Life, 1912-04-11 · page 27 of 46
Life — April 11, 1912 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts a social gathering of well-dressed women, with one asking "Is there a physician present?" The satire targets the emotional drama and romantic entanglements typical of early 1900s high-society gatherings—the implication being that someone's heart (literally or figuratively) requires medical attention, likely due to romantic distress or scandal. The page functions primarily as a book review section from *Life* magazine, listing contemporary publications with brief critical commentary. The cartoon's caption plays on the magazine's sophisticated, witty style: it suggests that among such emotionally volatile social circles, a heart doctor would find plenty of business. The illustration on the right, "The Man Who Wouldn't Die," appears unrelated to the main content—likely advertising or editorial filler common to period magazines.
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The Lighted Match, by Charles Ne- ville Buck. One of the “Sons of the Prisoner of Zenda.” A _ rococco ro- mance that reels riotously across Eu- rope. A Negro Explorer at the North Pole, by Matthew Henson, A rsonal ac- count, by Peary's shadow, of the famous and now familiar expedition. The New Democracy, by Walter F. Weyl. penetrating,’ cloquent and witly analysis of the origins and possi bilities of American democracy. The Position of Peggy, by Leonard Merrick. ‘The history of the stage suc- cess of a Cockney incompetent. Good material worked into a rather tame tale. Recollections of a Parisian. by Doc- tor Poumié de la Siboutie. Glimpses of life and leaders from 1789 to 1863 through the eyes of a member of the old bourgeoisie. possi- A CHANCE FOR A HEART SPECIALIST “Ts there a physician present?” > __ Spiritual Curiosities, by Marion Cox. Three febrile tates by the author of “ The Crowds and the Veiled Woman.” Con- tinuous verbal contortions marked by occasional cleverness. The Surgeon's Log, by J. Johnston Abraham, The quietly entertaining ac- count of a London doctor's experience as surgeon on a British freighter in the Orient. Track’s End, by. Hayden Carruth A boy’s strenuous winter in a deserted town. A dime novel, tamed, house- broken, and taught to cat out ‘of one’s hand. To M. L. G. preceding page. Tante, by Anne Douglas Sedgwick. A long, able, closely knit and cumula- tively interesting novel, dealing with the career and character ‘of a remorseless egotist. Anonymous, See THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T pie comicbooks.com