Life, 1912-02-15 · page 6 of 44
Life — February 15, 1912 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Life magazine page is primarily **advertising and book promotion** rather than political satire. The top left features a **Remington Typewriter ad** highlighting the "10 and 11 Models" as "Visible Writers," emphasizing the mechanical innovation of visible writing compared to older machines. The top right promotes **"Tanté" by Anne Douglas Sedgwick** as "The Biggest Book of the Year," describing it as a novel about a renowned pianist woman and her cosmopolitan circle. Publisher endorsements praise the author's "genius." The bottom left advertises **Cascade Pure Whisky** from Nashville, using poetic language ("mellow as moonlight, pure as sunlight"). The bottom right cartoon titled **"In the Grill Room"** shows a portly chef or cook with the caption "The old chef: I wonder if this is done"—apparently a visual joke about kitchen uncertainty.
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of the Remington Typewriter are Visible Writers—and more These new Remingion models supply visible writing under new conditions—without loss of efficiency. To realize what this means—the combination of Remington strength with visible writing—note the type bars. Note them specially. See how they are hung in a double row. This gives room for the broad pivot bearings. Note the bar itself, the strong, rigid bar, the Remington bar you have always known, made from a steel drop forging. Compare this bar with the ordinary thin bar, stamped out of sheet steel, and you will understand one reason why the very name “ Remington” stands for Strength and Reliability in a Typewriter. we “The Biggest Book of the Year’’ —Cleveland Plaindealer. TANTE By Anne Douglas Sedgwick It is the story of a woman—the greatest pianist of her day, adored for her beauty and charm—and of the men and women of her cosmopolitan world who fell under the spell of her wayward genius. Andrew Lang says of “Tante”: “T stand amazed at the qualities of the author’s genius.” The Chicago Record-Herald says: “THE WHOLE BOOK IS MASTERLY, well- conceived, well executed, enriched by descriptive jewels of rare tensity and brilliance, difficult alike to put aside unfinished and to forget.” Price $1.30 net. Postage 14 cents THE CENTURY COMPANY PURE WHISKY Mellow as moonlight, pure as sunlight, rich as gold. Purity. Original bottling has old gold label GEO. A. DICKEL & CO., Distillers Nashville, Tenn. IN THE GRILL ROOM The old chef: 1 WoxveR IF THIS 18 DONE comicbooks.com