Life, 1911-08-03 · page 5 of 40
Life — August 3, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising** with literary content. The main advertisement—a large black rectangle—promotes "Great Western Extra Dry Champagne" from Pleasant Valley Wine Company (Rheims, New York), claiming it won the highest award ever given an American wine at the 1910 Brussilles Exposition. The left column contains **literary quotations about tobacco**, gathered under "What the Immortals Say About Nicotine"—references to smoking from Byron, Ben Jonson, Charles Lamb, and others. These appear designed to legitimize tobacco use through classical literary authority. The remaining advertisements cover foot-ease products, English automobile tours, a weight-loss treatment, and tooth soap. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and promotional practices normalizing tobacco and patent medicines now recognized as harmful.
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What the Immortals Say About Nicotine “PIVINE tobacco!” —Spenser, “ Fairy Queen.” Sublime tobacco! which from East to West Cheers the tar’s labor or the Turkman’s —Byron, “ The Island.” “What a glorious creature was he who first discovered the use of tobacco! —the industrious retires from business the voluptuous from pleasure—the lover from a cruel mistress—the bus- band from a cursed wife—and 1 from the world to my pipe."”—Fielding, The Grub Strect Opera,” Act Ul, The child of tobacco, his pipes and his papers."—Ben Jonson, “ The Fortu nate Isles.’ “For thy sake, tobacco, I Would do anything but die.” —Charles Lam) “The pipe with solemn interposing puff, Makes half a sentence at a time enough; dozing sages “drop the drowsy strain, . and speak, and “ Conversation.” “Among other! regulations it would le very convenient to prevent ‘the ex- cess of drinking; with that scurvy cus- tom among the lads, and parent of the former vice; the taklag “of tobacco where it is not absolutely necessary in point of health."+-Swift, “On the Ad- ncement of Religion: ALLENS FOOT-EASE 63 Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot“Esse, theantiseptic powder for feet. It Telieves painful, swollen, emarting, tender, nervous fect, and instantly takes the sting out of corn: nlons. It's the greatest comfort covery of th Age. Allen's Foot Fase makes tight-fitting, bag Letep sices feel tinh It te @ certain relief’ for ingrowing nails, sweating, callous and Bred, “aching feet.” We have over 30,000 s) testimonial. TRY IT TO-DAY, Sold everywhere 25¢, Do not accept any sub- stitute, Sent by mail for 2c. in stamps. TRIAL PACKAGE. sent by mail. Address, 8. OLMSTED, Le Roy, N. ¥. NGLISH TOURS By AUTOMOBILE PRIVATE CARS. GO WHERE YOU PLEASE. Mustrated Booklet Free By Post. MOTOR TOURING COMPANY, 43 Pembroke Place, LUverpoo! land. - fl, England. Cableo—* Travelling.” mn ad 39 Makes fat people thin at the plac s where they want to be thin. \o EXTERNAL TREATMENT—not « medicine. Send for Booklet L. Tells of actual results, S. BORDEN CO., 69 WARREN ST. h EXTRA DRY roby PLEASANT? ve wa My pipe is lit, My grog is mixed, My curtains drawn, And all is snu; —Thomas Hood. “As bland he pufi’d the pipe o'er week iy new: His bosom kindles with sublimer views.” —T. Wharton, “ Newmarket.” “A good vomit, I confess, a virtuous herb af it be well qualified, opportunely taken, and medicinally used; but as is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, ‘tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health; hellish, devilish, and damned tobacco, the ruin and over- throw of body and soul.”—Burtou, “ Anatomy of Melancholy.” “ Pernicious weed! whose scent the fair annoys, Unfriendly to society's chief joys; The worst effect is banishing for hours The sex whose presence civilizes ours.” —Cowper, “ Conversation.” “Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe When tipp’d with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties—give me a cigar!” —Byron, “The Island.” “A glass is good, and a lass is good, And a pipe to smoke in cold weather; The world is good, and the people are good, And we're all good fellows together.” —IJohn O'Keefe. Ww The Inexpensive Life They tell of an official at Washington, known by his friends to be a ra “close” man, who has many a passag of arms with his wife, all by reason that very “ closeness. On one occasion a friend had the mis- fortune to enter just as the pair were ending an argument touching some question of houschold expenditure. He was just in time to hear the husband say: “See here, Marie, you cannot hood- wink me in these matters. Do you think that I have lived all these years for nothing?” “T shouldn't be at all surprised,” was the wifely repartee—Harper’s Monthly RNICA TOOTH SOAP SSS Ss good for the whole mouth—cleanses, heals and mak: antiseptic the gums. Cleans and whitens the teeth. Neutralizes all mouth acids and prevents decay and discoloration. Comes tn cake form that will not break or spill—twice as convenlent—twice as good. Each cake In @ compact metal box. 25¢ at all druggists or sent by mall, STRONG & CO. CHICAGO DR. GIVENS’ SANITARIUM For Nervous and mild Mental diseases. Has separate cottages for Alcohol and Drag patients, Address DR, GIVENS, Stamford, Conn,