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This page combines **poetry, humorous anecdotes, and advertisements** typical of early-20th-century Life magazine. **Literary Content:** A sentimental poem titled "My April Lady" (attributed to Henry Van Dyke) portrays an idealized woman whose moods shift between joy, grief, and love—reflecting the sentimental Victorian aesthetic popular in this era. **Humorous Anecdotes:** Three brief comedic stories appear under "Our Foolish Contemporaries": - A hard-sleeping American guest complains about a bed allegedly used by the Duke of Wellington - A Pittsburgh broker obsessively demands his clerks maintain impeccable grooming, even outside work hours - A girl keeps an alligator gift from her fiancé in "Florida water" These jokes mock social pretension, excessive workplace control, and romantic naïveté. **Advertisements:** The page features prominent ads for Kelly-Springfield automobile tires, Rowe's bed hammocks, and other consumer goods—standard for Life's revenue model. The overall tone reflects genteel, urbane humor aimed at educated middle-class readers.

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*LUE-E My April Lady L) rit When down the stairs at morning sun-rays round her float, Sweet rivulets of laughter Are bubbling in her throat The gladness of fr gree Is gold without alloy; And in the morning sunlight I think her name is Joy. When in the evening twilight The quiet book-room lies, We read old songs of sorrow, While from her hidden eyes The tears are f That gives her heart relief; And in the shadowy twilight, I think her name is Grief. My little April lady! Of sunshine d of showers She weaves the old spring magic, And breaks my heart in flowers! But when her moods are ended, She nestles like a dove; Then, by the pain and rapture, I Know her name is Love. —Henry Van Dyke, in The Century HE making of a successful automobile tire Aswivitud, Nv Gor The Tourdeaien resort ot Ue . . South, Tue Manor, the English-like Inn of Asheville is the making of a successful rubber com- position. Kelly-Springfield Pneumatics are Ageinie thesRutes made by the makers of the famous Kelly-Spring- There is a certain Pittsburg broker who field carriage tires, which for the longest time that every clerk in his establishment shall p an immaculate personal have had the greatest sale and the highest popu- “If you care to retain your position in this . : house,"’ said he one morning to one offender larity among carriage owners. whom he kad summoned to his priv “you will have to cevote more attenti: CONSOLIDATED RUBBER TIRE COMPANY toilet. Why, man, you present the 20 Vesey Street, New York, and Akron, Ohio of one who has not Kk Beanch oficesia New York, Bonen, Chicago, Philadelphis, St. Louis, Detroit, Cincinnati and San Francisco, no exeu said the boss. must do that sort of thing outside hours."’—Harper’s Weekly. UCESTER BED F H AM MOC K For Porches, Verandas, Lawns, Tents and Indoor Use Sec, | ROWE;S “ QNTEMPORARIES ky x For a Hard Man An American guest for the night at an inn in gveamiecican runs Lor tbe might anion Combines break of day and complained to the person in Te ee eee : Hammock, Couch “ It.was like sleeping on a board,’ he said The person in charge replied with cold auster- ¢ ds 1 S tt a TBe Person in charge replied with cold auster and Swing Settee “The great Duke of Wellington once slept in 5 5 2 that bed."’ A third of a century's experi- “No wonder they called him the ‘Iron RBWelsH ti 4 OW OWES am- Duke,’ "" remarked the guest, ruefully rubbing ence shows that Rowe his person as he turned away.—Youth’s Com- mocks can be depended on to ATION fie KG give 10 years of continuous out-of-door service. From the model and of + . ie at same weight canvas (white or khaki), as made by us for years for U. S. Navy. The fiancé of a Louisville girl had been spend : : , 2 2 ing the winter in Florida in connection with his Strong wood frame, thick mattress. Holds six persons. Ideal for outdoor father’s business interests in that quarter sleeping. Complete, with lines and hooks ready for hanging, delivery charges Mari said the girl to a friend the other day, “ Walter has just sent me the dearest little prepaid in United States, carefully packed. alligator from Florida! "* “Dear me!" rejoined Marie, with affe WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET thusiasm. “And how shell you keep him? about this most comfortable and durable piece of outdoor furniture, and i niet quite: cerjarns:” was the: rep! prices of different styles and sizes. I've put him in Florida water till I can hear E. L. ROWE & SON, Inc., 302 Wharf Street, Gloucester, Mass further from Walter."'—Harper’s Weekly. GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER 50 cents per case of 6 glass stoppered bottles: