Life, 1909-06-17 · page 24 of 32
Life — June 17, 1909 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content** rather than political satire. The main items are: 1. **Remy Electric Company ad**: Celebrates large magneto contracts with Buick and Overland automobile manufacturers for 1910 models—straightforward industrial advertising. 2. **"The Literary Zoo"**: A humorous essay (continued from previous page) satirizing the attribution of anonymous works to famous authors. It mocks the tendency to guess authorship based on sentiment rather than evidence, using examples like assuming Mark Twain wrote something because it "feels" like him. The satire targets lazy literary criticism. 3. **"The Seven Ages of Greatness"**: A brief comic list mocking how celebrities become commercialized—long hair, branded cigars, whiskey with their names, etc. The remaining content includes tourist automobile insurance advertising and product advertisements (Chiclets gum, John Jameson Whiskey). There are no significant political cartoons on this page—it's a typical early 1910s magazine mix of advertising, light humor, and social commentary.
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Two Largest The two largest contracts in the history of magneto manufacturing have been awarded the Remy Electric Company, makers of the Remy High Tension Magneto. Thirty thousand magnetos are called for by the contract of the Buick Motor Company, and sixteen thousand by the contract of the Overland Automobile Company. Both are for 1910 models, The fact that the Remy Magneto is stand- ard equipment on the cars of these companies this season adds significance to these large orders. No higher testimony of a magneto’s merits could be given. Three out of every five 1909 American cars having magneto ignition are equipped with the Remy. Motorists are assured of the best igni- tion by specifying the magneto preferred in such large numbers by manufacturers. We make fittings for many old models as well as new. Address Department 19. Remy Electric Co. Anderson, Indiana NEW YORK CHICAGO. Salte 316, Automobile Bldg. 1400-140: ‘64th & Broadway Michigan Ave. The Literary Zoo (Continued from page 859) acrostics, and so he did not leave those marks of authorship. The historical work, especially Joan of Arc, 1 attribute to Col. Henry Watterson. In fact, it is possible to bring convincing proof of this hypothesis. The book on Christian Science was plainly written by Mr. Alfred Farlow, largely with a view to advertising and increasing the sales of Science and Health. In this case the proof is as ample as it is simple. The incontro- vertible acrostics are on almost every page. Finally we may notice a group of picturesque antivivisection papers. These were obviously produced by the editor of Lirz, whose genial Prejudice on this subject is well known. Of course, it is easy to say that Mark Twain is Mr. Clemens, and Mr. Clemens is Mark Twain. Magneto Contracts Eee It is doubtless true as far as it goes. It is easy to say that Mr. Clemens might have written all that stuff. So Shakespeare might have written King John, Mrs. E might have written Science and Health, Peltiah Webster might have written the Constitution of the United States, Moses might have written the Pentateuch, or Ibert Hubbard might have written Dewitt Tal- *s sermons; but the question is, did they? For instance, you want a book on a biographi- cal or historical subject. You look about for a good hack to produce the MS. Then you turn loose in the library two candi One is a trained historian and He has grown gray in the stock roo His very clothes smell of books. He has all information and all methods at his finger tips. The other man is a reformed miner, a newspaper reporter and a steamboat pilot. By and by when the biography or the history is printed and proves to be good you can of course guess that the steamboat pilot wrote it. He was shut up in the library with the other m Nobody saw the thing donc. t and good comradeship lead us to vote for the stea We do it be- cause he’s our kind But would a scientific, unprejudiced, calm and honest view of the case lead to any such conclusion? Not much. F. A, Waugh, The Seven Ages of Greatness Long hair and a Windsor tie. A cigar given your name. A brand of whiskey with your patronymic. Requests for autographs. A collar called after you. A calendar made from your aphorisms. “Complete Works,"” with notes and an appendix. —Brooklyn Life. inves Automobile Tourists While traveling in France INSURE YOURSELF AGAINST LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES Caused by Your Automobile. L’Urbaine et la Seine 39 Rue Le Peletier, Paris For particulars: L, G, Lawnent, 437 Fifth Ave., N.Y. Tost Pee Ree US Per Ov] Chiclets REALLY DELIGHTFUL “Che Dainty Met Govered Candy Goated Chewing Gum Particulart Dest after Dinner BETTER—STRONGER More lasting in flavor than any other. A try—a test—Good-bye to the rest! Sold in S¢10¢ and 25¢ packets rank leer & Company Inc. Philadelphia USA.andGorontaCan. Dementia Automania “They say he has gone crazy over his auto bile.” “T have seen him a number o road when he was crazy under ii Ox the mother sugi sister, about four years old, with him. his head. “Don't you want to take her?"’ his mi asked. times on the Judge. ning of the entertainment his ed that he should take his little He hung ther 0, I don't,"" he answered. “Why not? ‘ause there has to bring the Youth's Companion, "t none of the other fellers children,” was the reply.— A CORN POPPER JOHNJAMESON WHISKEY For Sale Everywhere. W. A. TAYLOR & CO., Sole Agents, wrangle lishing, of P. week