Life, 1910-09-01 · page 39 of 48
Life — September 1, 1910 — page 39: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising content** from an early 20th-century *Life* magazine, not political satire. The main feature is an advertisement for **"Artistyle" Music Rolls** and the **Angelus Player-Piano**—mechanical devices that played pre-recorded music on pianos, the era's equivalent to recorded music. The ads emphasize that unlike ordinary player-piano rolls, "Artistyle" rolls include musical notations for *artistic interpretation*—variations in tempo and tone that make mechanical playback sound more human and expressive. The left sidebar contains **"Sparks from Old Anvils,"** a humorous column by Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw), a 19th-century American humorist. The excerpt uses comic misspellings and dialect ("thare iz," "tew") to joke about marriage, presenting it as a practical rather than romantic institution—a safe, conventional subject for family-oriented *Life* magazine humor. Additional period advertisements appear: Hunyadi Janos water (a laxative) and Egyptian Deities cigars. The page reflects early-1900s consumer culture and gentle domestic humor.
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In EMERGENCY Try Hunyadi Janos NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Avoid Substitutes “Artist Music cae The simplest and clearest for artistic interpretation Sparks from Old Anvils (Continued from page 362) “Artistic Interpretation” means the vary- . ' ing expression of time and tone which the Marriage f ins AV) Ws) \ musician introduces into his playing, and By HENRY WS SHAW (JOSH BILLINGS) i : Kea which eliminates “mechanical effects.” geheatrase a Ordinary music-rolls contain very few indi- the face oy it. cations for artistic interpretation, because the sheet- music, from which they are But thare iz quite too often put . . Aalan copied, contain only the principal ones. up jobs in it. It is an institu- shun older than the pyramids, and az phull ov hyro- gliphicks that no- body kan parse. History holds its tounge who the fust put on the silken yromised tew work kind in it, thru thick and thin, up hill and down, and on the le¥él, rain or shine, survive or perish, sink or swim, drown “ Artistyle” Music-Rolls contain indica- tions for all delicate variations of time and tone, being especially edited by authori- tative musicians — are the clearest and simplest made. Comparison of the accom- panying pictures illustrate this. “ Artistyle” 88-note Music- Rolls are pera playable on any make of player-piano. But whoever they waz they must Complete catalog will be mailed upon hav made a thing out ov it, or request. -ir posterity would not up since and drov out ¢ moral grip in mar- jortar that holds the The New 88-Note Se Stet. |e Tsou’ ANGELUS Player-Piano istake; this iz lucky. for money, and—don't Constant changes of fine changes of as wellas of fone are indi- tone are licated by cated by the single broken the dotted line, and rig-ag line. Soft when also. by 8 series of the line isat the lewers—P, PP, RE MP, ee, nee: Changes of time by between, When the line a senes of words— is made up of a series of Retard, Accelerate, T's, the music is in enue Tempo, Vivace, lar time ; a series of R's and numerals. "Yi means to retard; a series with all this comp! of A’s, toaccelerate. And cated marking, t yet, it'always lends itself artistic interpreti- to the individual interpre= tion is by no means tation, % indicates a 30 complete as on slight pause; < a sharp “Artistyle"” Music- accent ; > to hold (stop). Rolls. On which anyone can play any music artistically Possesses many exc/usive patented devices for musical expression. Among them: he Phrasing Lever, for changes of time, to effect the reading of the “Artistyle” markings ; 3 The Melody Buttons (and unusually res- ponsive pedals) for changes of tone; The Melodant, which “ brings out” the melody and subdueseverything else; The Diaphragm Pneumatics,which gives the“human touch.” Write for the name of nearest representative . i . and descriptive books of the Knabe-An- Takes all ANGELUS and all standard 8$-note . and 65-note music-rolls. A repertoire far larger gelus, Emerson-Angelus and Angelus Piano. than is available for any other player-piano, THE WILCOX & WHITE CO. = Pioneers in the atanufacture of Piano Playing Device. | MERIDEN, CONN. REGENT HOUSE REGENT STREET LONDON Deities The Utmost in Carettes” As near perfect as mother nature and human skill can make them Gork TipsorPamn ||| big for six months, and then very sen sibly cum to the conclusion that pedi- gree ain't no better than skimmilk. Sum marry tew pleze their rela- shuns, and are surprized tew learn that their relashuns don’t care a cuss for them afterwards. Sum marry bekauze they hav bin highsted sumwhere else; this iz a cross match, a bay and a sorrel; pride may make it endurable. Sum marry for love without a cent in their pocket, nor a friend in_the world, nor a drop ov pedigree. This looks desperate, but it iz the strength ov the game. 367 If marrying for love ain't a suck- cess, then matrimony iz a ded beet, Sum marry bekauze they think wim- min will be skarse next year, and liv tew wonder how the crop holds out. Sum marry tew git rid ov themselfs, and diskover that the game was one that two could play at, and neither win, Sum marry the seckond time to git even, and find it a gambling game; the more they put down, the less they take up. Sum marry tew be happy, and, not (Continued on page 368) comicbooks.com