Life, 1911-09-28 · page 39 of 42
Life — September 28, 1911 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and lighter content**, not political satire. The main elements are: **"The Moan of Many a Man"** (left): A poem by Amos R. Wells lamenting how salaried workers resent unpaid "extras"—speeches, committees, social obligations—that drain time and energy without gratitude. It's relatable workplace frustration about invisible labor beyond one's job description. **Nabob Brand Codfish ad** (top right): A straightforward food advertisement featuring a woman holding packaged boneless codfish, sold mail-order from Gloucester, Massachusetts. **Rad-Bridge game ad** (middle left): An advertisement for what appears to be a card game. **"Arts & Decoration" subscription ad** (center): A magazine promotion targeting art-appreciating middle-class readers. **"An Agreeable Practice"** (right): A brief anecdote about Dr. Garth from the Kit-Kat Club, humorously dismissing his patients' health concerns—not particularly satirical. **"Estimation of Genius"** (bottom right): A historical anecdote about Michelangelo's opinion of Dürer. Overall, this is a **standard Life magazine page mixing light verse, advertisements, and brief humorous stories**—not political commentary.
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Extras The Moan of Many a Man I don’t mind the work, The regular job, The thing I can do, And know how to do, And get used to it. It’s not this that frets, And hinders and pulls, And puts out of joint. saee mma. It's extras I mind, It’s this and it’s that I don’t know about, And cannot plan for, And do not expect. It’s speeches to make, And nothing to say; It’s calls to return, And presents to give, And letters to write, Committees to meet, And bores I must hear, And quarrels adjust, And jealousies calm, And meetings for this, And meetings for that, And things I must do That no one wants done, ‘That have to be done Because they're the thing. It’s little things here, And little things there, That busy men do “ Because, as you know, If you want a thing done, ‘That is what every one says of our NABOB BRAND of Absolutely Boneless Georges CODFISH The fish from which this is made are caught on those ’ Banks where the best and thickest codfish are found. It is the finest selection of the catch, cut into thick, white, flaky pieces, all bones removed. The fish is carefully packed in an improved hinge-cover box lined with waxed paper. You can not get fish of a quality like this anywhere except from us. A trial 4-lb. box, $1.00 (5-Ib. box, $1.20; 10-Ib. box, $2.35) delivered anywhere in the immediate confines of the United States and at residences where express companies make such deliveries, Send for price-list of Mackerel, Halibut, Lobster, Sardines and all sorts of salt-water products of the highest quality. Consumers Fish Company, 72 Commercial Street, Gloucester, Mass, You go to a man Who has all he can do. I don't mind my work, My regular job, If that were just all. It's extras I mind, That take up my time, And eat up my strength, And never say “ Thanks.” EPICTETUS ‘Then up spake the shade of Epictetus, “Yea, in many things you moderns beat us, In the old days of yore And heaven, I think, YOU ARE A LOVER OF THE BEAUTIFUL | Will just be a place Where each man will do His job—and no more Amos R. Wells. | An Agreeable Practice Dr. Garth, who was one of the Kit- Kat Club, coming there one night, de- clared he must soon be gone, having many patients to attend; but some good © being produced he forgot them. q That is one of the many reasons why you should subscribe to ARTS & DECORATION, the standard magazine of moderate price and large circulation for all Americans interested in art. q It expresses that appreciation of art which marks the higher development of American life. q The magazine is most beautifully printed and illustrated on the finest paper, befitting the beauty of the subject with which it deals. You will find it a valued addition to your library table. Write your name and address across this advertisement, send it with a dollar bill for a six months’ trial subscription. $2.00 a year. ADAM L. BUDGE, 16 East 42nd Street, New York 20 cents a copy. When Sir Richard Steele reminded him of his patients, Garth immediately said: “It’s no great matter whether I see them to-night or not; for nine of them have such bad constitutions that all the physicians in the world can’t save them, and the other six have so good consti- tutions that all the ph: ans in the world can’t kill them."—Mark Lemon's Jest Book. Estimation of Genius Charles the Fifth asked Michael An- gelo one day in what estimation he held Albert Durer. When, with all the noble frankness of a man of genius, who knows how to appreciate superior tal- ents, he instantly replied: “I eéteem him so highly that I would if I were not Michael Angelo, much rather be Al- bert Durer than even Charles the Fifth.” comicbooks.com