Life, 1913-04-10 · page 40 of 48
Life — April 10, 1913 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertisements with a "Books Received" section** at top left. There are no political cartoons or satirical commentary to analyze. The content consists of: **Books Section**: A brief listing of recently published books with titles, authors, and prices—typical literary notice. **Advertisements**: Multiple full and half-page ads for: - Pompeian Bronze wire screen cloth (corrosion-resistant) - Switzerland tourism (St. Moritz Grand Hotel) - "Sexology" book (illustrated guide on marriage/sexuality) - Allen's Foot-Ease powder - Various travel and health products The page reflects **early 20th-century consumer culture**: advertising targets middle-class readers with products for home improvement, travel, health, and self-improvement literature. The "Sexology" ad is notably frank for the era, suggesting Life's audience appreciated candid discussion of intimate topics. **No satire or political commentary is present**—this is a standard advertising-heavy magazine page from approximately 1910-1920.
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752 Cee "| POMPEIIAN BRONZE Panama, Past and Present, by Farn- ye ham Bishop. (Century Co. 75 cents.) $ The Sas ona the tap, WF Bo SCREEN CLOTH Tomlinson. (E. P, Dutton & Co. $2.50.) LASTS AS “LONG AS YOUR HOUSE A Heritage of Honor, by Alan Hudson. (R. G. Badger. $1.25.) The Judgment House, by Gilbert *% Parker. (ilarper & Bros. $1.35.) vee UNIVERSALLY BEST Whistler's Pastels, by A. E. Gallatin. 5 3 Vohn ‘Lane Con $200) Av Gallatin yr Where salt-laden sea mists forever drive— A Make-shift Marriage, by Mrs. Bail- exposed to the smoky, corrosive fogs of the city or even in dank, fever-invested tropic swamps lie-Reynolds. (Geo. H. Doran Co. ; ‘ $1.25.) ‘ POMPEIIAN BRONZE WIRE SCREEN CLOTH The King’s Blue Riband, by Beth Ellis remains unchanged and permanently efficient. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.25.) z Drawn from billets of solid bronze, its bare wires resist The Sixty-first Second, by Owen John- f J all climatic conditions and, barring fire or accident, last son. (F, A. Stokes Co. $1.35.) allt forever. Screens filled with Pompeiian Bronze Screen Uncle Wiggily's Travels, by Howard Y Cloth never need painting. Get the genuine by looking for . 5 removable red string woven into selvage. If your dealer R. Garis. (R. F. Fenno, 75 cents.) see corals yout will promptly. ‘Sad oe Deak CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO., Clinton, Mass. First Power Loom Weavers in the World 49 STERLING STREET Makers of Clinton Wire Lathing and Clinton Electrically ‘Welded Fabric, for reinforcing concrete. Both recognized es etandard by architects and engineers on both contirents The Invaders, by Frances Newton A Happy Marriage For 10c. postage . Symmes Allen. (Geo. H. Doran Co. Depend largely on & know our lotermation Bureau si ) 4 Hie Sand ti About selt ‘and sex aod (hele in New Yor Finerty of the Sand louse, by Chas, sriation to life and healts, : caries y Ene knowledge will sead you D. Stewart. (The Century Co. 75 come intellisently ot itself, “Pocket Seri rf cents.) \ nor correctly from ordinary, ocket Series No. 4 A Song of Sixpence, by Frederic every-day soarces. a clon of ilatrated book: Arnold Kummer. (W. J. Watt & Co. SEXOLOGY lets, maps, and the famous Hotel $1.25.) Guide, containing very useful in- ‘mith and the Church, by Rev. Harry (iBustieted) ¥ d the Church, by Rev. Harry by Walitam H, Watling. icmanea coats yute casily H. Beattys. (F. A. Stokes Co. 60 holesotae way tnoce volume ADs impart la a cleat lan a delightful holiday in this cents) Kuowletge a ¥ fonderful Land cf Lakes and Alps ve iow tease aie wt etide 12. the Montessori Method I . by Ellen Yale Stevens. (F. A. Stokes “Pocket Series No. $° oe eae . ) Official laformation Bareaa Jean Christophe, Journey's End, by of Switzerland Romain Rolland, (Henry Holt & Co. 241 Fifth Ave., New York Shemd 4 Lt Ss Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa. SWITZERLAND Fists’ leasure — ae noc feed The Man Who Put the “ ST. MORITZ stovescs EEs in FEET With its World-Renowned Mineral Springs j mos fet tigbel whea baylog - The Highest and Most Fascinating Resort in Switzerland ALLEN’S FOOT=EASE The exhilarating Alpine air and / ‘es, 9 TradeMark The Antiseptic Powder for Tender, Aching sunshine of ST. MORITZ prcmot g Feet, Sold everywhere. 2c. Sample FREE, Addresh ~ = — F “J ALLEN S. OLMSTED, Le Roy, N. Y. RENEWED HEALTH and VIGOR. > ; * ath 4 ‘ girculation, ete. of Live, publied weekly at ST MOR ip M, ‘Thirty-f Se alge 22 se 5. hirty-first Street w York. Business Man- Y, agers, Andrew Miller, 3S. Metcalfe, 17 e ITZ / “4 West Thirty-first et, New York. Publish. i - ife Publishing Company, 17 West Thirty: The Hotel de Luxe of the Alps > irst Street, New York. Owners: itch Opened in 190s, Every modern improvement. 300 \ d Y K rooms... Private Suites, with Bath and Dressing Roon ; mg é i Kiown bordhotiers, mart a ing. 8. en bs r and other security holders: George C. Thorough quiet secured by double passages. Grand Be aA care Guaranty Trust Company, Fifth Avenue Society Lounge, with most beautiful view on the Lake col to September Branch, Fifth Avenue and Forty-third Street, and Mountains. Most modern Sanitary and Ventilating New York : United States Trust Com arra ravi Ld Tennis, Golf, Croquet, Boating on the Lake, ‘ork, ‘Street, New wrangements. Vacuum. Cleaner. Lifts to all Floors. prone Fishing, Variety of Delightrul Excursions . James Nessie, 'Sworn fo and Daily Concerts by the Milan Orchestra. c peptma: . a Engadine Express Train: Calais—Parte—St. Morits subscribed before me, thi: h day of March, MBustraied Tartg from Town and Country” Travel Bureau, 389 te. : : 1 S. vm. Krone, Newry Pi § Tors GOULD PORTMANS: Tate Se ee Od Lo Hates Manager: or in Bnotand), 1913. (Seal) Wm. Krone, Notary Public comicbooks.com