Life, 1913-02-06 · page 45 of 48
Life — February 6, 1913 — page 45: what you’re looking at
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This page consists primarily of **advertisements and book listings**, not political satire. The main content includes: **"The Tramp's Golf Ball"**: A brief moral anecdote attributed to William Dean Howells criticizing trusts. A golfer loses his ball; a tramp offers to sell him one for two dollars—a dishonest transaction. Howells uses this as a metaphor: trusts eliminate competition not through virtue but through exploitation, treating the public like the tramp treats the golfer. **Other Content**: The page features ads for Dr. Jeanne Walter's rubber reducing garments (weight-loss wear), Pebeco toothpaste, and El Perfecto Veda Rose Rouge cosmetics. A "Books Received" section lists contemporary publications. **Context for Modern Readers**: This reflects early-1900s concerns about monopolistic trusts and corporate power in America—a major Progressive Era issue. The anecdote suggests trusts harm consumers through dishonest practices rather than legitimate competition. The page is primarily commercial rather than satirical.
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Burnbat, 138 North State Street The Tramp's Golf Ball “The trusts are doing away with com- petition and when competition, with its ill feeling, vanishes, the world will be a better place.” The speaker was William Dean How- ells, He continued: “But the trusts deserve no credit for working toward this good, for the trusts’ motive is evil. The trusts, indeed, treat the public as the tramp treated the golfer. “*My good man,’ said the golfer in anxious tones, ‘have you seen a golf ball hereabouts? It’s my last ball, and if I lose it I shall have to give up my day’s game and return to town.’ The tramp, a villainous looking in- dividual, answered : boss, I ain't seen no golf ball, but I've got one in my pocket that I brow from home what I don't mind jin’ you for a couple of dollars.’" —Tribune. Books Received The Dream Imp, by Harriet Lyle Sef- ton. (Bickers & Son, Ltd., London, E The Gates of Day, by Mary H. Pea- body. (The Trow Press.) Blueta and Other Poems, by Mary A Buttles. 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