Life, 1911-08-17 · page 37 of 40
Life — August 17, 1911 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** interspersed with editorial content rather than political satire. The main elements are: **Dr. Thorne's Idea** (upper left): A book advertisement for a novel by J.A. Mitchell, featuring a dramatic illustration titled "He Would Have Pulled Me Over." The text emphasizes the book's realism and character development. **The cartoon** (lower left) shows a humorous domestic scene where "Mother Devil" calls to Lucifer to "come quick" because the baby has "cut a horn"—a visual pun playing on the devil's iconic horns as literal growths a devil-baby might develop. **Other ads**: Steinway pianos (upper right) and Usher's Whisky (lower right) are standard period product advertisements. The page reflects early 20th-century magazine format, mixing literature promotion with consumer goods advertising and light humor rather than sharp political commentary.
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1.1810, he J. A, Mitebet STEINWAY Even as the piano is the chief i instrument for the interpretation of music, so, does the Steinway dominate all other pianos. The Steinway Vertegrand le Would Have Patled Me Over” A characteristic Steinway achieve~ ment. Constructed to produce in By J. A. MITCHELL Phe Een ewes Author of The Last American, Amos Judd, 4 Price, in Ebonized Case, $550 The Pines of Lory, ete., ete. Not to become acquainted with Steve Wadsworth and follow him through the athnge vicioutudes af Wis remarirbic carer Te te migs invcrcourre with human being of a kind rarely found between the covers of a book.— Baltimore ' s afore han_most novela it has individuality in the manner of the # STEINWAY & SONS telling. —N. ¥. Times, =: a STEINWAY HALL ONE DOLLAR, NET 107 and 109 East 14th Street, New York LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York Eat a Ma a at Mother Devil: ou! Come QUICK LUCIFER, DEAR, BADY’S CUT A HORN. comicbooks.com