Life, 1909-12-02 · page 76 of 80
Life — December 2, 1909 — page 76: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and literary promotion** rather than political satire. The main content announces Jack London's serialized travel writings for *Pacific Monthly* magazine, beginning in December, featuring his yacht cruise through the South Seas aboard the "Snark." The page includes: 1. **Jack London series promotion** - Articles with sensational titles ("Headhunting Bushmen," "Wreck of the Londons," "Stone Fishing at Bora Bora") appealing to early-1900s audiences' fascination with exotic colonial adventure and "primitive" cultures. 2. **Period advertising** - Including Feltoid casters for furniture and Globe-Wernické filing equipment, typical commercial placements. 3. **Quotation section** ("Sparks From Old Anvils") - A Sir Walter Raleigh quote cynically warning against lending money, reflecting early-20th-century attitudes toward financial obligation. The content reflects contemporary American interests in imperial adventure narratives and "discovery" of non-Western peoples, rather than offering satirical commentary.
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egies cig CLARK'S TWELFTH ANNUAL CRUIS February 5, ‘10, 7: days, #400 ind up, dy yours specially chartered Crutser. 4 Crutses round the to Europe. ¥. C. CLARK, Times Sparks From Old Anvils (Continued from page 833) rather chooseth harm to itself than offereth it. If thou be bound for a stranger, thou art a fool; if for a mer- chant, thou puttest thy estate to learn to swim; if for a churchman, he hath an inheritance; if for a lawyer, he will find an evasion by a syllable or word to abuse thee; if for a poor man, thou must pay it thyself; if for a rich man, he needs not. Therefore, from surety- ship, as for a manslayer or enchanter, bless thyself; for the best profit and returns will be this—that if thou for- cest him for whom thou art bound to pay it himself, he will become thy enemy; if thou use to pay it thyself, thou wilt become a beggar.”—Sir Wal- ter Raleigh, = Fascinating stories and uniquedescrip- Through the South Seas ‘ paler wi th 4 y iy Secon age: by aliterary man The Series Begins in the December ‘PACIFIC enue MONTHLY An experignce with sinister, headhunting bushmen of a poisonous wilderness. Wreck of the Londons and rescue by the timely arrival of white men. A nervy missionary assists, four-thousand-mile journey “across the trades” to mak= two thousand miles between the nd the Marquesas, involving tnbulations in the “variables” and the doldrums; not a glimpse ‘of land nor sight of sail for the entire distance. The Sahara of the Seas, where the Londons ran short of water and encounter gerous squalls, Taig ee peer ah contact in Mr. sught by time and the toxic influences fror with whit upon a once noble and warlike tribe, leaving & ghastly remnant of the once eplendid people. a “THE AMATEUR NAVIGATOR” A diverting account of the experiences of Mr. London as a navigator of his own craft. Sun nor compass would stay “put,” but he didn’t “lose” an |, nevertheless. “HOUSE OF THE SUN*. . ie A iption of a it e monste! yantain of Maui. All the power of la: and spleadot of eile of London is given full play in this atcle. . <a “STONE FISHING AT BORA BORA” ‘The natives of the Society Islands greet the voyagers with utmost cordiality and provide a striking entertainment for thei¢ guests. need fary H. Islands, who, slightly afflicted with leprosy and ‘The hi f raordi in the ii who, ali i ith ley sought by the authorities te he vransported to the leper colony at Molobai, Gghts sherif'e posses and soldiers for jeedom—the story of a desperate soul. “THE HOUSE OF PRIDE” Involves a social problem peculiar to the South Se: exalted pride, resting on slight foundation, yet blin« “AN AMATEUR M. D.” “The last of the ecriee gives the cruising. spite almost incredible ships with the same careless, half-chaffing spirit of fun. Other Contributors for the 1910 Pacific Monthly The family of contributors, which includes such, Stephen S. Wise, Pic Be Wallan Wrcce: Mas Nordea: Feed Re Becbucle Chet es Bee ines Chailes Erskine Scott Wood, Feli H fickham, D. E. Dermody, liz : John Fleming Wilson and oth |-known will be greatly aug- secmepted dating the seavon of 1910. Aspong Urcoow coneoutorsate Coorees rere, ind depicts the character of a cad of him to considerations of humanity. reasons for the necessary abandonment of further ‘experiences the author writes d@ es: iller-Couch, S. 7 Ve id soatenn i las been made for a number of imnpegane A BIG SPECIAL ARTICLE ABOUT THE WEST EVERY MONTH across your hardwood floors with heavy furniture. Equip it with FELTOID CASTERS You Git FELTOID TIPS and move it about without the slightest injury to floor or rugs. Buy FELTOID equipment for your old—and demand it on your new furniture, A few manufacturers who equip their umiture, with FEL- TOID CASTERS aod TIPS: Stetowey & Sons, Piance, New Reotic AH. Daoeper Baten WK. Cowan Co Aar bhogany Furniture, Chicago: Guay Schley Co, Syracuse, If your Faraitare Dealer cannot supply you, write us. Write ow for oar free booklet. Ittells how te protect your floors against mara and scratches. Sead for this book today. THE BURNS & BASSICK CO. Dept. F. BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 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