Life, 1912-05-23 · page 42 of 44
Life — May 23, 1912 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This page consists primarily of **advertisements and book reviews** rather than political cartoons. However, it contains a notable **Mr. Dooley column**—a recurring Irish-immigrant character created by Finley Peter Dunne, whose dialect-heavy commentary on American life was widely syndicated in this era. The excerpt shown satirizes **social hypocrisy around generosity**. Through Dooley's thick brogue, it mocks wealthy men—particularly a miser named Clancy—who claim benevolence but reveal their stinginess when actually tested. When Clancy is rescued from a hotel fire, his promised reward shrinks as danger passes. The satire targets the gap between **professed virtue and actual character**, a common Dooley theme. The column suggests that true generosity must be practiced consistently, not performed for show or during crises. The page also advertises books on **marriage advice and sexuality** (Sexology), jewelry, beer, and patent services—typical early-20th-century LIFE magazine content.
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A VERY POPULAR SET of engraved mother-of-pearl Krementz Bodkin-Clutch Studs and Vest Buttons with cuff links to match Leading jewelers show many other designs, some set with precious stones. They go in like a needle and hold like an anchor without marring the shirt front. Booklet on request showing many designs KREMENTZ & CO. GO Chestnut St. Newark, N J Makers of the famous Krementz Collar Button A Happy Marriage Depends largely on a knowl- edge of the whole truth about self and sex and th relation to life and health This knowledge does not come intelligently of itself, nor. correctly from ordinary, every-day sources, SEXOLOGY (Illustrated) by William H. Walling, A.M., Mf.D., imparts in a clear, wholesome way in one volum: ve wiedze a Mother § Impart to Her Daughter. Medical Knowledge a Wife Should Haves es Allin one volume, Mlustrated, $2, postpaid. ‘Weite for “Other People’s Opinicns "and Table of Coatents- Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa. Outdoor life is necessary to people’s welfare. Nothing stimulates it more than Evans le A rousing good drink, comforting, satisfying, bracing and reliable. Order a supply for camping, fishing, golfing, motoring—makes the going easier. Dealers or C. H. EVANS & SONS, Hudson, N. Y. P ATENT SECURED OR FEE RETURNED Send sketch for free search of Patent Office Records, Howto Odtata « Patent and What tolovent withlist of Inventions wanted and prizes offered for inventions sent tree. Patents advertised free. VICTOR J. EVANS & CO., Washtagton, D.C. manny a fellow that suffered fr'm ossy- fied gin'rosity. “Whin a man begins makin’ money in his youth at annything but games iv chance he niver can become gin'rous late in life. He may make-a bluff at it. Some men are gin’rous. with a crutch. Some men get the use of their gin'rosity back suddenly whin they ar-re in dan- ger. Whin Clancy, the miser, was caught in a fire in th’ Halsted Sthreet Palace Hotel he howled fr'm a window: ‘TN give twinty dollafs, to anny man that'll take me down.’ Cap’n Minehan put up_a laddher an’ climbed"to him an’ carried him to th’ sthreet. Half-way down th’ laddher th’ brave rayscooer was seen to be chokin’ his helpless bur- dhen. We discovered aftherward that Clancy had thried to begin negotyations to rayjooce th’ reward to five dolla His gin'rosity had become suddenly par’- lysed again. “So if ye'd stay gin'rous to th’ end, niver lave ye'er gin'rosity idle too long. Don't run it ivry hour at th’ top ov its speed, but fr'm day to day give it a little gintle exercise to keep it supple an’ hearty an’ in due time ye may injye it.” —Reprinted by permission of Messrs. Harper & Brothers, from “ Observ tions of Mr. Dooley.” Copyright by Messrs. Harper & Brothers. Books Received Unquenched Fire, by Alice Gersten- berg.’ (Small, Maynard & Co., Boston Mass.) Georgette, by Marion Hill, (Smatt, Maynard & Co., Boston, Mass. $1.25.) A New Conscience and an An-tent Zvil, by Jane Addams. (The Mucmillan $1.00.) Bachelor Dinner, by Olive M. (Chas. Scribner's Sons. $1.25.) , by Juhan Street. (John 50 cents.) Paris a la Carte, by Julian Street. (John Lane Co., 50 cents.) Over the Pass, ty Frederick Palmer. (Chas. Scribner's Sons. $1.35.) ant and Spercer, by Borden Parker Bowne. (Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Ss. $3.00.) Toby, a novel of Kentucky. (Small Maynard & Co., Boston, Mass. $ The Under Trail, by Anna A (Little, Brown & Co. Boston, Mass. Down, by Horace Annesley (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.20.) Bantam, by Brewer Corcoran. (Harper & Bros. $1.00.) 4 Captain Unafraid, by Horace Smith. Harper & Bros. $1.25.) jhe Roman Catholic Church and Its Retation to the Federal Government, by Francis T. Morton. (R. G. Badger, Bos- ton, Mass. $2.00.) Julia France and Her Times, by Ger- trude Atherton. (Macmillan Co. $1.35.) The Jonathan Papers, by Elisabeth Woodbridge. (Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, Mass. $1.25.) THE WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK PANDORA’S BOX ‘There is humor militant in Mr. Mitchell's graceful, tender and witty love story, Pandora's Box. J —Chicago Evening Post, A pure love romance with engrossing action and an original plot. —Chicago Record Herald. By JOHN AMES MITCHELL Author of"'Amos Judd," "The Pinesof Lory."tk. || Editor of Life. Fonr illustrations by the author. $1.30net; prepaid $1.42 FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY Publishers Aeep Your Garbage Can Undergree away from fies, sun, rain, cats wf) dogs. No smell, no muss, Put i and keep your back yard sanitary, A. great convenience. Sold da Send for catalogue.Catl, STEPHENSON, Megr..46 Farrar Se.,Lyea.Mi| | His Secret First Watter: Did you ever have tip that satisfied you? Secon Watter (proudly): Yes, but the donor never knew it. —Harper’s Bazar. comicbooks.com