Life, 1912-11-07 · page 58 of 60
Life — November 7, 1912 — page 58: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **book review and advertising page** with minimal satirical content. The page lists new book releases and includes several product advertisements typical of early 20th-century magazines. **Notable advertising includes:** - **Apollinaris water**: Marketed as improving whiskey consumption—reflecting the era's casual attitude toward alcohol - **"Sexology" book**: A frank illustrated guide to sex education by William H. Walling, M.D., emphasizing that marriage knowledge shouldn't rely on "ordinary, every-day sources"—indicating Victorian-era discomfort with sex education - **Whiting Papers**: Standard writing paper with conventional marketing copy - **Beauty products**: "Lashgrow" and facial treatments by Hulda Thomas, promising dramatic cosmetic results—typical of early beauty industry advertising with exaggerated claims **Social context:** The page reflects Edwardian/early modern attitudes toward propriety, consumerism, and emerging discussions about sex education. No specific political satire or cartoon figures are present.
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Books Reseed The Daughter of Heaven, by Judith Gautier and Pierre Loti. (Duffield & Co $1.25.) The Book of Saints and Heroes, by Mrs. Lang. (Longmans, Green & Co. $1.60.) The Discontented Little Elephant, by FE. O. E. Somerville. (Longmans, Green & Co. 60 cents.) The Rocket Book, by Peter Newell. (Harper & Bros. $1.25.) Richards’ Masterpieces of the Sea, by Harrison S. Morris. (J. P. Lippincott Co. $1.00.) The Dixie Book of Days, by Matthew Page Andrews. (J. B. Lippincott Co. $1.00.) The Flowing Road, by Caspar Whit- ney. (J. B. Lippincott Co. $3.00.) Literary Hearthstones of Dix je Corbell Pickett. (J. B. Lippincott Co. $1.50.) For High Balls take Apollinarts “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” It blends perfectly with all Whiskies It makes them more wholesome A Happy Marriage Depends largely on a know! edge of the whole truth about self and sex aod their relation to life and heaith, This knowledge does not come intellizently of Itself, nor correctly from ordinary, every-day sources. SEXOLOGY (Custrated) by William HH. Walling, A.Mf., 3f.D, .imparts in a clear, wholesoine way in one volume Ws Woman Sho Wite should Have. < er Should Have. Knowledge a Mother Should Impart to Her Daughter, Medical Knowledge a Wife Should Have, Allin one volume. Mtustrated, $2, postpaid. Write for “Other People's Opipions "and Table of Contents. Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bidg., Phila., Pa. The Lost World, by A. Conan Doyle. (Geo. H. Doran Co. s.) The Story of a Bank, by William Hor- ace Brown. (R.G. Badger. $1.50.) The Garden of Luzon, by Julian Scott Bryan, (R. G. Badger. $1.00.) The Adventurer, by Rudolf Herzog. (Desmond FitzGerald. $1.25.) The Return of Peter Grimm, novelized from the play by David Belasco. (Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.25.) Hell's Playground, by Ida Vera Simon- ton. (Moffatt, Yard & Co. $1.35.) The Wind's Will, by Albert Britt. $1.30.) Ashton-Kirk (Secret Agent), by John T. McIntyre. (The Penn Publishing Co. $1.25.) Blue Anchor Inn, by Edwin Bateman Morris. (The Penn Publishing Co. $1.25.) For Fine Correspondence or General Business Uses Whiting Papers. are Standard Why do you take chances in buying your writing paper when by getting the Whiting Papers you are sure to have the finest made? They are manufactured in great variety to meet all the requirements of individual taste in tint and texture. All first-class stationers sell them. When you think of Writing think of Whiting @ WHITING PAPER COMPANY NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO Long Lashes Rise GF From Beauty's Eyes To be beautiful the eyes must be shaded by leng. thick sweeping lashes, and encircled by perfect brows. Such es may be yours by agplying my LASHGRO Tt quickly grows thick lashes ud shapely brows, adding wosdo- fully to the facial beauty. Moy j be applied at home; absolutely harmless. Write for itentar | and prices. My famous Facial Treatment brings » heaky | color to the most sallow checks iy twat) | - minutes, removing discolorations and laa d [ctf nd imparting a oatura, ory color that i lasting, Tet See by mail, 25ct larger size, 50, reduces and closes the enlarged, coane pra of the akin which accumslte on nd ad the forming panpka blackheads, $1 4 jar by ma NM [omnes If you cannot visit my Beauty Parlors, write for booklet, etn BI, describing all my preparations and treatments, HULDA THOMAS Dept. Bl, 11 West 38th St. NEW YORK Mrs. Lancelot, by Maurice Hewlett (Century Co. $1.35.) Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln, by Helen Nicolay. (Century Co. $1.80.) The Provincial American, by Meredith Nicholson. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.25.) - Path of the Conquistadores, by Linden Bates, Jr. (Houghton Mifftin Co, $3.50.) The Goldfish, by Julian Street. (John Lane Co. 70 cents.) The Green Overcoat, by Hilaire Bel- loc. (McBride, Nast & Co. $1.20.) The Girl with the Rosewood Crutches. (McBride, Nast & Co. $1.20.) My Escapes, by a Bachelor. (McBride, t & Co. $1.20.) Canute, the Great, by Laurence Marcel: lus Larson, Ph.D. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.50.) The Sout of a Tenor, by W. J. Hender- son, (Henry Holt & Co. $1.35.) Beate Io oe @: = ant, A comicbooks.com