Life, 1910-06-09 · page 29 of 40
Life — June 9, 1910 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines a sentimental poem with automobile advertisements, typical of early 20th-century Life magazine content. **The Poem:** Irving Dillon's verse celebrates domestic romance over exotic international conquests. The speaker boasts of flirting with women across Europe and Asia—Spanish, Russian, Italian women, geishas, circus performers—yet concludes that no foreign romance matches "the little girl at home." The poem romanticizes modest, local courtship and devotion, contrasting worldly sophistication with homespun sentiment. **The Advertisements:** Two car ads (Hartford Suspension and Rambler automobiles) occupy the right column. Both emphasize modern engineering features that improve comfort and safety—shock absorbers that "make all roads smooth roads" and safety devices like brake adjustments and spark-retarders. The ads highlight technological innovation appealing to middle-class buyers. **Overall Context:** The juxtaposition reflects early 1900s American values: nostalgia for traditional romance and domestic virtue paired with enthusiasm for modern technology and progress. The page targets readers valuing both sentimental tradition and contemporary advancement.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The Little Girl at Home I have courted damsels Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, Irish, Danish, I have faced in warmer climates All the wiles of eye and fan; T have seen the dainty Geisha Do her stunts in distant Asia, And the girl with jeweled anklets Twirl in dusky Hindoosta I have flirted with Castilian, German, Greek, and dark Brazilian, Ihave played the game of Cupid Clear from Simla up to Nome Rut, for witcheries seductive, Cooing, fetching, deft, instructive— There is nothing in the picture With the little girl at home. I have wooed in Rome and Pari Sprites whose manners would embar- rass; I have “jollied ” haughty Russians, Poles and humble-born grisettes ; T have learned to speak Le Gallienne In melodious Italian, And to relish gales of garlic \nd Egyptian cigarettes ; T have courted maids dramatic, Tragic, comic, acrobatic ; I have followed circus-riders Clear froni London town to Rome— But for graces that enrapture, Dazzle, captivate, and capture There is nothing on the sk Fit to match the girl at home. Re her station c’er so lowly, There's an incense sweet and holy In the spell her memory summons From the dim and distant past; There's a fragrance as of clover In the dreams that round her hover, And a nameless something whisp'ring That the bond will always last; Other eyes may sue discreetly, arlet lips cajole so sweetly That the ‘Senses swoon and falter And the fancies idly roam; But, when all is said and noted, There's no loving so devoted As the subtle spell that calls one To the little girl at home! Irving Dillon. OVER ROADS LIKE THESE, WITHOUT DISCOMFORT IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, ORDINARILY IT WOULD BE, BUT THIS CAR IS FITTED WITH THE TRUFFAULT- HARTFORD SHOCK ABSORBER, THE DEVICE THAT MAKES ALL ROADS. SMOOTH ROADS, HARTFORD SUSPENSION CO. 5 BAY ST., JERSEY CITY. NG NEW YORK 212 W ase BOSTON 319 COLUMBUS AVE HICAGO) F438 MICHIGAN AVE HE New Rambler has many little features of safety and convenience which are most appre- ciated by the experienced owner. Both brakes be adjusted by raising the hinged aluminum floor ind turning two winged thumb nuts, The safety spark-retarder protects you from a back kick of the starting crank. A convenient gasoline lock prevents the unauthorized use of your car. In these features and in the Rambler door lock, adjustable steerin columo, and : fanection, you find s—the mark of ft, ht-Line Drive, Thirty-Six loch Wheels and Spare Wheel feature. Rambler automobiles $1,800 to 83,750 Thomas B. Jeffery & Company Deter Cling Mies Rambler Automobile ‘Company 88-40 West 62nd Street, New York City comicbooks.com