Life, 1910-07-14 · page 35 of 40
Life — July 14, 1910 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily contains **advertisements and reader correspondence**, not political cartoons. The main items are: 1. **Thermos bottle ad**: Argues the bottle keeps contents hot or cold regardless of outside temperature—a product endorsement using humorous logic. 2. **Literary gossip**: Brief notes on American writers, including Roosevelt's potential western invasion and William Dean Howells' European travel plans—typical celebrity-style coverage. 3. **Reader letter from Hugo Münsterberg** (a Harvard psychologist): Defends his philosophical work, joking that Life magazine's endorsement surprised people who thought philosophy incompatible with a comic publication. 4. **Public health letter**: A physician warns against shared drinking cups as disease vectors—reflecting early 20th-century sanitation awareness. 5. **Cocktail advertisement**: Hunter Whiskey Julep promotion. The page reflects Life's dual nature: satirical commentary mixed with consumer advertising. No significant political content is present. The tone is lighthearted, addressing contemporary concerns (hygiene, travel, literature) rather than partisan issues.
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Hot QPHOURS, COLD fsoc0 Tuennos BorTLt ADVERTISING CAR MOUNTED ond CYLINOER ENGLISH NAPIER CHASSIS ~ 120 HORSE POWERS! INCHES WHEEL BASE WEIGHT S000 LBS, (oor CAST ALUMINUM EXACT REPRODUCTION OF THERMOS. POrTLEINTERIOR FINISH MAHOGANY AND RED MORROCO, few ow TOUR THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES —™r~ AN ARGUMENT When Thermometer Says ITS HOT. Thermos answers ~ CERTAINLY NOT My Contents are~ICY COLD" And When Thermometer goes below Says Thermos Bottle =TIS NOT SO” FOR ALL IS HOT I HOLD. AND THEYRE BOTHRIGHT For AUTOMOBILING. YACHTING, HUNTING, SICKROOM.NURSERY, OFFICE ~ FACTORY ~ HOME OR TRAVEL. AT ALL DEALERS. Puast Bk CAUTIOUS Look fon THE NAME THERMOS Gy Tak BOTTOM OF EVERY GENUINE DATIOLE AMERICAN THERMOS BOTTLE COMPANY THERMOS LUILOING, 245-24? WEST 12 ST NEWYORK The Literary Zoo (Continued from page 82) the towns, and derides the old-time geographer's description of the Staked Plains, still, harbors “the men who can ride and shoot.” Mr. Roosevelt, we believe, is planning to invade it with literary intent. Lucky, is it not, that the author of “Lin McLean” has crossed the Rio Grande ere the Alamo is retaken? Mr. Howells Works En Reute William Dean Howells, with his daughter, has sailed for England, and expects to remain abroad until the fall. Mr. Howells once expressed the opin- ion that if professional writers knew what was best for them they would go to Europe for a time each summer. The advice has not been followed by all of them, yet we have mentioned it to no author who did not enthusiasti- lly approve of the suggestion. To less industrious authors the ocean voy- F ords an especial opportunity for relaxation. To Mr. Howells—a good sailor—it_ means chiefly a change of workshop. He engaged an extra stateroom in which to pursue his lit- crary labors, and any idling he may} permit himself will be an indulgence taken somewhat later. Dear Lire: Thank you for your good wishes, which I gladly accept even for the seventh of June, in spite of the fact that I was born on the first of June. You say that you do not understand me, and I understand that well, but I confess frankly that in my capacity as an M.D. I sometimes do not under- stand you cither—you understand ! But on the whole I think we under- stand cach other quite well, and when you said the other day that my Eternal Values were the best piece of phi- losophy in recent years I concluded that you understood even remarkably well. I sce that my publisher has even taken your indorsement into his ad- vertisements, and some people seem surprised that metaphysics needs the indorsement of a comic paper. They think that it is comic; I think that it hilosophical. True humor and true philosophy are nearly related. In every good joke there is a ray of philosophy, and a philosopher is lost if he does not subscribe to Lire. Cordially yours, Hvco MUtnsternerc. Camprivce, Mass., June 1, 1910. A Physician's Advice Lire Puntisuinc Company, New York, N. Y. Gentlemen:—Why not stop your foolish and useless fight against i= section and put up a strong protest against some real evil. Take as a good example “the public drinking cup.” Whac one thing tends more to spread dread diseases among the innocent than this Cocktails Here’s to You! No {uss:n0 trouble, no bother. Simply strain through cracked ice and serve. Martini ( cin base) and Manhattan (whiskey base) are the most popular. At all good dealers, G.F.HEUBLEIN & BRO. Hartford New York London A thoughtless parent gives a child water from a drinking cup used by anybody and everybody. A short time later a sore appears on the child’s lips. The family physician is called in, Horror of horrors, the child has con- tracted a virulent disease!!! How seldom is the blame laid where it be- longs—on the careless parent? I wish I had the time to tell of some of the actual occurrences that have come under my observation. How- ever, this should be a hint to you who have more time for writing than I. Let me beg of you to urge every reader (Continued on page 8$) For BILIOUSNESS Try Hunyadi Janos NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Avoid Substitutes The Cool Deliciousness ofa HUNTER WHISKEY JULEP Is Positively Unsurpassed Sold at all first-class cafes and by jobbers. WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md.