Life, 1909-09-16 · page 26 of 32
Life — September 16, 1909 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with two notable features: **Main Advertisements:** - Maillard's Breakfast Cocoa and Chocolate (luxury goods) - Clark's Cruises Around the World - Underwood Typewriters - Underbergé Bitters **Humorous Content:** 1. **"Love vs. Business Letters"** — A brief anecdote about John D. Archbold (Standard Oil magnate) involves a child playing postman with old love letters from his mother's wardrobe. The joke satirizes Archbold's business reputation by juxtaposing his corporate ruthlessness with domestic sentimentality. 2. **"Mosaic Poetry"** — A clever literary parody composed entirely of lines from famous poets (Lowell, Longfellow, Tennyson, etc.), reassembled to create a coherent romantic narrative. This celebrates literary culture while gently mocking how familiar poetic phrases can be recombined. The page reflects early-20th-century *Life* magazine's mix of sophisticated advertising targeting wealthy readers and light literary humor.
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levee Sixty Years The Favorite Maillard’s Breakfast Cocoa. Its world-wide reputation rests on: (1) Purity and selection of the finest beans; (2) ey and uniformity of make; (3) The ease of prep- aration; (4) Smoothness and delicacy of flavor unsurpassed, and (5) Its strengthen- ing qualities and great digestibility. For sixty years its reputation has steadily grown. Maillard's Vanilla Chocolate. Those who appre- ciate the true Vanilla bean flavor — and who does not ? — will find this absolutely delicious. AT ALL LEADING GROCERS The Luncheon Restaurant—a popular resort for th ladies—afternoon tea served from 3 to 6 Fifth Avenue, Corner 35th Street CHOCOLATES, BONBONS, FRENCH BONBONNIERES Love vs. Business Letters Just before the late election, John D. Arch- bold, of the Standard Oil Company, confided to an intimate friend that he was, in a certain sense, hoat with a mother who had a " by the name of Willie. One day,’’ said Mr. Archbold, “the mother missed her little boy. When he showed up again, she inquired: “‘ Where have you been, Willie?” “*Playing postman,’ replied her son. ‘I gave a letter to all the houses in our road. Real letters, 100." “* Where on earth did you get them?’ ques tioned the mother. “*They were those old ones in your wardrobe drawer, tied up with a blue ribbon,’ was the in- - GLARK’S | CRUISES AROUND THE WORLD 1.989 ta. brand new, Oct 16°09, Wom N. Y., and ial Orient Cruise, “Feb. 5, trom Friscor 8650 ts 0, by Lord $. 8. AN C. CLARK, Times ome 00 nS aye, acading 24 daysin hgygt ae Balding, New York. Mosaic Poetry As a gleaning for the curious, I copy from one of my old scrapbooks of thirty years ago a poem entitled “ Mosaic Poetry” JM T only knew she came apd went Lowell. Like troutlets in spool Hood. She was a phantom of delight, Wordswort! ‘And I was like a fool, Eastman, dear maid,” I said, and Coleridge. Out of those lips unshorn.”* Longfellow shook her ringlets round her head, Stoddard. And laughed in merry scorn. Tennyson Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky. my heart? by the Castle Tennyson. Mice Cary Coleridge Reloved, we must part! Mice Cary “Come back! come back! she cried in grie cyes are dim with te: How shail T tive sieoueh att MIL thr a hundred ye ‘Twas in the prime of summertime, he blessed me with her ha deeply blest, land Cornwall Patmore. Bayard Taylor. Lrailsford. ead. laughing bridal roses blow her dark, brown Browning. The precious golden 1 Imed her fears, and sl “Drink, pretty Creature, drink! MINE,” The World's Best Bitters Bottled health and strength for youngandold. A delicious cordial. Sold Bveryrchere, LUYTIES BROTHERS U.S, Agents New York Thoroughly in mind—THE UN- DERWOODis ALWAYS AHEAD in progressive, timeand labor saving offices devices. We originated Writing-in-Sight Con- struction, Tabulating and Bookkeepin, methods, but our POLICY TYPE. WRITER—well—is absolutely the best and newest thing made. We're not in line with other makers at all. WE ORIGINATE. Sowe builta special new frame to bear the larger ca riage and left “interchangeable parts” to othe: We don’t put a big carri jon a small frame nor a regular ca ona big frame. We make each machine separate and perfect. We don't offer any argument for the POLI TYPEWRITE t’ssimplya beautiful necessit for Insurance offices but in any tabulating department. TT COMBINES Wonder: WITH Perfect conto! by detel accuracy of the operator, Amie rok Line “Temiog, Speedy eartlige re Simplicity, Reduc> Adaptability to corres: tion of Noise, Beauty pondence, and of Construction 4g PERFECT Ia IT SAVES, Time and and Alignment, Labor, Cost of Main- Stability of Printing tenance, Desk room, Point and Freedom and— from Vibration. REALLY MARVELOUS. It takes pape inches wide and writes a line 18 inc long—of 180 characters Pica type, and 210 characters, Elite type. Contains all the improvements of “The Machine You Will Eventually Bay” UNDERWOOD STANDARD TYPEWRITERS THE OLD WAY Behind in the Hauling A backwoodsman from Tennessee York City for the first time, He stoppc Broadway hotel which is pretty well downtows Next morning his nephew, who lives York, came to take him out and show sights. They walked down Broadway until they got to Canal Street. The Tennesseean stopped and contemplated the great congestion of traffic there, hundreds of trucks going every way. “Son,'* he said to his nephew, “you have & nice city here, but it ‘pears to me that your folks is a hull passel behind in their haulin’.”"— Saturday Evening Post. ev dec the the the wa to comicbooks.com