an irreverent skeptic who doubts religion, becomes a "flagrant Arian," and turns into a humanitarian. The satire mocks how their opposite developments prevent their marriage despite perfect social compatibility. The final irony: she marries a museum curator; he marries his club—both ending lonely. The piece satirizes rigid class expectations and predictable social outcomes. **Right side:** A full-page advertisement for Henry Clay and Bock & Co. cigars imported from Havana, Cuba, promoting superior Vuelta Abajo tobacco quality and listing various factory brands. The page is primarily advertising-driven rather than satirical commentary.
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‘WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN F, Frederick Foulkes was born in town, ‘And Sarah Smith was born in Boston, His mother was a Burradge-Brown; Tler family the Mayflower crossed on. GOOD NEWS jor SMOKERS Wise Nature from instinctive stores Sara) w of sex to mothers teaches; was put in pinafores, ile Frederick was put in breeches, s were blue, her hair was flaxen; cks were like a pink verbena. type of early Saxon, ture was a gentle one, sil as codfish-balls, or honey; father made a foolish pun, ed to laugh and call it funny. fond mamma preferred a school But essing up-to-date attractions; kindergartens are the rule, ah was just beginning fractions. ah chose the True and Good, isfied her fond relations— reddy turned from rectitude questionable divagations. d mamma was hard to suit; thinking Freddy seemed unhealthy, nt her darling to a tute patronized by all the wealthy. Fred soon gave his mother cause ink of bitter sorrow’s cup; believed in Santa Claus, would not hang his stocking up. mple tales of Sunday school carliest youth he would not credit; he thought a hopeless fool, J often publicly he said it. on’s private life, he swore, ed him to wear the ermine; he strongly censured for Perpetuating all the vermin, Farly NW A a skeptic in his tone, ecame a flagrant Arian; then—too horrible to own!— » outand-out humanitarian, Satan not at all afraid. uh doubted he existed; s, when he might have prayed, golfed, or country-house-bridge-whisted. wealth, when he was twelve years old, “reesus’s would stand comparing; was just as good as gold— at Frederick was as good as Baring. ntrasts of this engaging kind 1 happiest marriages beget; 1 so a pathos you will find learning—that they never met. For she was wedded to a sub- for in the Arboretum; Fred was wedded to his club, And, as for girls, would never meet ‘em. Yet circumstances will afford ‘ir own amends, and all have known some; husband all his life was bored— While Frederick was merely lonesome. The M: —Herper's Magazine, Kew Stories of the Actors’ Boarding House. Send $1.25 for Helen Green's new of vaudeville folk. A con- stories rformance of laughs: " Y< "1 Taught ikWs Dodge & Company, New York Clcy of IMPORTED CIGARS HE cigars from our factories now being shipped to the United States will give you a new satisfaction in smoking — @ BECAUSE the latest growth of tobacco in the Vuelta Abajo is in all respects better than the previous one and the crop from our own lands in that section is superior to any we have ever before gathered. This company owns or controls the best “Vegas” (plantations) in the Vuelta Abajo district, cultivating there an aggregate of 70,000 acres of the finest tobacco lands in the world. @ The new tobacco from these farms is now being used in all our cigars and no smoker, on comparison with other Cuban tobaccos within memory, will fail to notice its exceptional charac- ter. The texture is fine, the burn perfect, the aroma rich and the flavor delightful. As a con- sequence we can guarantee more pleasing results from each individual blend used in the following factories than at any time during recent years: Cabaiias Carolina Manuel Garcia Corona Henry Clay Alonso Villar y Villar Comercial Bock y Ca. Meridiana(Pedro Murias) Africana Vencedora Intimidad Espanola Flor de Ynclan Santa Damiana Antiguedad Rosa de Santiago Now is @ good time to secure adequate supplies from any of these factories HENRY CLAY AND BOCK & CO., Ltd. ZULUETA 10, HAVANA, CUBA An interesting catolog of standard Havana factories dew ig the chicf characteristics of their cigars mailed on reques DO YOU WANT TO KILL the tiresomeness of a long journey BY RAILWAY OR STEAMER ? If 20, throw in your bag one of more Life’s Picture Puzzles PRICE TWO DOLLARS EACH Fer advanced puzzle workers Life's Gibson Puzzles PRICE THREE DOLLARS EACH ‘Sent carriage free to any point in the United States o receipt of price Puzzle Pictures are a Boon to lavalids LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY comicbooks.com 17 West 31st Street, New York