Life, 1910-10-13 · page 6 of 44
Life — October 13, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The left side features ads for automobile signals and emergency water ("Flynabol Janos"), while the right showcases **Ainslee's Magazine's fiction competition**, offering $100 in total prizes ($50, $30, $20) to readers who submit opinions about the best fiction published between October-November 1910. The small illustrated figure labeled "A Colonial Highboy" appears to be a humorous visual pun—the furniture piece is drawn as a tall, thin man with a small dog, making a joke about the name's awkward phrasing. The page's tone reflects early 1900s magazine culture, when publications competed for reader engagement through contests and relied heavily on advertising revenue. The content suggests *Life* positioned itself as an arbiter of literary taste.
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“He NESE * E R I r ¢ _~H Joys of the Returned Vacationist Barrett Wendell’s Pun A real bath in a porcelain tub. When Professor Wendell, of Harvard, THE PERFECT Cold, hard butter. entered upon his Sabbatical year, he re. MOTOR CAR SIGNAL Shaving by a real mirror. mained in Cambridge some weeks after Home cooking. his leave of absence began and persisted ‘“ * ” Fresh bread. in taking part in the departmental mect- Warns Without Offense A flyless dining-room ing. The head of the depariment pro. Genuine coffee. test A And a bedroom that doesn’t leak. * he said, “you are officially ab- | —Detroit Free Press. sent. You are non est.” “Oh, very well,’ replied Professor Wendell, “a non est man is the noblest work of God.""—Suecess. Sane “ Do you assimilate your food, aunty? ”* Signal “No, I doesn’t, sah, I buys it open ig sah.""—Baltimore American. Equaltoany Emergency Rear of muffler type. Pedal operation Specify it for your 1911 equipment $7-$8-$9-$10, according to size I N SLE EF’ . Manufactured by | L \ S MA AZINE is not THE RANDALL-FAICHNEY CO. G immen BOSTON: :Us:B+:As “The Magazine That Entertains” fn Write tor foider 23 Obtainable of dealers everywhere That mellow and insistent call. It's getting ‘#0 you don't hear anything else BLsGee|| $100.00 IN PRIZES SIGNAL The readers of LIFE may find it both amusing and profitable to try to secure one of the money prizes which its we offer for opinions as to the best fiction which they iarttor may be able to find in the issues of any of the publica- tions of the month, including AINSLEE'S. The publish- ers, who aim to make AINSLEE’S the finest fiction magazine in the world, always pay the highest prices and are on the lookout for the best stories written. We wish to ascertain the views and tastes of our readers, both as to our own and other publications, for we believe they should be better judges of what they want than professional readers. Three prizes are offered for the best suggestions : FIRST $50.00 SECOND $30.00 THIRD $20.00 HERE ARE THE CONDITIONS: I—Letters must relate to fiction only that has been published between October 15 and November 15, 1910, in any publication, including Ainslee’s, 2—Letters should act exceed two hundred words in length. 3—Awards are to be subject to the judgment of the publishers and editors of Ainslee’s, The names. of the winners will be reg- ularly announced 4—Replies must be mailed not later than November 15, 1910. In EMERGENCY T: i Ja Y Address “Fiction Competition,» AINSLEE’S MAGAZINE, anos Seventh Avenue and Fifteenth Street, New York City, N. Y- NATURAL APERIENT WATER. Avoid Substitutes comicbooks.com