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Life — November 25, 1909 — page 29: Life, 1909-11-25

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This page is primarily **advertising and reader correspondence**, not political satire. **Content:** - **Left side**: Advertisement for Murray & Lanman's Florida Water (a toilet perfume/cologne) - **Center**: "From Our Readers"—a reader's letter describing romantic distress and depression - **Right side**: Large advertisement for *Scientific American* magazine, promoting its 1910 subscription with claims it offers "clean, wholesome, instructive and entertaining" content on aeronautics, automobiles, engineering, and patents **No political cartoon or satire is present.** The layout is typical of early-1900s *Life* magazine mixing editorial content with advertisements. The reader's letter is genuinely melancholic rather than satirical—describing a man's failed romance and current emotional state. The *Scientific American* ad uses the phrase "completes the circuit between You and Progress," positioning scientific knowledge as essential to modern life.

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a EAES: RAYALANNAy FLORIDA TER athr: : Natural headache A Toilet Treasure Without exception the best and most popular Toilet Perfume made it is cooling ing; on the Handkerchief and for general Toilet use it is delightful ; after Shaving itis simply the very best thing to use, ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR IT. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE! Books Received ye —| Batting voder a SPEAKMAN Travels of Four Years and a Half in : mM PORTABLE SHOWER BATH the United State. ‘ ca, During a Turns a Doty into Pleasure. 1708, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, by John i Davis. (Henry Holt & Co. $2.50.) The Clue, by Carolyn Wells. (J. B Lippincott Company. $1.50.) in A Curb to Predatory Wealth by W.V. p y mmiade that Marshall. (R. F. Fenno & Co.) : f . any double bath A Few Remarks, by Simeon Ford. Piedra Teg vedo} (Grosset & Dunlap.) tf coke ee The Prodigal Father, by J. Storer : Clouston. (The Century Company.) Classics of the Bar, by Alvin V. Sel- From Our Readers (Continued from page 756) to do what we could, that we should never ask a question, that she might have her own house and servants, that we'd stay away if she desired and see her only when she wished. She thanked him. I'd have gone, but I was afraid of breaking at the wrong moment. I can’t trust my- self, you see. Besides, I'm older now, and my hair is nearly white and I’m very stooped, though I am only 41. She migh: not like me. “Mr. Kogel* has been succeeded. by another man in her affections. He is far richer than I The brother writes me from New York that he sor s secs her. He's a re ligious little scoundrel and prays, prays, and Tam afraid has be; dri h I've never seen him do so, s clean and careful when come to New York As my god departed with her, Iam re- moved from the former indulgence, and as I may meet her again some time and need to be fit, I cannot chance the latter I sleep four hours per night, so read until two. Hence my inverest in Lire and “The Girl in Green."" Hence this letter. Hence, no doubt, excessive ennui on your part. Yours, November 6, 1909. ereryekare se scntpoupedicatectered Wierersiedsetseg of Relays amroaecs te hase Bee fo & Co., Sew 7 4 Pearl 8t.. per} y Completes the Circuit between You and Progress @ CLEAN, WHOLESOME, INSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERTAINING, THE Scientific American is unique in the current literature of the world and ranks among the great periodicals which are regarded as distinctly American Institutions. Its accurate, popularly written articles open to the intelligent mind the mysteries of science, mirror the inventive genius of the American Workman, show how dreams have become realities and that however well things have been done heretofore, better means of accomplishing the sams results are constantly being devised. In a word, the “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN” is a source of inspiration and entertainment to every intelligent reader. DURING THE YEAR 1910 there will be found in the weekly issues of the “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN” illustrated articles on the leading events of the day in regard to Aeronautics, Automobiles, the Navy, Engineering Works, Scientific News, etc. Our brief noteson Elect Engineering and i i eachissue. Our Correspondence Column partsof the world, Inour Notes and Queries Department are published replies to correspondents in regard to the widest range of topics, and an able corps of experts is engaged to attend to these queries. A complete list of all patents issued in the ited States appears in each issue. A department entitled the landy Man’s Workshop” is published every second orthird week. We have special correspondents in the various capitals cf Europe. The “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN " is, in fact, a Newspaper of Progress, and uch no intelligent family can afford to be without it. Subscription price, $3.00 per year. Read the “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN” for Two Months Free With a view of extending our subscription list we are prepared for a limited period to make you the following: SPECIAL OFFER If you will fill out the attached coupon and mail it to us with a remittance of $3.00 COUPON in payment for a New subscription for “SCIENTIPIC AMERICAN " we will enter the subscription for one year commencing January 1, 1910, and we will also send “7 MUNK & CO you wdsolu’ely tree the numbers for November and December, 1909, INN & CO., Inc, You will thus receive the “SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN” FOR FOURTEEN Enclosed please MONTHS for the price of one year's subscription. To those who gct quickly find $3.00 for which we will also send in addition to the above a copy of our Special “Hudson- send me~ Scientific Fulton” Souvenir number. This magnificent number has thirty~ ‘Amestcan” for ene pages brimful of timely information and illustrations regardin, year fom Jaa. 1, 1008, great explorer and the famous engineer, giving a history of the evolu- with Nov. and Dees i909, tion of the River Steamboat in the United States and other topics of pumbere anda cony of interest. ‘ n Special “Hudson - Fulton” ‘As the number of copies of this “Grand Souven! Souvenir number free as per for this purpose is very limited it will be necessary for you to epacial oer send in your order at once in order to secure a copy. N ame MUNN @ CO., Inc. 354 BROADWAY NEW YORK, N. Y. comicbooks.com