Life, 1910-08-18 · page 33 of 36
Life — August 18, 1910 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content** rather than political satire or comics. The main items are: 1. **"The Literary Zoo"** — A literary critique discussing Helen Keller's education by Annie Sullivan, contrasting her limited vocabulary with what she learned through deliberate instruction. It's an earnest discussion of teaching methods, not satire. 2. **Railroad and Magazine Advertisements** — The prominent "20th Century Limited" train ad and "National Sportsman" magazine ad are straightforward commercial pitches with no satirical content. 3. **"Cape Cod as an Inspiration"** — A brief essay about author Jesse Lynch Williams writing a novel about "The Married Life of the Frederick Carrolls," questioning whether he can resolve the narrative without killing off the male character. This is literary commentary, not satire. 4. **"Man-a-cea Water"** — A patent medicine advertisement. The page contains no recognizable political cartoons, caricatured figures, or satirical commentary that would require historical context explanation for modern readers.
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The Literary Zoo (Continued from page 283) ander Graham Bell recites the method of instruction pursued with Helen Kel- by her teacher, Miss Annie Sulli- He says: Sullivan) adopted the principle Helen just as she would to a ring child, spelling with her s and sentences she would ) her if she could have heard, fact t first much of the nintelligible to the chiid. She 1 choose her words, but by tion of complete sentences linary idiomatic expressions ress the language upon y. and thus lead her grad- Sbe (Mi ! Here was a child who ¢, or hear, or speak—a smaller vocabulary and a look on life than that of the mea reader of the meanest magazine. Yet her teacher—spelling the words into her hands—deliberately c her head” in phrases in- ble. Phrases, nevertheless, stered by the brain, and ng, her own as the little t grew, until at last she ed speech and acquired the Babies, Miss Sullivan re- ds us, understand what is said to them long before they begin to talk; love to hear poetry even when y do not quite grasp its meaning. If Al ler Graham Bell were the pular magazine we won- t experiments he would make | children of a larger growth. W. T. Larned. child wit! narrows Hello, Brother! We wast you to meet 100,090 good fglows who gather ‘round our fead Camp" fire once a month and spin yarns about sport with Rod, ‘Dog, Kite and Gun. The NATIONAL SPORTSMAN contains 164 pages crammed full of pictures of fsh and game taka from life, and 8 lot mere Good ‘Stull that will’ ture you pleasantly away from your everyaay work and care to the healthful atmosphere wools and felds, where you ca sinell the evergreens, heat the bab ol the brook. and see at close range Lig game and small, to tke, etc. All this for 1S 1a coy for with watch fob $1.00. yeu * youto see for yourself what the National Sportaman fs and make you this ‘Triad Special Offer (On receipt of 28¢ tn stamps il send you this mesth’s National Sportsman and one strep and. gold. plated buckle, “Cas you beat thst This Month's National Sporteman, reg. price tse. National Sportaman Watcs Fos ratenalbonce thy 25cts. St 95 Federal Street, Boston, Mass, Star Of First Magnitude 20th Century Limited The 18 Hour Train Ly. New York - Lv. Boston - Ar. Chicago - - 3:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. = 8:30 p.m. Returning Lv. Chicago - Ar. New York - Ar. Boston - 2:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:50 a. m. “It saves a business day Sleeping-Car Accommodations Railroad and Pullman tickets can be secured ot 7 NEW YORK City Ticket Office, 298 Washington St. ‘Phot 2140 Fort Hill; 1216 Broadway, New Yor “Phone 6310 Madison and 180 Clark St., Chicago, "Phone 1661 Harrison. Cape Cod as an Inspiration With journalism becoming more and more “stuck up” every day, and pro- fessing an equality with our up-lift magazines, it does seem high time that Jesse Lynch Williams wrote another newspaper story. Somebody, some day, is going to turn out a big novel— big with meaning—on this tremendous theme; and the author, of course, will be one who has been a reporter. It is doubtful if any one else could take the assignment and “cover it” in all its essentials. Yet what do you sup- pose Mr. Williams is doing? Going from Princeton to Cape Cod to finish a book about The Married Life of the Frederick Carrolls, A title that sug- gests biography. But if it is a novel, we can only say that Mr. Williams and his publisher are taking desperate chances. For unless he kills off Fred- erick, how can the beautiful girl nestle on the strong young man’s shoulder just before you come to Finis? And (Continued on page 287) 288 THE UNDESIRABLE CITIZEN AND THE RIG STICK Try One More Good Dinner — We recommend a trial of MAN-A-CEA WATER sipped while taking food, and between meals, should distress appear, as an aid in promoting good digestion. Recommended and sold by—NEW YORK, Park & Titfort—Acker Mevrall A Condit Cae Charles Co : Frane-atichetl, Ficicher, & Com Acker, BOSTON, SS Pierce Jordan Stabler Co. : PITTSKURG, Geo. K, Stevenson & Co. won, Wilhtmes & Paton: CLEVELAND, Chandler & Kod CHICAGO. C. Jeene, K Co. ST SCISNATH. fou, fe Pecties” Sone ATLANTA. jocsher Pharmacy 1.03 ANGELES. Il Jevne & Co comicbooks.com