Life, 1912-06-27 · page 33 of 45
Life — June 27, 1912 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A humorous essay titled "The Sabbath of a Great Author" describing an intellectual's Sunday routine—church attendance (where he mentally argues with doctrine), afternoon walks with his Queen Anne spaniel, a substantial dinner, napping, and evening reading. The tone is self-deprecating satire about a learned man's contradictions: he attends church while doubting God's jealousy, walks to avoid company, and keeps a troublemaking dog. **Right side:** A New York Central Lines railroad advertisement featuring an illustration of businessmen in a train car. It promotes "The Century" train as "The Train that Saves a Business Day," emphasizing efficiency for busy executives who value time and rest. The ad includes departure/arrival times between New York, Boston, and Chicago. The page is primarily **advertising-driven**, typical of Life magazine's mixed editorial-commercial format. The author essay provides entertainment while the railroad ad targets affluent business readers—the magazine's core demographic.
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The Sabbath of a Great Author (Continued from page 1315) of mind. I do not manage very well in shaving myself, and people who go by the house are often attracted by my yells, I go to church quite regularly and enjoy the sermon unless it is too firm or personal. If it goes into doctrine too much I am apt to be quite fatigued at s end on account of the mental reserva- tions I have made along through it. I like to go and hear about God's love, but I am rarely benefited by a discourse which enlarges upon his jealousy. When Iam told also that God spares no pains in getting even with people, I not only do not enjoy the information, but I would sit up till a late hour at night to doubt it. I shake hands with the pastor, and after suggesting something for him to preach about on the following Sabbath, 1 #0 home, In the afternoon I go walking if no one calls, We have dinner at 2 o'clock on Sunday, consisting of jerked beef smothered in milk gravy. This is the remove. For side dishes we have squash or meat pic. We sometimes open with soup and then have clean plates all pround, with fowl and greens, tapering t off with some kind of rich pic. ti f After dinner I sometimes nap a little i The Men You and then fool with the colt. This is done quietly, however, so as not to break in i Meet On The “Century” are leaders in various lines of business—men } whose time is valuable, and who appreciate the e y- if saving of a business day. The increased business efficiency resulting from a Springfield refreshing night’s rest over the “ Water Level Route” also appeals to them. Automobile Lv. New York 4.00 p.m. Lv. Chicago 2.30 p.m. ires Lv. Boston ‘1.30 p.m. Ar. Boston = 11.50 a.m. a F Ar. Chi 8.55 7 E T he extra care icago am. Ar. New York 9.25 a.m. we put in their “The Train that Saves making means a Business Day”’ extra mileageto!|| you. upon the devotional spirit of the day. clamor for pabulum, keeping it, up until KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO. After this I go for a walk or converse either square or round crackers and 20 Vesey Street, New York intelligently with any foreign powers smearease are produced. These are Branch omcea ia, New York, Chicago, Philadephia, Roston, St. who may be visiting our shores. washed down with foaming beakers of sau deeat,Cincinna, “San Francisco, Hoa Angeles, Bufalo, When I walk I am generally accom- sarsaparilla. Aone & mute ftanber ©: Paes bn ee panied by a restless Queen Anne dog, As the evening lamp is now lighted, I Toad Renee ee ream manY Dal Which precedes me about a mile. He produce some good book or pamphlet sometimes succeeds in getting himself like “ The Greatest Thing in'the World,” disliked by some other dog, and then I and read from it, occasionally cuffing a Would You Study at Your Bums can observe the fight when I catch up child in order to keep everything calm with him, and reposeful. At 9 o'clock the cat is sry aa Ate Cah ett : As the twilight gathers all scem ready expelled and the eight-day clock is wound Le eaR eens Solves neue sptees again for more food and we begin to (Conctuded on page 1319) BT comicbooks.com