Life, 1911-06-01 · page 49 of 52
Life — June 1, 1911 — page 49: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews** rather than political satire. It contains: **Main Content:** - Peter's Chocolates advertisement emphasizing digestibility and quality - A Union Pacific Railroad advertisement featuring Colorado tourism, with an illustration of a family in a railcar heading to mountain scenery - Extensive "Books Received" section listing newly published titles - Small product advertisements (Rad-Bridge playing cards, Clincher tie holder, Caron-Paris perfume) **The Colorado/Union Pacific imagery** depicts early 20th-century leisure travel—positioning Colorado mountain recreation as urban workers' escape and rejuvenation. The railroad marketed vacations as necessary rest cures for city workers. **No political cartoons or satire appear on this page.** This is a typical Life magazine interior page from the era, blending editorial book coverage with period advertisements for consumer goods and travel services.
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You Can Always Eat Peter’s Chocolates, for they are digestible, | and have that wonderful flavor which tempts the appetite and makes one always ‘‘want more.” Peter's quality is a synonym for purity and care both here and abroad. There is no finer milk chocolate made. . | Peter's comes in several va- rieties: | Peter's Milk Chocolate. Peter's Milk Chocolate Cro- quettes Peter's Almond Milk Chocolate | Peter's Milk Chocolate with Roasted Hazelnuts Eada Pu Peter's Bon-Bons. Books Reczived The Chasm, by George Cram Cook. (F. A. Stokes Company. $1.25 ) A Senator of the Fifties, by Jeremiah Lynch. (A. M. Robertson, San Fran- cisco, Cal. $1.50.) The Soul’s Rubaiyat, by Amelia Wood- ward Truesdell. (A. M. Robertson, San Francisco, Cal. go cents) The Riding Master, by Dolf Wyllarde, (John Lane Company. $1 50) Fortunata, by Marjorie (Harper & Brothers. $1.30) The Prodigal Judge, by Vaughan Kester. (The Bobbs-Merrill Compaay, Indianapolis, Ind.) Unknown Lady, by Justus \ (Harper & Brothers. Patterson Isaac Dooman, (R G. Badger, Boston, Mass. $1.00.) The Tongues of Toil, ty William F. Barnard. (The Fraternal Press, Chi- cago, IIL $1.00.) by Paul Trent. (F. A. Stokes Company. $1.25.) | Ol CARDS peak pelewed | Pou colors cacy ted, per pack. Gold edge We, Dealers every: ot 'pree. Send for Catalog | | vat in place without injury to tle or shirt. rough edges. Light and nea:. German Sil (sy Gold Ptate $0e. At best dealers or postpatd ales Company, Filth Ave. Bidg.. New York Qlorado Electric Block Signals Union Pacific Country means a new lease of life for people who are tired of the city. Here there is fishing, hunting and all the pleasures which make for recrea- tion. Spend a month in Colorado. You will come back to the city well equipped for the works of another year. = Union Pacific : Standard Road of the West New and Direct Route to Yellowstone National Park For Colorado and other Summer trip booklets, address W.G, NEIMEYER, Gen, Agent, ‘89 W. Jackson Bor . Traffic Mgr., Union Pacific R. R., B, DE FRIEST, Gen. Eastern Agent, si 205 Broadway, New York City J.G. LOWE, Gen Agent, ‘Si N. Ninth St., St Louis, Mo, . Chicago, Il. 857 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. ‘sk aboat our All-Expense Tours of Yellowstone National Park. Songs, by Florence Isabel Chauncey. (R. G. Badger, Boston, Mass. $1.25.) The Valley of Regret, by Adelaide Holt. (John Lane Company. $1.50) Woman and Labor, by — Olive Schreiner. (F. A. Stokes Company. $1.25 net.) Little Cities of Italy, “y André Mau rel. (G, P. Putnam's Sons.) More Than Kin, by Patricia Wert- worth. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.35 net.) Leila, by Antonio Fogazzaro. H. Doran Conipany. $1.35 net.) Miss Livingston's (Geo. Companion, by Mary Dillon. net.) The Gleam, by Helen R. (Henry Holt & Co. $1.35 net.) The Obvious Orient, by Albert Bush- nell Hart. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.50 net.) The Brown Mask, by Percy Brebner (Cassell & Co. $1.20 net.) Century Compary. $1.30 Albee. Artistic Perfumer His Latest Novelty, Caron=Paris =! “MIMOSA"? Extract. Sold by thy Best Stores. comicbooks.com