Life, 1910-10-20 · page 5 of 44
Life — October 20, 1910 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and literary content** rather than political satire. The left column features "Rhymed Reviews" by Robert W. Chambers discussing *Ailsa Paige*, a romantic novel. The poem satirizes the melodramatic plot—a man trying to seduce a woman, failing because she won't betray her late mother's memory, concluding that such overwrought romance is absurd ("Quixotic fancies"). The dominant right side is a **product advertisement** for O'Sullivan's Live Rubber Heels, using diagrams to promote proper walking posture. This is straightforward commercial copy, not satire. Lower advertisements include Milo cigarettes, Nurses Outfitting Association services, and Abbott's Bitters. The page contains **no discernible political cartoon or social satire**—it's a typical magazine page mixing book reviews, product advertisements, and lifestyle content.
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Rhymed Reviews Ailsa Paige (By Robert W. Chambers. D. Apple- ton & Co.) “Alas! I know not whence I came! Groaned Philip | Ormond-Berkley, rather. “They've smirched my blessed moth- er’s name; It seems I never had a father. “No wedding bells for mine! I'll be A villain, bitterly sardonic, Ensnaring hearts yet fancy-free, In fact, delightfully Byronic.” On Ailsa Paige he laid his spell, This fascinating gay deceiver, But found he liked her far too well To break her heart, and tried to leave her. But Ailsa would not let him go; In vain he sought her love to smother. He could not tell her all, you know— The truth would shame his dear, dead mother. (And that’s about as false to life As one of Oppenheim’s romances. Imagine giving up a wife For any such Quixotic fancies!) The Egyptian Cigarette of Quality AROMATIC DELICACY MILDNESS PURITY 2 At your club or dealer's THE SURBRUG CO., Makers, New York. Carry Your Feet Parallel Wear O’Sullivan’s Live Rubber Heels STEP LIVELY And Gain a Little Every Step The More You Walk the More You Gain (SEE DIAGRAM OF THE NORMAL AND ABNORMAL WALK HEREWITH) THE PROPER WALK In the proper walk, the feet should be carried parallel with one another, so that a line from th knee would pass through the second toe. If this line hits the inner side of the great tor, the the walk is abnormal. lt the proper walk you strike the heel Srt, bear your weight on the outer 1c of the foot, using the ball of the foot as the fulcrum by the aid of the ba ence rg ate O'Sullivan’s Heels of Live Rubber encourage the proper walk. It is easy, graceful, natural—the live rubber energizes your step. With the same effort you can walk brisker and farther on the Live Rubber Heels. There is so much difference between Live Rubber and junk rubber that we must repeat our warning to refuse substitutes for O° Sulliv n Live Rul and junk rubber is so worthless for the purpose, it seems criminal that some inWalking of Walking ‘Aboormsl Method of Wasking maf bt 1890 Hemphrey Sullivan, Lowel, Mass. bber is 20 essential to restore nature's resilienc; te your walk ts = CCgm99 scrupulous dealers, for the sake of the little extra profit, foist the inferior article on you—unless you insist on O'Sullivan’s, e price of crude rubber has advanced, but the O'Sullivan Rubber Co. will . not advance their price—50c. always. Shoe dealers everywhere. O’SULLIVAN RUBBER CO., Now came the war that freed the Black And keeps the Pension Board dis- bursing, And Berkley rode with Little Mac, While Ailsa took to army nursing. But why Red fire, drums and loud alarms: LOWELL, MASS., U.S.A. We'll stand for “ Page,” disguised as “ Paige,” should “ Mary” mask as “Marye"? Arthur Guiterman. Oblige with “Dixie,” please, pro- fessor, For Philip's mighty feats of arms, And Ailsa’s skill as shot-wound- dresser, Then Philip saved his father, who Acknowledged him and begged his pardon. So all went well—and that will do To exercise a lazy bard on. But, oh! it makes the heathen rage To sce the good old spellings vary. Nurses Outfitting Association 54. W. goth St. New" York Home Bureas Howse For Maids For House and Street Imported Novelties Uniforms Aprons Collars BP Cutts Caps Etc, Makes the best cocktail A pleasing aromatic with all fal, to use with Grape F Spiritand soda beverages. Appetising, health. Wine Jey. At Merchants or Droge: stamps. W. ARNOTT. ABBOTTS BITIERS E comicbooks.com