Life, 1911-11-09 · page 31 of 44
Life — November 9, 1911 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes editorial content with advertising. **"All Men of Blood Royal"** is a satirical essay, likely responding to John D. Rockefeller's claimed descent from English nobility. The piece argues that mathematically, *everyone* has thousands of royal ancestors going back through history. The satire undercuts aristocratic pretension: if you trace ancestry far enough, common people share the same royal lineage as the wealthy, making claims of special "blood" ridiculous. **The advertisements** are period pieces: White Rock table water marketed as hygienic ("sterilized bottles"), a Piedmont cedar chest for Christmas gifts, and prominently, Pompeian Massage Cream—a beauty product using the era's common marketing trope that a woman's appearance determines her romantic/social fortune. The Pompeian ad includes a 1912 calendar reproduction of a society portrait, targeting affluent readers. The page reflects early 1900s concerns: germ theory anxiety, class consciousness, and beauty culture's emerging dominance in women's magazines.
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au Wherever quality gathers- hife Rock “The Worlds Best Table Water" In NEW Sterilized Bottles Only All Men of Blood Royal Jobn D. Rockefeller’s from the English royal tagenet times is remarkable med descen mily in Plan- rv its mod eration. All men are slescended not from kings only, but from thousands of kings Ninety years ago cight great grand parents of ost of us were livi years before that cight ancestors h of the eight, or sixty-fe so on indefinitely. rony of Mowbray dates from 1283, that of De Ros from 1263. When the first Mowbray and De i n winning their spurs ¢ about 2,097,152 living ancestors. In the year of the battle of Hastings—and sone Continental families trace much further b: 1 nid vs be hone of us had —each present-day mortal 000 for yy cla more than 7 bears, We leave to statisticians the impos sible task of fi ich 10 deduct from the: theoretical totals to Now for duplication of ancestors in re uring out how gencrations. We prefer ound of his upon the impregnable vorie fact Kingdoms in the old days were ch smaller and far less populous than now. There were four king doms in Ireland, halt a d land, no one knows how many in Con md Asia, Mark An tony had a whole bench show of kings behind him at Actium and got thrashed in spite of them ¢ king- dom in ancient times reckoned 500,000 souls, it is easy to see that from the dawn of human institutions down to en in Eng tinental Europe If an aver. LIFE modern times the number of kingly ble for everybody FOR CRISTUAS A Piedmont Red Cedar Chest cestors avs proaches infinity royal birth. It is. self-evident — York World. Provaid East of thi Mississippi — f Chest Dia. Long 1ft. 9a, high. “Ane you dining anywhere on Wednesday, Spongele », old man, I'm not. Do you——" Phen you'll be awfully hungry on Thursday, won't you? "—Tit-Bits. “Your Face is Your Fortune” Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow. In the life of every man and woman—some- time, somewhere, somehow—a supreme happi- ness is won or lost by personal appearance. A complexion that is clearer, cleaner and more wholesome than the average is surely—some- time, somewhere, somehow — going to reward you with something dear to your mind or heart. Likewise, a neglected complexion will just so surely work against you. In a million families, men and women are happier today because Pompeian has added to the value of their personal appearance. Some- time, somewhere, somehow will come the wish that you had used POMPEIAN Massage Cream But you can’t “ish on" a good complexion, Now is the time to begin. Discover how Pompeian cleanses, refreshes, improves and invigorates the skin; how it exercises the muscles of the face, stimulates the circula- tion and creates a fine skin-health. A short use of Pompeian will improve even the best complexion and surprise you and your friends. A test will prove this. Make the test. Sometime, somewhere, somehow you will be glad that your face is really your fortune. “Don't envy a good complexion; use Pompeian and have one.** Pompeian is sold by all’ dealers, but you can try before you buy. See trial jar and Art Calendar offer below. 1912 Art Calendar of this charming ‘‘Pompeian Beauty’? sent with each trial jar. Size 32 in. by 8 in., an ideal panel for framing (calendar part can be cut off without injuring picture) Reproduced in exquisite colors (dark red and gold) from original $1000 painting by Carle Blenner, the famous society artist of New York. Trial Jar and 1912 Art Calendar both sent for 10¢ (stamps or coin). ‘This is an unusual chance to get a trial jar of the most popular face cream and also a copy of the most popular Art Calendar. Clip coupon before you forget it. Magazines and Books for Library Slips (one in each package) comicbooks.com