Life, 1912-03-21 · page 50 of 52
Life — March 21, 1912 — page 50: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** - **Franklin Little Six automobile**: A car manufacturer pitching their "small six-cylinder" vehicle as combining the performance of larger cars at lower cost ($2,800). Located in Syracuse, NY. - **Old I.W. Harper Whiskey**: Emphasizing tradition and guaranteed authenticity of the original package. - **Brainy Diet**: A health food company promoting their product as an alternative to drugs for treating various ailments. - **Rad-Bridge Playing Cards**: A manufacturer advertising club linen and velour cards. **Content:** The "Books Received" section lists newly published titles, mostly novels and non-fiction from early 20th-century publishers. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page—it's a typical magazine advertisement and book announcement spread from the era, reflecting consumer products and publishing of that time period.
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Home Hygiene and Prevention of Dis- ease, by Norman E. Ditman. Duffield & Co. $1.50.) The House of Harper, by J. Henry Harper. (Harper & Bros. $3.00.) The Surgeon's Log, by J. Johnston Abraham. (E. P. Dutton & Co.) The Plain Path, by Frances Newton Symmes Allen. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.30.) Socialism and Character, by Vida D. Scudder. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.50.) Barnegat Yarns, by F. Alexander Lu- cas. (Broadway Pub. Co. $1.00.) Love in the Weaving, by Edith Hail Orthwein, (Broadway Pub. Co.) Utopia. Achieved, by Herman Hinc Brinsmade. (Broadway Pub. Co.) The Rose of Curzenburg, by M. F. Latham-Norton. (Broadway Pub. Co.) Jean Carroll, by John Homer Case. (Broadway Pub. Co. $1.50.) The Wynastons, by Mrs. Hebron Baker. (Broadway Pub. Co.) A Blood Moon and Other Tales of Divorce, by Irene Osgood. (Broadway Pub. Co.) Franklin Little Six Thirty Horse Power | OLD aa A small six-cylinder car. | WHISKEY The snap and flexibility of big ‘“‘sixes’’ without their expense. «CS ae GRANDFATHER 3 i USED A five passenger car. STILL THE BEST. Twenty-eight hundred dol- Z lars at the factory. j S) eae hae Write for catalogue This is the FRANKLIN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY Guaranteed Syracuse N Y { es | Bodine It is handled by the best dealers thru- out the United States. If you cannot find it we will tell you where you can B ks Receiv ] be supplied right in your neighborhood. i BERNHEIM DISTILLING CO. fee Torer tna nen acl eombinationn Zuleika Dobson, by Max Beerbobm. LOUISVILLE, KY. of daly foods, One shronie atferer, weighing, US (John Lane Co. $1.30.) Feri Socieed cree 18 poeas | eee: Truant from Heaven, by Mabel Hotch- factory foods, nor drugs. kiss Robbins, (Richard G. Badger, Bos- NO FOODS SOLD. ton. $1.00.) Foods producing beg ena ra <. m coughs, constipation, ited | The American Government, by Fred- $a Sree sockets, Wiens ombind eric J. Haskin. (J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, $1.00.) office tox perccuntive: | The Huff Case, by May Stranathan. 5 AND VELOUR PLAYING CARDS ed (Richard G. Badger, Boston. 75 cents.) Drown freee. "oe pet ea Cais te ae Bees o — The Davosers, by D. Brandon. Base, 1a oa reee eh once: “Bend for Catsioe De (George H. Doran Co. $1.20.) Ls pri ee 146 Peart 8, Now York 614 comicbooks.com