Life, 1913-04-03 · page 7 of 52
Life — April 3, 1913 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and entertainment content** rather than political satire. The main elements include: 1. **"Back Home" poem** by Irvin S. Cobb and George H. Doran—a sentimental verse about a Southern judge (William Pitman Priest) who shows mercy and kindness despite his legal authority. 2. **Southern Pacific Steamships advertisement** promoting luxury cruises from New York to New Orleans, emphasizing relaxation and health benefits. 3. **Fireproof garage advertisement** ($92.50 for 30 days). 4. **Redfern Corsets advertisement** claiming superior elegance compared to Paris fashions. The page reflects early 20th-century commercial culture with nostalgic Southern themes and marketed leisure travel for affluent readers.
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Rhymed Reviews Back Home S. Cobb. Co.) choke (By I George H. Doran ficld-flowers the cannon’s mouth ; Revered, but rusted, But still the South remains the South— The kindly South where folks are ncighbors. The hang the sabres, Where still abide in peace, at least A few old heroes, shrewd and plucky; Of such is William Pitman Priest, A district judge in West Kentucky. He knows his people's ways and needs, And when upon the bench he sits him Prefers to scatter little seeds Of kindness—when the Law him. permits He'll slightly the legal code To serve the Right in special cases,— To case the sitiner’s heavy load And help the weak o'er rugged places. By him the widow's tears are dried. He casts benign, indulgent glances On petty slips like Homicide With Mitigating Circumstances. When one who well deserves the same Receives a thrashing, no compunction Can move our judge to spoil the game By putting forth a high injunction. And yet you'll learn from Mr. Cobb How, gun in hand, alone, unflinching, This valiant jurist braved a mob Before a jail and stopped a lynching. From cowboys gay, from bandits stern, Or gamblers quick at dice and wagers, $92.50--Our Price for Next 30 Days! Wenow offer the Edwards “Steclcote” Garage (1923 Model), direct-lrom-factory, for $92.50. But to protect ourselves from advancing prices of steel, we set a time limit upon the offer We guarantee this record price for 30 days only. Just now wecan ave you $35 or more. Edwards Fireproof GARAGE Quickly Set Up Any Place AD artistic, freproof steel structure for private use. Gives tute protection from sneak thieves, Joy riders, fire, lightning. Genta, carciomness, etc. Saves $20 to $30 monthly in garag it Saves time, work, worry and troutle. Comes ready to st up. Ali Pais out and Atted. Simple, complete directions furnish: Abso- a, Fust-proof, Joints and seams permanently txbt. ndetructibne. Locks eccurely.. Atuple room for iargest ‘fwloment. Made by one of the largest makers of portadie freproo! Seblae. promot. ais detvery and satifaction guaranteed. Postal Deuavn page llusated Garage Book tyre mau. THe EDWARDS MANUFACTURING Ci 636-686 Eggleston Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio rractically ar and all (109) Sunshine Ship A trip through the Southern seas is an out-of-door trip. The warm sunshine and invigorat- ing Atlantic air keep everyone on deck. The one hundred hoursatseaon 10,600 Ton Southern Pacific Steamships New York and New Orleans They are health itself. provide Nature’s own restoration. They revitalize tired nerves. ‘These hundred hours bring a hundred new, fresh pleasures. Let this be your trip ¢47s winter. These Steamships are fast, modern, luxurious. They are true liners. Staterooms, Suites, Baths, Promenade Decks. $40 one way; $70 round trip. One way by rail if you wish. Berth and meals on ship included Write for some charming books to L. H. NUTTING, General Passenger Agent Room 12, 366 Broadway (Franklin St.) NEW YORK 1 Broadway 1158 Broadway St.) (Bowling Green) (27th Se. Our Northern fancies lightly turn To Southern Colonels, Judges, Majors, — Judges, Maj Redfern— Corsets In any fashionable gathering Red- Sern figures may be distinguished by greater elegance. The fine American corset that makes Paris look to her laurels— Redfern etatee cae $3.50 to $15.00 ‘The Warner Bros, Co, New York—Chicago—San Francisco Who once beneath the Stars and Bars Spurred battle-steeds with eager rowels ; Who sip their juleps, slur thei And softly drawl their liquid vowels— “rs To grizzled servitors as well And little niggers, quaint and tricksy ; kindly give the Rebel yell And Irvin Cobb will render “ Dixie.” Arthur Guiterman. comicbooks.com