Life, 1910-03-24 · page 40 of 44
Life — March 24, 1910 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and publisher promotion**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant feature is a **Mark Twain book promotion** by Harper & Brothers, announcing an "Author's National Edition" of 25 volumes at half the former price. The copy claims this is historically significant—the first time copyrighted books were sold at non-copyrighted prices. The portrait shown is **Mark Twain himself**. The page also includes a small **cartoon at top left** depicting a snail, with dialogue about moving to New York being cheaper than paying rent—this is a mild joke about housing costs, not political satire. The remaining advertisements include **Allen's Foot-Ease** (a foot powder) and the **National Sportsman** magazine. There is a sidebar titled "The Literary Zoo" discussing anonymous journalists and references to figures like **Joe Cannon** and **W.R. Hearst**, but this appears to be editorial content from another article, not directly related to the page's primary advertising purpose. This is fundamentally a **commercial/promotional page**, not a political cartoon page.
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EE ALLEN’S FOOT-EASEf; Shake _Into Your Shoes cat xtra Allen’s Foot=Ease, the antiseptic powder for the feet. It cures painful, swo- E A len, smarting, nervous feet, and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunioss, It’s the greatest comfort discovery of the age. .Allen’s Foot= Ease maty Hi oe tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain relief for ingrowing nails, per. INSTEAD OF CARRYING THAT HOUSE ON : spiring, callous and tired, aching feet. It is always in demand for uso in Pates YOUR BACK, WHY DON’T YOU TAKE A HOUSE Leather Shoes and for Breaking in New Shoes. We have over 30,000 testimoniak, PERMANENTLY TRY IT TO-DAY. Sold everywhere, 25c. Do not accept any Substitute. “1 LIVE IN NEW YORK, AND FIND IT . Sent by mail for 25c, in stamps. CHEAPER TO MOVE THAN TO PAY REN toch, FRE TRIAL PACKACE sent by mail. Address, ALLEN S. OLMSTED, LE ROY, N.Y, RA AAA AANA ARR n Anne nnn nnn ann MARK TWAIN'S ceiuis | tw tinwo 2 (Continued from pag ? anonymous, ever militant—which has DS forged to the front as the defender of ou % our liberties. Here, at least, is ac- - bs curacy, truth, justice, patriotism. Be- at ONE-HALF former price ; | hold the new soldier of journalism— . ; | secking the bubble circulation, even at Joe Cannon’s mouth. Has not that it has been Mark Twain's ambition eminent man-of-letters (purloined), to have his books in every American q Mr. W. R. Hearst, observed the writ- home, and he has made a great per- ing on the wall and made haste to ac- sonal sacrifice, which brings about J quire a magazine of his own? . this remarkable situation—for the : ¥ Meanwhile, we catch an echo by first time in the history of publish- " cable from Berlin. S. S. McClure, pro- Ing, copyrighted books are sold at moter of five permeating principles the price of non-copyrighted books. (see prospectus), including universal peace, will foregather with a great American whose magazine rifle never it for his magazine, Mr. Roosevelt has 25 Beautiful Volumes already won a prize for salting the Mark Twain is the youngest man of his day. All his books are im- (Continued ‘on ‘page $37) bued with his spirit—they are new books; to own them is always to have new books, a fountain of youth. They never age because humor, kindliness, If you like— and truth never grow old. They are books for young people of all ages. FISHING Special Features of this Edition a UNaING CAMPING Mark Twain himself has written a preface to the edition. Brander Matthews go biaoesl has written the biographical criticism of Mark Twain and his work. There are portraits of the author from photographs and paintings taken at periods This magazine contains 14 pages or more, crammed ff when the different books were in process of writing. This edition cover to cover with phot includes his later collected writings such as “A Dog’s Tale,” “Eve's IN Diary,” etc. HARPER & There are beautiful pictures by such artists as Brown, Frost, BROTHERS a ag tae Bearp, Dietman, SMEDLEY, THULsTRUP, CLINEDINST, Franklin Square = New York City Mora, Wetpon, Kemste, Gitpert, Du Monn, Merritt, Please send me for exami- Opper. nation, carriage free, a set of Bs. . MARK TWAIN'S WORKS, The binding is a beautiful dark-.red vellum Author's National Edition, A * ‘ twenty-five volumes, cloth binding. Itis book cloth, with blue title labels stamped in understood I may retain the set { fivedays, NY . + and at the expiration of that time, if I do not gold. The books are printed on white an- Everywhere will lure you pleasantly a¥2 from the monotonous grind o ur everyday work ealthful atmo: Wood and St arly subst ies 15c. with fob $1.00. AGENTS WANTED care for the books, I will return ‘them at your . 4 A ‘ expense. If I keep the books, I will remit $2.00 tique wove paper, especially made for this a month until the full price, $28.00, has been paid. Ng stir La. Ne size of each volume is 5x7} $ and gold. Sign ture .s.sesesseeves aebeaswavenvosseasase WN inches, AN RTSM. sees _- NX HARPER & BROTHERS | 00 NATIONAL SPORTSNAN, $36 comicbooks.com