Life, 1910-08-04 · page 6 of 44
Life — August 4, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and literary reviews** rather than political satire. The left side features a **Standard Tire Protectors advertisement** showing an early automobile with emphasized wheels and tires—a product pitch highlighting durability against road hazards. The center contains **"Rhymed Reviews,"** critiquing E. Phillips Oppenheim's novel *The Illustrious Prince*. The verse satirizes the plot as thin melodrama about Japanese station agents, diplomats, and murder presented as patriotic—mocking the book's contrived international intrigue and moral posturing. The right side advertises **J.A. Mitchell's *Dr. Thorne's Idea***, apparently about avoiding romantic entanglement with a protagonist named Steve Wadsworth. Bottom includes a small cartoon of two stylized faces labeled "Miss Volk: Henry, you are entirely too fresh"—likely social commentary on flirtation etiquette, unrelated to politics.
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LIFE: WORLD TOUR— ORIENT | Also: Tour Spain, Stelty. Italy (Christmas in Rome) and France. sailing Nov., D ‘DE Pt POTTER 1 TOURS Gat Copyright, 1910, by J. A. Mitchell aiTke Tire Protection} can only be obtained inone way. | We discovered that fact a few years ago || and the result was Standard Tire Protectors. ‘These protectors placed on your machine willal- jow you to travel for thousands ef miles with absolutely no tire trouble. ‘As the ordinary tires have the full strain of the , inner tubes,the tire exposed toroads is hard and nails or sharp stone pierce in- ,come Unavoidable without Standard protection Standard Tire Protectors besides have the greatest practical amount of toughness, do nof have the strain of the inner tubing and in coming in contact with sharp obstacles force them to glance off, thereby avoiding all tire troubles Punctures are an unknown trouble to motorists protectors. ‘he tread eurtace of the tire and as ‘Th to werk o@, and'bo creeping tah cr bea riptive booklet and eee why “Standard (Protectors do do Protect, STANDARD TIRE PROTECTOR CO. | 102, S. Water IT DOES SAGINAW, Miss Yoik: wexwy, you are EN- TIRELY TOO FRESH. Rhymed Reviews The Illustrious Prince (By E. Phillips Oppenheim. — Little, Brown & Co.) Good gracious, Mr. Oppenheim! Could any Japanese of station Commit so foul a double crime Without the slightest provocation? Then, ain't you “fraid that yarns like these, Awaking smothered passions tribal, May nerve some vengeful Nipponese To jiu jitsu the Scribe for libel? Our pearl of Jap aristocrats, In London thought the best of catches, Assassinates two diplomats To pilfer duplicate dispatches Which say, as plain as writing can, “The world-encircling Yankee navy Intends no harm to fair Japan— The cruise means Peace, not War, by gravy!” When Justice grips our gallant Prince And Law seems like to prove a Tartar, His servant, Soto, doesn’t wince, But claims the crime and dies martyr. This story, spread out mighty thin, Depicts a moral sense chaotic, That justifies the blackest sin, By calling murder patriotic. Automobile Picnics the Latest There is little need for the man who owns an automobile to worry about where he will spend his vacation. The question is how often he wants to take it. All outdoor nature seems to conspire to win favor; pastures new and pleasure galore beckon him from all sides. And then! The delightful and exclusive picnic lunch in shady grove by babbling brook—that's the happy life made possible by the automobile. The picnic hamper is easily prepared. Broiled chicken, cold boiled lobster, lettuce leaves and mayonnaise, a piece of cheese, and Evans’ Ale. The novelty of the out- ing and charm of the country will make the day one of cherished memory—a real and idea! touch of the simple life near nature's heart. 17% “Alt the Muscles of the Clinging Mudy Dr. THORNE‘ IDEA Not to become acquainted with Steve Wadsworth ani follow him through the strang vicissitudes of his remarkabk career is to miss intercourg with a human being of a kind rarely found between the covers of a book. —Baltimore Americes By J. A. MITCHELL Author of The Last American, Apa Judd, The Pines of Lory, etc., ete. One Dollar, Net LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 3lst Street, New Tot Its dastard hero scores the blint Conceited sloth of Occidentals In language patently designe, To make us love the Orientals— Or dread across the Western sea A Bogy Nation, dark and ghoals Enough of this! such books woyld lq Pernicious if they were not fooks HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS Bear tho script name of Stewart Hartshorn on label. “Improved,” no tacks required, Wood Rollers Tin Rollen comicbooks.com