Life, 1911-11-02 · page 5 of 56
Life — November 2, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. The main content features: 1. **"An Unfinished Artist"** (left column): A poem about carving a duck—likely a humorous piece playing on the repetitive phrase "when father carves the duck," a common domestic scene in period humor. 2. **Matheson "Silent Six" automobiles** (center): A full-page car advertisement highlighting Limousine and Demi-Limousine models with various body styles. 3. **Secondary ads** (bottom/sides): Remoh Gems jewelry, Moving Picture Plays, Cornell Cottages (portable buildings), and Lubin Manufacturing Company. The "duck carving" poem appears to be light domestic humor rather than political commentary. This is a commercial magazine page typical of early 20th-century Life, mixing modest editorial content with substantial advertising revenue.
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An Unfinished Artist It is a strange and stirring sight, When father carves the duck, For dangers lurk to left and right, When father carves the duck. To all our minds this notion clings That too adhesive are the wings, Legs, breast, pope’s nose and other things, When father carves the duck There’s dread on each expectant face, When father carves the duck, Aconstant wish to shift one’s place, When father carves the duck. We watch with wide and wistful eyes, The way each longed-for tithit flies, For there is many a sad surprise, When father carves the duck, There is a lony and strenuous strife, When father carves the duck, We deem the dead has come to life, When father carves the duck And mother, looking on aghast, Hopes in this time of long, long fast, That someone will be served at last, When father carves the duck. We cower beneath the tablecloth, When father carves the duck, And that evokes paternal wrath, When father carves the duck. y head a greasy blot s our destined lot, And father says what he should not, When father carves the duck. The stuffing flies about the room, When father carves the duck, And lends the air a rich perfume, When father carves the duck Not Imitations triumph of the ce — a marvelously reconstructed gem. Luoks like a diamond —weurs like a diamond—brilliancy, guaranteed forever—stands filing, fire and acid adiamond. Has'no paste, foil, rtificial backing. Set only in arat Solid gold’ mountings. ‘ost of diamonds. Guaran- Sent on approval. Mouey cheerfully refund- ed if not perfectly satisfactory. Write today for our De-Luxe Jewel Book—it's free for the asking. Address— Remoh Jewelry Co. MOVING PICTURE PLAYS - No dialogue. Comedy, Drama and Western. mpt payment guara ri of ° Pha guaranteed. Write for Circular of In LUBIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2007 Indiana Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. atheson “Silent Six.” And still he hacks, jabs, stabs and saws, And still we wait with empty maws, And mother hints it’s all because He cannot carve the duck. Inonymous. As Chauffeurs Go “Their chauffeur seems a sober, care- ful fellow.” “Well, for the wages they pay they can't well expect Garages,Cottages, School Houses,Camps —Portable Buildings of every descriptio! Factory Mode at Low Cost. Art Catalog by mail on receipt of 4c stamps WYCKOFF LUMBER & MFG. CO. comicbooks.com