Life, 1911-12-28 · page 37 of 41
Life — December 28, 1911 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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The "PANDORA'S BOX" section appears to be a short story excerpt. The visible text shows a narrative about identifying counterfeit jewelry on a train. A character named Pitkin correctly identifies a necklace as "imitation" without actually knowing whether it was genuine—he simply "suspected" it. When confronted by a "suave man," Pitkin admits his deception, explaining he was bluffing. The story appears to be humorous commentary on confidence schemes and deception, likely exploring the theme that sometimes deception succeeds through luck rather than actual knowledge. The accompanying illustration (a woman in what appears to be a train setting) supports this travel-based narrative of trickery and social manipulation.
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cred. “1 apologize; gentlemen's all right; sorry to have. The train whistled for the next sta- tion and the suave man made ready to get off. The conductor passed on. When he was out of sight beyond the door the suave man leaned over to Pitkin. “How did you know,” he asked, “that that necklace was imitation? Pitkin shrugged his shoulders and put the case back in his pocket. “1 didn't. know the necklace.” he said, “but I suspected the LM. WINTER VACATIONS Personally-Conducted Tours THE IDEAL WAY TO TRAVEL FLORIDA February 6 and 20 and March S $50 from New York Tickets for February tours include railroad transportation, good going and returning only on Special Pullman Train between New York and Jacksonville; also Pullman accommodations ard all meals while on Special Train allowing two full weeks for inde- pendent travel in Florida. Tickets for March tour include rail- road transportation, going on Special Train and returning on regular trains within three months; also Pullman accommoda- tions and meals going on Special Train. PINEHURST February 9 $35 from New York NEW ORLEANS ay eight-day trip by Special Pullman Train, MARDI GRAS days at New Orleans, for the Mardi Gr February 15 $100 from New York WASHINGTON —Three-day trips from New York and Philadelphia to the Na- Jeane er ome) © tional Capital, including railroad transportation, good for ten April (acd 18; and days, and hotel expenses for two days. For_ specific May 9 $12, $14, $15 fromNew For specific York Agent, Broad Street Station, Phi PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Tickets include railroad transportation, good returning within eighteen days, Pullman berth and necessary meals going and three days’ board at Hotel Carolina, Pinehurst. including three a day at Asheville; « at Chattanooga; and half a day at Birmingham, Ala., th Steel Center of the South. Tickets include necessary expenses. STUDDS. District sof fare and further information. a Bi t General Passenger 58 Fifth Avenue. New York; of I lphia, Pa. Makes the best cocktail. A pleasing a spirit and soda b “Appetising, with Grape Fruit, Oranges, Wine Jel chants or Drugaists. Sample by mail, 25 C. W. ABBOTT & CO., Baltimore. ABBOTTS BITTERS PANDORA’S BOX It isa literary delight and holds the reader spellbound throughout its many pages. Brooklyn Citizen, A book really original and excep- tionally diverting. ¥. World. By JOHN AMES MITCHELL Author of "Amos Judd,” “The Pines of Lory,” ete. Editor of Life. Four illustrations by the author. $1.30 met: prepaid $1.42. FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY Publishers New York An Alphabet of Streets Can you tell where they are? A Happy Marriage Depends largely ona knowl- edge of the wuole truth about self and sez and theie relation to life and health. neato ot Appian Way. Board Walk. Champs FE Drury Lane. Euclid Avenue. Fifth Avenue. Girard Avenue, High Street. Indiana Avenue. Jodea Breestratt. Kearney Street. Lincoln Boulevard. Maiden Lane. Nevsky Prospect. Oxford Street. Prado, Voltaire. correctly fri every-day soures SEXOLOGY (Uinstratea) by William H. Walling, ALD. imparts in a ciear, wholesome way in n All In one volume. Write toe "Other People's Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bidg., Phila., Pa, ORIEN CLARK'S FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CRUISE $400 UP Feb, 8,°12, 71 days, by specially chartered S. S, Arabic, shore excursions included; 20 tours to Europe. $300 up. Best Routes FRANK C. CLARK, Times Building, New York DR. GIVENS’ SANITARIUM and mild M. parate cottages (or A1CO RO Address DR. GIVENS, S' Tremont Stree Unter den Linden. Vauxhall Bridge Road. York Street, Zion Street. ad ‘Dead. patients ford, Conn. 1195 comicbooks.com