Life, 1910-10-27 · page 40 of 44
Life — October 27, 1910 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily advertising and editorial content rather than political satire. The main articles include: **"Getting a Shave in Rome"**: Humorously recounts travel writer Harry Franck's terrible barber experience—an aggressive Italian barber who slathers scalding lather on his face then abandons him mid-shave for a casual conversation about wine prices, leaving Franck's face burning. **Recreation Magazine Advertisement**: Promotes November's issue featuring hunting and outdoor activities (duck, grizzly, quail, brant shooting), plus articles on fishing, rifles, and survival skills. **Product Ads**: Include a motor car signal device, ales, and automobile equipment—typical 1911 consumer advertising. No political cartoon or satire appears here. The "satire" is purely comedic (the barber story), not political. This is a standard magazine page mixing humor, travel narrative, and period advertisements.
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JERICHO THE PERFECT MOTOR CAR SIGNAL “Warns Without Offense’’ A A Safe Sane Signal 5 Signal Rear of auc type. Pes operation Specify it for your 1911 equipment Prices $7-$8-$9-$10, according to size Manufactured by THE RANDALL-FAICHNEY CO. BOSTON, U. S. A. Write for folder 33 Obtatnable of dealers everywhere ‘That mellow and insistent call. It's getting #0 you don’t hear anything else JERICHO IS > EVERYBODYS SIGNAL Getting a Shave in Rome The barbers of Rome are to be avoided, declares Mr. Harry A. Franck in 4 Vag- abond Journey Around the World. He avoided a barber shop as long as possi- ble, but there came a day when he was obliged to enter. The seat prepared for customers was a mere chair, a decidedly rickety one. I*had all but fallen asleep awaiting the barber's appearance, when he ap- proached stealthily and slapped me sud- denly and emphatically on the point of the chin with the brush of a bankrupt billposter. The blow was nothing compared with the temperature of the splash of lather that accompanied it. The cold chills set the ends of my toes tingling. There ensued a lathering of which no American so fortunate as to have spent all his days in the land of his first milk To Enjoy the Charm of Ale E toorder abotie of } Ale Therein you will find realization surpassing anticipation—a drink that captivates all the senses. Clubs, Restiurass, Ssloons, Chop Houses & Dealers, leg bottle can form a conception. From ear to ear, from Adam’s apple well up my nostrils, that icy lather was slapped and rubbed in with the paste-brush and the rasp-like palm of the manipulator, until my first notion that this thorough soap- ing was to lighten the work with the razor was succeeded by the fear that my torturer had decided to dispense with the razor entirely and wear my beard off. When he had covered all my face but one eye, the barber laid aside his brush, strolled to the door and stood with his arms akimbo, evidently to give his biceps time to recover from their strenuous cx- ertions. A fellow townsman sauntered by, and the two fell into a discussion that volved the advance of a half-cent a liter in the price of wine. The lye on my face began to draw and tingle, the chair groaned under me, and still the dispute raged on. Fortunately the townsman was called away before it was settled. (Continued on page 725) AND NOW— What About November Recreation? “Mostly Shooting” this time, as the cover indicates, Articles that will interest you whether you are going shooting this Fall or not. To quote a few titles: DUCK SHOOTING ON THE ILLINOIS HUNTING GRIZZLIES ON THE ISKOOT QUAIL SHOOTING IN “SHOT OUT” COVERTS BRANT SHOOTING ON THE PACIFIC COAST But there is a whole lot besides in this number, You will laugh over the corking story by Harris Dickson, “Sallie's Bear Cub.” And you will be surprised to hear that one of our writers has discovered a new waterfall, 400 feet high, in Newfoundland. You will have, in addition, all the practical and helpful articles that have made RECREATION famous, such as “Fishing Rod Making at Home,” the story of “The RECREATION Hunt. ing Knife,” “Selecting a Sporting Rifle,” “The Bird Dog,” etc. RECREATION The cover of November RECREATION is more than a cover—it is a work of art. It is cite of the finest photographic reproductions in colors ever shown of a magazine; and it is from real life, not the dream of an artist. It is a cover you will want to frame for your den, We have ready for free distribution a booklet about “Daniel Boone and His Brother.” His- torical, yet a mighty interesting tale of these frontiersmen. We want every man who is interested in outdoor life to have this booklet whether he reads RECREATION or not. A postal will bring it and it will show you as a sportsman a sure way to get the most out of your recreation. Now a few more words about the magazine, RECREATION, You may have the November and December numbers of RECREATION for 1910 and all of the numbers of 1911 for only $2.00. The regular subscription price is $3.00 a year. We want to get you acquainted with RECREATION. If you do not know RECREATION well enough to accept this offer without being showay send 25 cents for the November number and then, if you like it, clinch the above offer by send- ing us $1.75 additional. Remember the booklet, “Daniel Boone and His Brother,” is free, :0 send for it today. RECREATION N— 24 West 39th Street NEW YORK comicbooks.com