Life, 1912-10-10 · page 46 of 48
Life — October 10, 1912 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews** rather than political satire. The cartoons present are minor commercial illustrations: **Left side:** A small cartoon captioned "HE MADE A GESTURE OF DISMISSAL" accompanies Huyler's chocolate advertisement—a generic domestic scene with no political content. **Center:** An illustration for Old Overholt Rye whiskey shows a colonial-era innkeeper serving liquor to travelers—a nostalgic, romanticized image playing on the product's "100 years" heritage claim. **Right side:** A woman demonstrates a Manning-Bowman chafing dish, a domestic appliance advertisement. The page's primary content is a "Books Received" section listing newly published titles (literary works, biographies) with publishers and prices. This reflects Life's role as a cultural magazine for educated readers. **No significant political satire or social commentary is evident** on this particular page—it's a straightforward mixture of period advertising and literary notices.
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We Make It Good— You Get It Fresh Every box of <&40 Bonbons and Chocolates, no matter where you get it, is guaranteed to be per- fectly fresh. In every box is packed our Guarantee Certificate, like the above, asking you to return the candy if it falls short of perfection in any sense. zz Chocolates Sold by over 4,000 authorized ede Sales Agents and 56 &4e stores in the United States and Can- ada. We instruct all <&¢4~ Sales Agents to order from us frequently and to retum for full credit any box of <4 not in perfect condition. Write for <4 Interesting Booklet Intell how purty and quai i rs Nie ol Fate ale haces nec sce agement Ailes 64 IRVING PLACE — NEW YORK FRANK DeK, HUYLER, President She Cocoa is Sold by Grocers Everywhere “HE MADE A GESTURE OF DISMISSAL” Books Received J. M. Singe and Irish Dramatic Move- ment, by Francis Bickley. (Houghton, Mifflin Co. 75 cents.) Lofcadio Hearn, by Edward Thomas. (Houghton, Mifflin Co. 75 cents.) Less Than the Dust, by M. A. Hamil- ton. (Houghton, Mifflin Co, $1.25.) The Sanctuary, by M. H. Peterson. (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston, $1.25.) The Moonlight Sonata, by John Nord- ling. (Sturgis & Walton Co. $1.25.) The Nonsensical U. S. A., by Stuart B. Stone. (H. M. Caldwell Co.) Jack; One of Us, by Gilbert Frankau. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.20.) Priscilla’s Spies, by G. A. Birmingham. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.20.) A Little of Everything, by E. V. Lucas. (The Macmillan Co. $1.25.) A Health Unto His Majesty, by Justin H. McCarthy. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.25.) A Bachelor’s Comedy, by J. E. Buck- rose. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.25. Mrs, Leicester's School, by Chas. and Mary Lamb. (J. M. Dent & Co., Lon- don, Eng. $1.60.) The Arrival of Antony, by Dorothea Conyers. (E. P. Dutton & Co. $1.35.) The Pilgrim Kamanita, by Karl Gjel- lerup. (E. P, Dutton & Co. $1.35.) Aurélie, by Arthur §. Hardy. (Harper & Bros. 50 cents.) The Woman of It, by Mark Lee Luther. (Harper & Bros. $1.30.) A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill, by Alice H. Rice. (The Century Co. $1.25.) The Mythological Zoo, by Oliver Her- ford. (Chas. Scribner’s Sons. 75 cents.) Mine host, the shrewd innkeeper knew how to make the rattling post chaises stop at his gate. To his guest he served Old Overholt Rye **Same for 100 years’ With a glass of this mellow \ old liquor — what comfort! what dreaming! Aged in charred oak; bottled in bond. A. Overholt & Co, The Chafing Dish wwe whow "here to No. 3481 92, Made teith either Icohol gas. or electric heater. “There are Wonderful Cooking Possibilities In My anning- owmat. Alcohol Gas Stove Chafing Dish” With “‘Alcolite”’ Burner) A Manning-Bowman Alcolite Burner Chafing Dish is available for all plain and fancy cookery, from the simple frying of a chop to the delicate preparation of “crabs a la Creole” or “salmi of woodcock.” The Alcolite Burner gives intense heat and is odorless and sootless. It works successfully under any ordinary kitchen cooking utensil. Very con- venient for use in connection with an M & B Coffee Percolator. Can be purchased separate from the Chafing Dish if desired. Manning-Bowman Chaf- ing Dishes are made in a wide variety of styles. The one shown here is No. 348 | 92. All best dealers carry Manning-Bowman products. Write for a free recipe book and Catalogue No.K26 MANNING, BOWMAN & COMPANY Meriden, Conn. Also maters of Manzing-Bowman Pot and Ura Coffee Percelators, Bread Makers, Alcohol Oas Stoves, Tes Ball Tea Pots and Uras, Diab Accessories, Calobrated M a B Brass, Copper and Nickel Polish The Contralto, by Roger M. Carew. (R. G. Badger, Boston. $1.35.) Cupid en Route, by Ralph H. Barbour. (R. G, Badger, Boston. $1.00.) Tamsie, by Rosamond Napier. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.35.) Plays, by W. B. Yeats. millan Co. Fires, by Wilfrid W. Gibson. (The Macmillan Co. $1.25.) Ways of Escape, by Douglas Goldring. (Duffield & Co.) Peterkin, by Gabrielle F (Duffield & Co. 75 cents.) Musical Dates for Little Pates, by Isa~ bel Stevens Lathrop. (Duffield & Co.) Milestones (a play in three acts), by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblauch. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.00.) The White Shield, by Myrtle Reed. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.50.) (The Mac- Jackson. comicbook $.co