Life, 1912-12-05 · page 109 of 116
Life — December 5, 1912 — page 109: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book listings**, not political satire. The dominant content includes: **Main Advertisement:** The Santa Fe De-Luxe train advertisement features a stylized silhouette of a woman's head in profile, promoting rail travel to California and Arizona's Grand Canyon. This reflects early 1910s luxury tourism marketing—emphasizing comfort, leisure, and scenic destinations for wealthy travelers. **Secondary Ads:** Cunard cruise line and various ship advertisements promote Mediterranean voyages (Naples, Alexandria, Monaco), indicating this page targets affluent readers. **"Books Received" Section:** A standard literary review listing contemporary fiction and non-fiction, including works by Theodore Dreiser and H.G. Wells. **"Mum" Deodorant Ad:** A period product advertisement emphasizing it prevents odor and doesn't stain clothing—notable as early marketing for personal hygiene products. There is **no political cartoon or satire visible** on this page. It represents typical Life magazine content from the 1910s era: upscale consumer advertising mixed with literary notices.
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Mum Mfg Co oe Mum” Use after bathing. Has no odor— prevents odor. A harmless cream—does not stain clothing, nor injure the skin. and department-stores. If your dealer hasn't nd us his name and 25 cents and we will sead 1106 Chestnut St 22) a BAe ORE = & SA =a ) RES E fe cS; aS = fos Books Received The Kewpies and Dotty Darling, by i. (George H. Doran Com- 3-) pany. 5. The First Hurdle, by John Reed Scott. U. B. Lippincott Company. $1 The Harbor of Love, by Ralph Henry Barbour. (J. B. Lippincott Company. $1.50.) The Elected Mother, by Marie Thomp- son [ (Bobbs-Merrill Company.) Pride of War, by Gustaf Janson, (Lit- tle, Brown & Co. $1.30.) Floor Games by H. G. Wells, by H. G. Wells, (Small, Maynard & Co.) The Americans in Panama, by Wil- liam R. Scott. (The Statler Publishing Company.) The Financier, by Theodore Dreiser. (Harper & Bros. $1.40.) Paris a la Carte, by Julian Street. GJohn Lane Company. 60 cents.) Thy Rod and Thy Staff, by Arthur Christopher Benson. (G. P, Putnam's Sons.) Soints and Heroes, by George Hodges. (Henry Holt & Co. $1.35.) A Montessori Mother, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. (Henry Holt & Co. $1.25.) American Graphic Art, by F. Weiten- kampf. (Henry Holt & Co. s.) Americans and Others, by Agnes Rep- plier. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.10.) Citizens Made and Remade, by Wil- liam R. George and Lyman Beecher Stowe. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.23.) Gutter Babies, by Dorothea Slade. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.25.) Linda, by Margaret Prescott Montague. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.20.) Poems and Ballads, by Hermann Hage- dorn, (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.25.) The Drifting Diamond, by Lincoln Colcord. (MacMillan Co. $1.25.) Philadelphia lede _— a VATA The diningicars are under En route you can visit the Grand Canyon of, Arizona. Onrequest will send our booklets givi full defails of a delightful journey ee the Southwest Land of Enchantment fowinterless California where youcan motor and play golf under sunny skies. a ficNge ATASERySystem || a WJ Block Foss. Traffic Mgr. AT! Tr iorean terre rama | e@ : e e e th t A (atiforniajimi(ed) Exclusively ‘for first-class travel - The ‘round _ y) QOD Monaco Unsurpassed Luxury and Comfort The Business of Being @ Women, by Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, Monaco, Ida M. Tarbell, (MacMillan Co. $1.25.) Naples, Alexandria Housekeeping for Little Girls, by “CARONIA” Jan. 30, Mar. 15 Olive Hede Foster. (Duffield & Co. 75 “ ” * cents. “ LACONIA Jan. 4 Work and Play for Little Girls, by FRANCONIA” Jan. 18 Hedwig Levi. (Duffield & Co. 75 cents.) STOPOVERS PERMITTED 3 Hidden Anagrams. (Published by ences SANG GA A Sturgis & Walton Co. 60 cents.) Nets can ate: Ecster, by August Strindberg. (Stew- For Particulars apply to art & Kidd Co.) pay The Green Helmet, by W. B. Yeats. (The MacMillan Co, $1.25.) comicbooks.com