Life, 1913-02-20 · page 34 of 48
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This page combines advertisements with editorial content typical of early 20th-century American magazines. **Main Advertisement:** Velvet tobacco dominates the left side, featuring a circular illustration of two men relaxing at home with newspapers—depicting the product as conducive to leisure and domestic comfort. The tagline "Not a Bit of Bite" emphasizes smoothness. **Editorial Content:** The right side includes practical advice: an article titled "You Can't be Too Busy to Learn" criticizes busy professionals who neglect reading what competitors are thinking and doing. Below that, the Hotel Chamberlin advertises itself as America's most charming resort, emphasizing luxury, Southern hospitality, and proximity to military sites (Fortress Monroe). **Minor Features:** Other advertisements promote facial exercises to restore youthful appearance and a free boys' magazine about mechanics and scouting. The page reflects early 1900s values: leisure consumption, self-improvement, and aspirational travel—all marketed through print advertising.
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THE SMOOTHEST TOBACCO The home that knows “Velvet” tobacco ~ runs smoothly! 10# fees Bag: agsnor i TINS a Jars THE BOYS’ MAGAZINE--FREE names aed addresses of 5 boys (trom 8 to 18 years olf) and we'll send you a copy of this splendid magazine fee. Great storlew Beautiful tiustrations —-Handsome covers in colors. Edited by WALTER C partmenta devoted to Flectrtety, Mechanics, ‘tien, Poona Boy Scouts. Carpentry pa and THe SCOTT F: REDFIELD CO., 210 Main St.,Smethport, Pa. | PAIS tor THE FACE Esercioed Me Restores Youthful Expression and Beauty| When the skin and musctes of the face lose thelr elasticity, | tbe face sage all out of abape. pose to mouth lines, lines about | eyes, mouth and forebead, and double chin appear, and tissues become flabby. The skin the neck looks withered and yellow ‘and deep tines form, My system of factal exercises. by restoring clasticity to the skin and muscles, removes and prevents these marks of age. It Is equally valuable for too thin or too plump face or neck. Mas- Sage, vibratory, electrical and other external treatmenta cannot exercise even the superficial musctes well and they cannot exercise the deeper muscles at all. Those deep muscles must be exercised to restore of preserve youthful appearance. My new booklet, “Facial Exercise. fully describes my system {i tells how young’ women may enhance and preserve and how talure women suny Testore incied chars, No’ cae fe toy OM To benefit. Write for my book today—FREE KATHRYN MURRAY, Dept. 112, 417 S. Dearborn St., CHICAGO Puzzles Hereafter Lire will publish regular- ly original puzzles in the form of pic- tures and text. These puzzles will not be placed in a department, but will appear in various parts of the paper, and the answers will appear in the succeeding issue. They will differ from the ordinary puzzles which are published in other papers in just so much as Live differs from ordinary papers. Contributors are invited to send in puzzles, and a liberal price will be paid for those which are accepted and which are strictly original. First Hex: What a ridiculously gid- dy creature that young Miss Dorking is! Secoxo Hex: Oh, she’s young yet. Wait till she has known the sorrow of sitting for three weeks on a china egg and two door-knobs—she'll sober down then.”"—Tit-Bits. You Can't be Too Busy to Learn “T am too busy doing to take time to read what others are thinking,” said an advertising manager. And he smiled in evident satisfaction over his clever remark. He wasn’t alive to the fact that what he was neglecting to read was not merely what others are thinking, but hat others are doing. Even what other advertising mana- gers are thinking is worth much to this 2 The most Charmin Resort in HAMBERLIN “At Old Point Comfort. Va. ERE you will find at your command everything that can poseibh ly make any resort attractive—delightful climate, beautiful scenery, brilliant social life, magni- ficent yet homelike appointments, delicious, appetizing Southern cooking, and service that is perfect. Here 73, will be in the midat of a country replete with historic surroundings. Fortress Monroe wi ite fascinating, end brilliantly colored military life ie jut a minute's walk, and from the Chamberlin’s luxurious lounging-rooms you have a commanding view of Hampton Roads with ite ever changing naval panorama, The presence of Naval every social function one of the more exclusive continental resorts, ‘Then there are the baths. Hotel Chamberlin has been aptly called The American Karlsbad in everything is available that sade this old world" cure” s0 famous ie Ancsia Well 9 lore decp a our ee presen shown by analysis to be the equal of any similar European: water, der Electrescopic tests this water has shown marked Radio activity, whi “quality to ite Therapeutic value. Itis free to our guests. Our Medical Bath Caaeberin Sy is complete in stern emplovins aod Vichy, Treat mente, Electne Bathe, also. complete Electro: Therapeutic installation, h Frequency and D'Areonval Treatments; Finsen Raye, ete ete. The Sea Pool js the most magnificent indoor bath: ine pool in America radiant. with sunlight and supplied with ever changing. pure, Iresh vea water. Our Medical Director Wi'l Co-Operate ‘With Your Physician Our Bath Dept. isin charge of Dr, Hawley, specialist in Hydro- and Electrotherapy. He will gladly give you ot your Doctor full information in regard to th Gamera Bath from ‘profesional wandooit Write fo 1 Booklets describing the Bat the Water’ the Climate und the Hotel. Address Q.F. ADAMS, Mor., Fortress Monroe, Ve. New York Office, - 1122 Broadway comicbooks.com