Life, 1909-09-09 · page 13 of 32
Life — September 9, 1909 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct sections: **"Life's Literary Trust"** (left column): An editorial discussing Life magazine's new listing on the New York Stock Exchange. It addresses concerns about editorial independence, arguing that public ownership won't compromise their literary judgment. **"Hint to Paters"** (top right): A cartoon satirizing late-night callers visiting a young woman. The wealthy gentleman depicted appears to be a social climber or unsuitable suitor—the humor derives from the father's disapproval of unwanted evening visitors courting his daughter. **"A Rag, a Rose and a Hank of Hair"** (bottom): Illustration of three items, likely representing fashion or domestic life. The remaining articles discuss theater censorship and Dr. Eliot's academic achievements, typical early-20th-century Life content blending social commentary with humor.
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Life’s Literary Trust UR securities are now listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The Board of Governors objected at first on the grounds that our stock had too much in- trinsic vanue. Whereupon we immediately watered it. Our capitalization is now two bil- lion. Buy through the exchange. That encourages the broker in- dustry. We “interests” must stand together. Furthermore, by using the exchange, people who have no stock will be able to sell it and people may bus stock who really don’t. want it Our organization is now complete with a full quota of ummy directors. Life takes all the credit and the money ; the dummy directors will sign the notes, take all the blame and go to jai in case of crimi- raRLy IN THE EVENING nal prosecution We are negotiating with Theodore Roosevelt to act as our press agent. 1i we cannot get him on account of contract with Reverend Lyman Abbott, we will take Dr. Parkhurst for this important post. We believe in publicity. Literature can- not succeed without publicity. We are receiving letters every day from people wanting to know where the producer and the consumer come in in our scheme. That is our secret at present. Broadly speaking, we © going to control the whole field of litcrature and the cations thereof. But it should be thoroughly understood t the producer and the consumer have no rights wh trust is bound to respect In the meant send us all the money you can possibly ket hold of We are now buying up authors. The average price is not high, but there are a great many of ther “A RAG, A BONE AND A HANK OF HAIR” HINT TO PATERS IP ONE OF YOUR DAUGHTER'S UNDESIRABLE SUITORS IS A LATE CALLER, GIVE HIM A BAD CIGAR Mr. James Puts It Well UR Mr. Henry James made the best argument against the censorship of plays in England. He expressed, with his usual difficulty, the disgust of an author of books con: templating labors in the field of the theatre, who finds “ that he has to reckon anxiously with an obscure and irresponsible Mr. So-and-So his work with Mr. So-and-So's personal preferences, preju * who may by law demand that he shall square dices and ignorances. Of course that must be a dreadful prospect for any play- right who has any aim except easy money To a man of ability Dr. Eliot's Luck ad the offer of the London Embassy, to have received us and tantial tribute of a financial sort from. th graduates of the university he directed for so long. finally to hay 1 new religion, and to have it exam ‘1 demolished by the Pope bin I this luck, the luck based on solid achieve but Kk? ening Sun. iscouragement is encouragement HESE we d substantial strokes of fortune, but the Add that Dr. Eliot, havin Harvard Classics, were not invented the five-foot shelf of has become an object of attentions in the public prints from Mr. John Jay Chap ® Mr. Chapman feels that the classics t their title, and feels pretty rebellious about it, but Dr. Eliot is sitting tieht; and has extended his shelf one foot (we hear) and nobody seems to be giving Mr. Chapman any public encourage. ment in his mutiny. MOTHER: You have one great fault, Emerson, You No" for an answer Bostox Cuitp: And yet it was that same trait in father which led you to marry him. won't take 0 To a conceited man there is no such thing as flattery. comicbooks.com