Life, 1910-12-08 · page 42 of 44
Life — December 8, 1910 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **table of contents and advertising page** for *Life* magazine, not a political cartoon page. The main content advertises the magazine's Christmas issue featuring literary serializations and stories by prominent authors of the era (Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Harding Davis, Ernest Thompson Seton, F. Hopkinson Smith). The page includes: 1. **Left column**: Answers to a trivia quiz from the previous week (historical figures and places) 2. **Center**: Holiday fiction announcements, including General Frederick Funston's war stories about fighting Filipino insurgents—likely referencing the Philippine-American War (1899-1902) 3. **Right**: Advertisement for *Dickens's Best-loved Children* illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith 4. **Top left**: Royal Copenhagen Porcelain advertisement There are **no political cartoons** on this page. The only potentially satirical element is the trivia quiz itself, which tests readers' knowledge of historical and literary references typical of educated audiences of that era.
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ERE: | Royal Copenhagen | Porcelain And Danish Arts Pieces that show rare artistic insight— admirable in every way—in their delineation both of the scope and spirit of Royal Copenhagen and Danish ceramic art. The inspection of Connoisseurs is cordially invited. | 14-16 W. 33rd St., New York (Opposite Waldorf-Astoria) Answers to the “Pot Pourri of Questions” Printed on Page 1030 of Last Week’s Life . Robert Bruce. Lord James of Douglas. 3. John Milton. . Cardinal Wolsey. . Saint Francis of Assisi. . The Egyptians. . The Amazon, . Longfellow. . Mars. . Socrates. . James I. of England. . Duc de Sully. . Guy Fawkes. . Blowing up the “ Merrimac.” . Henry IV. of France (Navarre), . Holland. Buddha. . Colorado. . Harbor of Marseilles. . William Tell. . Edward Payson Weston, . Leonardo da Vinci. . Chinon, Normandy. . Dead Sea. The Eiffel Tower. Denmark. » Roland. Robin Hood. North Carolina. Edinburgh, Scotland. 3t. King René of Provence. . Margaret of Anjou. . Salem, Massachusetts, PLAYING CARDS. iched linen. vad. Colors, red, blue, 15m nectio of peices Bend for Catalog svaid on ectior ot price. Send for Catalog wider peel Dept. Ee TADCLIFEE & CO.. 166 Pear 8, Now York . Robert Burns. 44 - Tower of London. 45. “ Beefeaters.” 46. Australians. 47. Edward II. Sir Walter Raleigh. Isle of Man, Emperor Charles V. 38. Tulip. 48. Sir Galahad. . Don Quixote. 49. . Benjamin Franklin, 50. « Doctor Johnson. 5t. English Channel. 52. . Empress Josephine. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE’S second episode, * Through the Mists” of the great historic past. ‘The First Cargo —The Coming of the Saxons to Britain. Mlustrated by N.C. Wyeth. RICHARD HARDING DAVIS’S “The Consul.” The story of a faith- ful servant of his country. It ends with one of the most dramatic and inspiring scenes the author has ever written. Illustrated by F. D. Steele. “The Bonnet with Lilacs,” by KATHARINE HOLLAND BROWN. A truer, more tender love story has rarely been written. THOMAS NELSON PACE’S “The Stranger's Pew” is the very em- bodiment of the spirit and meaning of Christmas time. Illus. by Blendon Campbell. “Christmas for Big Ame,” a story by JOHN FOX, JR. How the marshal found the mountaineer. Anotherof GENERAL FREDERICK FUNSTON’S thrilling stories of fighting with Insurgents. “A Defeat and a Victory.” ERNEST THOMPSON SETON’S “The Land of the Caribou” in the wild country of the Arctic Prairies. Mlustrated by the Author. The Second Part of the new Serial “Kennedy Square” by F. HOPKIN- SON SMITH. Other Stories, Articles, Poems, etc. A Beautiful Number of a Great Magazine On all news-stands CHARLES SCRI 00 a year; 25 cents a number R'S SONS, NEW YORK “Die Wacht am Rhein.” Titian. Francis I. Julius Cesar. A Group of DICKENS'S Best-loved Children Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit, Little Nell and Her Grandfather, David Copperfield and Peggotty, Paul and Florence Dombey painted by JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH. and reproduced in colors, is a most charming feature. comicbooks.com