Life, 1912-01-18 · page 5 of 44
Life — January 18, 1912 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and lifestyle content** rather than political satire. The main feature is a Baldwin Piano advertisement showing a well-dressed woman at a grand piano, captioned "After the Symphony Concert." The ad emphasizes that Baldwin pianos are favored by professional pianists and appeal to cultured music lovers. The left column contains "The Beggar's Mirror," a morality poem about a beggar with a magic looking glass that reveals people's true character. Below it is an advertisement for a "Sexology" book on marriage relations. There is **no political cartoon on this page**. The content reflects early-20th-century consumer culture and genteel domestic ideals rather than social commentary or satire.
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The Beggar's Mirror \ beggar of Shiraz once had a looking: Lass hot hy this magic power all others did surpass— Which many dames would wish their mirrors too could share, To show an ugly f if it were most fair! The beggar held this glass in front of every one From whom he begged; and ca cucrdons thus he won For each with gladness gave who saw himself so fair The gay young lord, the foul old hax, hoth looking there. t last the beggar, lying sick, gave to his son The glass, and said, Make use of it as | have dene,” Hut with the glass at night all empty came hy : For he had 1 a different use of it, lack! He held not up the xlass before each passing wisht, But saw his own face there, and lin spretson the:sigh; “AFTER THE SYMPHONY CONCERT” The father sa “The foolish it of ; hile pride, ne footy ees a prolonging of musical pleasure by home-firelight awaits the owner of a My son, no human heart has ever satis. “Baldwin.” fied The strongest impressions of the concert season are linked with Baldwin- Who shows the world in Flattery’s tone, exquisitely exploited by pianists eminent in their art: Pugno, Schar- glass, is one shrewd elf; wenka, Bachaus—De Pachmann/ More than chance attracts the finely-gifted He is a fool whe looks therein to. sce amateur to this keyboard. —loetry of the Orient, by WR. Alger. Among people who love good music, who have a cultivated knowledge of . it, and who seek the best medium for producing it the Baldwin is chief. In such an atmosphere it is as happily ‘‘ at home are the Preludes of Chopin, the Liszt Rhapsodies upon a virtuoso’s programine. A Happy Marriage THE BOOK OF THE BALDWIN sent free upon request. Depends largely ona know!- edge of the whole truth ||! ait. 4 « about sel and sez and their ||) 4 relation to life and health. This knowledge. does not Th come intelligently of : nor correctly from ord CINCINNATL every-day sources, 142 West Fourth Street New York Chicago St. Louis San Prancisco SEXOLOGY 8H. 34th Street 325 So, Wabash Ave. it Olive Street 0 Sutter Street Indianapolis Louis Denver ISN. Penn‘a 425 S. Fourth Ave. 1626 California St. We also build the Baldwin Piano with the Baldwin Interior Player. If interested in a Player-Piano write for information. Rrawtitse i Father 8 : trea Rin ash ; <a Yeung W Knowledge. is Ne AU tn one volume. Tie Cardinal de Polig ambassa. On Matrimony sto" Oiher Peopte's Opinions" and Table ot Contents dor of France in Rome, was fond of The Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa, witty talk hated gossip and slander. An English true essence of marriage—its hel. csitiart, repartee, But. he love is mutual, equally giving and re- 4 ceiving at every instant of its noble, who lived in Rome under the pr The is neither de lence nor i WINTER HOMES tection of the French flag, had the in scuiletiog, ak tnlenlencedence IN BERMUDA pudenee one evening 10 speak : Furnished Private Houses for Rent table of the Cardinal in an i Nee Beautifa'y he Senco (eat Mas) a way about the Catholic religi ‘fal Estates, Four overlooking Hamilton Har- 5 ; ; aad one Harrington Sound. Tele sort ambassador said to him in a ste re To him who is well married no evil $2000, $1050, $1000, $800, $750, $600, $500 “T have orders, sir, to protect your can come which he cannot bear. Men Ge Address person, but not your discourses.” —Spanish Proverb. Gs * + Hamilton, Bermuda panies cannot weaken its bonds; distance can- not sunder them.—Gail Hamilton, 133