Life, 1910-12-08 · page 39 of 44
Life — December 8, 1910 — page 39: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising and letters page** with minimal satire. The main content includes: **"From Our Readers" section:** Letters to the editor addressing social grievances. Most notably, "A Submerged Yankee" complains about Jewish and German-Jewish immigration and their economic/cultural influence in America, claiming they control businesses, real estate, and courts—reflecting the antisemitic prejudices common in 1910. He laments losing his "right to life" on public highways. **"Fault! Fault!"**: A brief humorous item mocking the *Boston Transcript* for awkwardly using "fault the proposal" when discussing an Episcopal Convention—it's a light joke about poor word choice, not political satire. **Advertisements dominate**: Hotel La Salle (Chicago), Princess Hotel (Bermuda), soap works, candy, and magazines fill most of the page. The page illustrates early-20th-century American attitudes—including casual antisemitism presented in a readers' forum—alongside commercial advertisements typical of *Life* magazine.
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“ee JANITORS and CUSTODIANS Send us your name and address and let us tell you how you can obtain a twenty-year guaranteed gold filled Swiss movement hdy’s or gentleman’s high grade watch absolutely free. THE TWO BOYS SOAP WORKS Indianapolis, Ind. Manufacturers of TWO BOYS OOZE SOAP and TWO BOYS WASHING POWDER From Our Readers (Concluded from page 1081) of our business organizations, much of our land, and now apparently our courts. If race and religious preju- dices are wrong, why does the Ameri- can Christian deserve them? This country seems no more like home, but “heim.” What matters the variety, Rosen-, Oppen-, or Guggen-? My forefathers promised me the “right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” The two last, the eco- nomic and aesthetic, have succumbed to the Judean strength. I may be compelled to see plays «hat I do not like in theatres that I do not own, but I object (vainly and foolishly, per- haps) to the decision of courts, ap- parently under the same ownership, that on the public highways my last remaining “right ”—my life—is not my own. A SupMercen YANKEE. New York, Nov. 6, 1910. Another Theory Dear Lire (sold cheap, however) : Your offer of a reward for the Ulti- mate is being considered. Like the man who dropped the captain's watch overboard, and then asked if anything was lost when one knew where it was (!). I could deliver the Ultimate if only I could get it into any office, but the reward offered would be much too small. The Ultimate, as I see it, is the n's Magazine Agency, orld, furnishes any or Newspaper, at Amaz- w Prices, and gives quick. ‘Sat. reliable service. Magazine Money & = 911 Catalog lists more than Me Periodteale and Club It’s. Big Money-Saver. GET FREE, ths ereat Magazine Catalog Send Us Your Ni da, Nae and “Address HANSON'S MAGALINE AG! inson Block, Lexingto! Motel Ila Satle Chicago’s Finest Hotel ‘Zireses Clone te George H. Gask La Salle at Madison ka Hotel La Salle is already one of the famous hotels of the world and excels all Chicago hotels in the elegance of its furnishings, the excellence of its cuisine and the thoroughness of its service. RATES One Person: Room with detached bath Room with private bath Two Persons: Room with detached bath Room with private bath $3.00 to $5.00 $5.00 to $8.00 ber day Two Connecting Rooms with Bath: Two person, - + Four persons, - + + $5.00 t 00 > $8.00 wo sis0o ber dey Suites: $10.00 to $35.00 per day All rooms at $5.00 or more are same price for one or two persons. Center of Chicago’s Activities PRINCESS HOTEL, BERMUDA THE IDEAL WINTER RESORT. Opene December 12, Accommodates 400. Outdoor life all winter. Beautiful drives, saddle riding. tennis. golf, yachting, sea sathing. FINE NEW SWIMMING POOL. Only two days from New York by fast, luxurious steamers, sailing twice a week. HOWE & TWOROGER, Mgrs., Hamilton, Bermuda whole created Earth, as being farthest The Evening Post (January 15, 1885), as quoted in the Century Dic- tionary as authority, furthermor faults Lire, Yours truly, CoccrsHatt Macy, Stiver Crty, N. M. from its Creator. Now what are you going to do about it, now that you know where and what it is? Yours, “Constant READER.” Nov. 9, 1910. Fault! Fault! Tudge Packard, of Maryland, faulted the proposal for its’ use of language —Episco- pal Convention report in Boston Transcript. And we hereby respectfully fault the Transcript for the same reason. What on earth does “fault the proposal” Why on earth does the Transcript permit itself to use such language?—Lirr, Novem- ber 10. Eprtor or Lire.—Sir: “TP f HAVE FAULTED, I MUST MAKE AMENDS.” —Ropsert Greene (1560-1592). The Transcript cannot better Shake- speare’s English. The best English, as Lowell says, is that of his time, and our New Englanders brought it with them. “T faulted That I did mend it” is to be found in the best known of rare Ben Jonson's plays, Also as a transitive verb, Jeremy Taylor in Holy Dying has “That which it is to be faulted.” ORIENT -EUROPE 3 UR, Jani 15. Toure to all parts of Europe. ORIENT A. any Hea Gon teem gee oes ee DE POTTER TOURS (522?) *?NEw Yo! year) NEW YORK 1083 Delicious Candies Standard of Purity and. Excellence ~ Caramels Aig tect Oo Hat aren Chocolates fzwt"es,cais ‘And all dala te Stee Smart Set au:hiopirtisenis Amsrica $1.00 pound Hand Painted Bores _ Delicately hand painted boxss, many foral de- pkey Say eg Shipped anywhere prepaid. 2. 2,125 B*way, nr. 74th St. Bway and 424 St. 169 Broadway 80 cents the pound [a