Life, 1911-03-23 · page 41 of 44
Life — March 23, 1911 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and readers' correspondence**, not political satire or cartoons. The substantive content includes: 1. **"From Our Readers"** — a rebuttal letter defending the Catholic Church and a nun's right to see her deceased father, responding to what the writer calls Life's "moonshine" reporting. The writer challenges Life's criticism for alleged anti-Catholic bias. 2. **Multiple product advertisements** — Tecla Pearls (artificial gems), Johnston's Chocolates (the "T-R-I-A-D Box"), a Sexology instruction book, Rad-Bridge playing cards, and "Fatoff" weight-reduction products. The one point of interest: the readers' letter suggests Life had previously reported negatively on Catholic Church practices, and this letter attacks Life's fairness and alleged "bigotry" — indicating contemporary Catholic-Protestant tensions around religious institutional authority in 1911 America. Otherwise, this is a standard magazine page mixing content with revenue-generating advertisements.
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cha! Tecla’s Artificial Gems TECLA PEARLS are successfully rivalling their eonfreres of nature. Many a story, more interesting than any related in fiction, could we unfold of the copies we have achieved of celebrated jewels, so perfect in de- tail, color and all the subtle little unevennesses of nature, as to deceive not merely the owner of the original piece, but also the cleverest of experts. The color of Professor Tecla’s Pearls is nature's very own, and therein lies the great strength of his position. TECLA NEW YORK PARIS 398 Fifth Avenue 10 Rue de la Paix LONDON NICE 7 Old Bond Street 16 Avenue Masséna No other Branches or Agents From Our Readers (Concluded from page 599) There is no rule which prevents a Good Shepherd nun from seeing her father. Sister Mary, as a matter of fact, has seen her father, Mr. Long, twice a week for the past twenty-five years, and chatted with him, and not from behind a screen, either. She did not require the permission of Bishop McDonald to look upon her parent's dead body. The story as the World had it and which Lire swallowed is all moonshine. Your criticism upon the incident is this: “ It would be more in accordance with the laws of civil- ized countries and with the American spirit of fair play if Sister Mary be set at liberty, etc.” Would it not be more in accordance with the laws of civilized countries and with the Ameri- Ejovite Chocolates in a novelty box Dutch Bitter Sweets Milk Chocolate Creams White Cherries in Maraschino—Chocolate Dipped When buying Johnston's Chocolates, the greatest difficulty has been in decidin; just mic kind to select. # z J tich Dutch Bitter Sweets vie with the delicate smoothness of Milk Choco- late Creams, and the White Maraschino Cherries—Chocolate Dipped—have such an individual appeal all their own that it is small wonder candy lovers halted, unde- cided, not knowing which box contained the most delicious chocolates. But this is now remedied. You can get all three kinds in one package. The T-R-I-A-D Box is an unusually attractive ‘kage in looks and 5 the three sliding trays contalnv'a Trent delight. — es The name Johnston on each piece—utmost quality in each At all good dealers. — for Every Taste piece. Extraofdinary Sve Sie Ma : Chocolate ocolate Almonds laraschino—Chocolate Dipped Swiss Style Milk Chocolate Crea: TIR-I-A’D Chocolates me SAMPLE BOX For five two-cent stamps tocover post- age and packing, we will mail to your address a generous sample of any of the Johnston favorites, » et) ‘This knowledge does Come intelligently of itself, nor correctly from ordinary every-day sources, SEXOLOGY (Ultustratea by William H. Walling, A.M. MDq imparts in a clear, wholesome way in one volume : Knowledge a Young Man Should Hore. Knowledge a Young Hushand should Have. Knowledge. Knowledge a Young Woman Should Have. Knowledge a Xoune, Wife Should Ha edge onl vwiedee a Mother Shomtd Tmpart to Her Daughter, Medical Knowledge a Wite Should Have. 4 one volum for “Other People’ Poritan Pab. Co., 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa, oes i, 7 Pan’s Mountain, by Amelie Rives. can spirit of fair play, if Lire would (Harper & Brothers. $1.50.) but get the facts before maligning a The Way to Peace, by Margaret De- moral institution of such huge propor- land. (Harper & Brothers. $1.50.) tions as the Catholic Church? Is Lire bigoted? Catuoticus. New York City, March 3, 1911, Reducer for Men and Womens “EF ATOF FE» The Latest Books OTHER it Corpulent Part ta 0a Jocredibay Short Tim A Man’s Man, by Ian Hay. (Hough- ene fests Org Medicine. ton, Mifflin Company. $1.20.) port —and it's hones ‘CLUB Hematich and "rag backs patented. Four colors each red, OW i you're corpuient—take ight. and it you d ior) ‘Don't have cold ter rah ten ‘with, PATOF and get new life into Exper treatment at yout home by appolatment. Literature matled tree in plain sealed wrapper. LINEN AND VELODR PLAYING CARDS ra, green. 2c per pack. Gold edge, 3c. Desiere throughout the country, oF sraeat pomald ov seceint of pice "Send for Catalog "ly" M.8. BORDEN So..eenara test For years at $2 Dept, Ls RADCLIFFE & CO.. 144 Peart St, New York comicbooks.com