Life, 1911-11-23 · page 43 of 44
Life — November 23, 1911 — page 43: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book listings**, not political satire. The main content features: **Left side:** A "Books Received" section listing newly published titles (novels and non-fiction from 1910s-era publishers). **Center:** A **Peerless automobile advertisement** showcasing a closed-car landaulet, emphasizing luxury features like secure mechanics, comfortable upholstery, power-driven tire pumps, and electric lighting—marketing automobiles as symbols of refinement and reliability to wealthy consumers. **Bottom left:** An **Old Overholt Rye whiskey ad** using period-typical marketing ("100 years" of tradition, aged quality) to appeal to taste-conscious gentlemen. **Bottom right:** A small cartoon showing a snail declining to go to school, with dialogue about being "on my way now"—a mild children's joke about a snail's slowness. This is a typical Life magazine page blending literature notices, luxury goods advertising, and light humor for an educated, affluent readership.
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— Books Received People of the Wild, by F. St. Mars, (Outing Publishing Company Under Western Eyes, by Jose rad. (Harper & Bros. $ ) Jennie Gerhardt, by Theodore Dreiser. (Harper & Bros. $1.35.) Sea Tales, by Jack London pillan Company by Owen Wister. Jugglers, by Molly Elliot Seawell. Mother, by Kathleen Norris. (Mac The Closed Car of character expresses in millan Company $1.00.) . . . The: -afustcal. <Amatenn, “by Bobet j | its design and finish a thorough appreciation Haven Schaufiler. on Miflin fSSs5S55553558555=sss5555s5> of its fine use. the Diary of an Impres: 4 ae . afeadio Hearn, (Houghton The occupant has confidence in the mechan- ) pany, Boston, Mass.) . : : . . i" ‘4 Sofety Match, by lan Hay. Ch ism. A feeling of security against strain, fatigue, Mifflin Cow y Boston, : o . . Sean) or any sort of discomfort, heightens his enjoy- guerite Bouvet. (A. C, McClurg & Co. ment of the luxurious upholstering and exquisite Chicago. Hl $1.35.) * My Lady of Doubt, by Randall Par- appointments. rish. (A.C. MeClurg & Co., Chi — en th Stas.) The Power-driven Tire-pump with which Peerless cars are equipped The Onest’of Ihe’ Sieer HlectoL Ns W: eliminates all the hard work and most of the delay of inflating tires. The E. B. Dultois, (A, C. McClurg & Co. F Dynamo Electric Lighting System furnishes ample light —controlled from the dash —for every lamp on the car. $1.35 net.) Out of the Primitive, by Robert Ames (A.C. McClurg & Co, $1.35.) iy The Peerless Motor Car Company Monkey Folk of South Africa, by F. W. Fitzsimons. (Longmans, Green & Co. $1.50.) The Bargain Book, by Charles Edward Jerningham and Lewis Bettany. (Fred rick Warne & Co.) Cleveland Ohio Makers also of Peerless Commercial Cars phaseteceece The Taste A “Lingers | Long ZY — The careful ageing of Old Overholt Rye **Same for 100 years"? | The Spell of Egypt. by Robert Hichens, provides that supreme boquet— | (Century Company. that delicious smack so satisfying The Story rene a to particular palates Charles H. fi (Century Company Aged in charred oak barrels— $1.20.) bottled in bond—worth ordering ican Addresse. y Joseph H (Century C 8 A. Overholt & Co. Changing Chines: Edward Pittsburgh, Pa. Alsworth Ross. (Century Company $2.40.) “HELLO, WILLIE SNAIL; GOING TO Martin Luther (The Man and His senoot, To-pay ? Work), by Arthur Cushman McGiffert “Olt, NO, SIR: DAY ATER TO-M (Century Company. $3.00.) now! WM ON ty Way Now,” E WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY NEW YORK comicbooks.com