Life, 1911-06-29 · page 41 of 45
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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews** with minimal satirical content. The two brief jokes ("Down to the Rind" and the Head Clerk/New Clerk exchange) are simple wordplay with no political significance—just light humor about a delivery boy's overconfidence and abbreviated bathing suits. The dominant feature is a **Pabst Blue Ribbon beer advertisement** claiming the beer is "The Favorite Home Beer," emphasizing its "rich, mellow" quality without excessive bitterness. This reflects early 1900s beer marketing before Prohibition. The page includes a book advertisement for "Dr. Thorne's Idea" by J.A. Mitchell and an extensive "Books Received" section listing newly published works on topics like nature writing, psychology, history, and politics—typical of Life's literary coverage during this era. Additional ads promote the Sagamore Hotel on Lake George and Cortez Cigars. **No significant political cartoons or social satire appear on this page.**
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said to ly of the; tt going he front € accus: eymoon ns, and ter steer Down to the Rind A grocery salesman entering a store found the place in charge of the deliv- ery boy. Upon being asked where the proprietor was, the boy replied: “I am the whole cheese here.” The traveling man departed, leaving a note for the proprietor, , which the boy promptly opened. “Permit me to suggest,” it read, “that you are nearly out of cheese. Success Magaz Heap Cirrk: What do you mean by big. sts.? New Cuzrx: Bathing suits. They are abbreviated this summer.—Sphing. ** — and Caught the Outstretchedt Mands** Dr. Thorne’s Idea By J. A. MITCHELL Author of THE LAST AMERICAN, AMOS JUDD, THE PINES OF LORY, Etc. Etc. ILLUSTRATED BY BALFOUR KER One Dollar, Net This book has the same originality of plot and charm of fancy that made “Amos Judd" and “Pines of Lory" peculiarly and popularly success- ful. It has also the same underlying vein of humor which crops out at unexpected moments, giving Tellef to the serious and genuinely sentimental pas- ‘sages in which the story abounds. —Baltimore American, LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street, New York Favorite Home Beer Most women and many men think they want a light beer--what they really want is Pabst BlueRibbon The Beer of Quality A rich, mellow, fully aged beer with the delightful tang of hops but not the excessive bifter taste that is so unpleasant. Books Received My First Summer in the Sierra, by John Muir. (Houghton Mifilin Co., Bos- ton, Mass. $2 50.) Phyllis in Middlewych, by Margaret Westrup. (John Lane Company. $1.50.) The New Av of the Soul, by Jirah D. Buck, M.D. (Robt. Clarke Co. Cincinnati, Ohio. $2.00.) Esther Damon, by Mrs. Fremont Older. (Chas. Scribner's Sons. $1.25 net.) The Price, by Francis Lynde. (Chas. Scribner’s Sons. $1.30 ret.) The Girl that Disappears, by Gen. Theodore A. Bingham. (R. G. Badger Co., Boston, Mass. $1.00.) Rhymes of the City of Roses, by T. B. Shartle. Vol. I. (R. G. Badger Co., Boston, Mass. $1.00.) Dementia Praccox, by Adolf Meyer, M.D. Smith Ely Jelliffe, M.D., and August Hoch, M.D. (RG. Badger Co., Doston, Mass. $2.00 net.) The Dawn Meadow, by G. A. Dennen. (R. G. Badger Co., Boston, Mass. $1.00 net.) Post-Mortem Use of Wealth, by Daniel S. Remsen. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) The Tyranny of Speed, by E. H. A Short History of War and Peace, by G. H. Perris. (Home University Library No. 4.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) The Stock Exchange, by F. W. Hirst. (Home University Library 0. $.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) The Irish Nationality, by Mrs. J. R. Green. (Home University Library No. 6.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) Modern Geography, by Marion I. Newbigin. (Home University Library No. 7.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) Polar Exploration, by W. S. Bruce. (Home University Library No. 8.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) The Evolution of Plants, by Dr. D. H. Scott. (Home University Library No. 9.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) The Socialist Movement, by J, Ram- say Macdonald. (Home University Li- brary No. 10.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) N LAKE GEORGE The Sagamore Hotel June-October The Resort Beautiful T.E. Krambholz, Sazamore, N.Y. Hodgkinson. (John Lane Company. $1.25 net.) Parliament, by Sir Courtenay P. Il- bert. (Home University Library No. 1.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) Shakespeare, by John Masefield. (Home University Library No. 2.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) The French Revolution, by Hilaire Belloc. (Home University Library No. 3.) (Henry Holt & Co. 75 cents.) iz Der week and up. Send 6c stamps for mall mer Homes, No. 0,385 Broadway, New Y “MADE AT KEY WES' JUST OUT--SUMMER HOMES 150 Pageliiustrated Book. With fullint Summer Resorts in Vermont and odations. ling. Address, Sum~ ‘ork. OF GRAINS GARS ie comicbooks.com