Life, 1911-03-30 · page 42 of 45
Life — March 30, 1911 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book notices**, not political satire. The dominant content includes: **Main Advertisement:** Scribner's Magazine Guide to London and Paris—a travel resource mailed free to readers planning summer abroad trips, with practical information on hotels, shops, theatres, and restaurants. **Small Cartoon:** At bottom left, a single-panel domestic scene shows a child telling their mother: "MAMA, I DON'T WANT TO BE A TATTLE TALE, BUT FOSTER BROTHER WAS IN SWIMMING." The joke is the child's contradiction—they *are* tattling while claiming reluctance to do so. This is gentle humor about childhood behavior, not political commentary. **Other Content:** - Belle Mead Sweets chocolate advertisement emphasizing purity - List of recently published books - Hamburg-American Line travel booking ad The page reflects early-20th-century consumer culture and leisure travel advertising aimed at affluent readers.
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Purity and Simplicity are two elements which have won for ||) Belle Mead Sweets their enviable rep- | utation as the gift which always car- | ries with it an evidence of thoughtful | consideration. Belle Mead Sweets|} Chocolates and Bon Bons are absolute in their purity. They are made of real fruit and nuts, fresh cream and butter, chocolate and sugar.. Not one drop |f of artificial coloring or flavoring is used in the ‘cleanest candy kitchen in the world.” It is a satisfaction to know they are so perfectly pure and wholesome when your taste is being delighted by their dainty and Sold only in sealed packages by the better class of druggists BELLE MEAD § SWEETS, Trenton, D N. J. Books Received (Concluded from page 645) The Individual and Society, by James Mark Baldwin. (R. G. Badger, Boston, Mass. $1.50.) The Ho .c of Serravalle, by Richard Bagot. (John Lane Company. $1.50.) The Lame Englishman, by Warwick Deeping. (Cassell & Company. $1.20.) Four in Family, by Florida P. Sumer- well. (Bobbs, Merrill Co., Indianapolis, Ind. $t.00.) Alarms and Discursions, by Gilbert K. Chesterton. (Dodd, Mead & Co.) Denry the Audacious, by Arnold Ben- nett. (E. P, Dutton & Company. $1.35.) “MAMA, I DON'T WANT TO BE A TAT- TLE TALE, DUT FOSTER BROTHER WAS IN Captivating Mary Carstairs, by Henry Second. (Small, Maynard & Company. Books for the Tourist $1.30.) . 5 Seymour Hicks, by himself. (John Standard and reliable Guide and Travel Books by all the leading authorities, costing from 50c. upward. Send for catalogue. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE yours end CRUISES Book Dept., VERYWHERE 43 Broadway, N. Y. Lane Company. $1.25.) Diminutive Dramas, by Maurice Bar- ing. (Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. $1.25.) Edgehill Essays, by Adrian Hoffman Joline.. (R. G. Badger, Boston, Mass. $2.00.) LONDON AND _ PARIS Nas If you are going abroad this Summer you should have in your hands, before sailing, a copy of SCRIBNER’S MACAZINE GUIDE to the best London and Paris Hotels, Shops, Theatres, Res- taurants, and other places of interest. These Guides are mailed free and will be ready for distribution about April 15th. They have been specially prepared for us and we want every reader of Scribner’s Magazine, who is going abroad, to have acopy. Each Guide contains just the most helpful and use- ful information. It is small, handy, invaluable. For instance, in twelve ‘‘ Walks,’? you are taken about London by one who knows London, knows what Americans want most to know. The Guide to Paris is written in an equally enter- taining way. : : Write for the Guide now, addressing Scribner’s International Travel & Shopping Bureau, 153 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Your attention is also called to the special service rendered Americans in London by this Scribner Bureau. If you will call up our Landon office (Holborn 5849) on your arrival, most desirable information and introduc: tions to the best shops, hotels and travel offices in London and Paris will be cheerfully given. SCRIBNER'S INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND SHOPPING BUREAU CARE SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE NEW YORK, 163-167 FIFTH AVENUE TEMPLE HOUSE, TemPLe avenue, LONDON comicbooks.com