Life, 1913-05-22 · page 36 of 48
Life — May 22, 1913 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book promotion**, not political satire. The top half advertises **Diamond No-Clinch Tires**, addressing consumers frustrated with tire rim problems—a common automotive complaint of the era. The ad emphasizes the tire's mechanical grip without damaging the rim. The right side contains a **soap advertisement** and two unrelated illustrations labeled "Your Old Men Shall Dream Dreams" and "Your Young Men Shall See Visions"—biblical references, likely promoting aspirational lifestyle messaging typical of early 20th-century advertising. The bottom half promotes **"Zone Policeman 88,"** a travel book by Harry A. Franck about his experiences as a census taker and plainclothes officer in the Panama Canal Zone. It's marketed as an adventure/travel narrative with authentic photography. The middle section contains literary quotations from Bernard Shaw and Walter Bagehot about writing style—filler content common in *Life* magazine. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page—it's essentially a classified advertising section.
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Tire Bill Payers! You have demanded a vise-like rim ¢grip —with no cutting or break- ing above the rim—and here THREE Doar it 1S. RIM lee In Diamond No-Clinch Tires each point of rim contact is absolute- |= ly mechanically correct—the annealed steel cable wire in the bead holds with a vise-like rim grip. lamond (No Clinch) rires made of More Mileage Vitalized Rubber, with the No-Pinch Safety Flap for inner tube protection. So this time buy Diamond Vitalized Rubber Tires—you can get them to fit your rims at any of the 25,000 Diamond Dealers always at your Service Cross Section Diamond (No-Clinch) Tires In this crystal- Clear soap we have caught the Tl real fragrance of violets. Send ac. stamp for sample cake, enough C to last over’a week. Write today, Adéres ANDREW Jenceys Stories AD There are two classes of stories that seem to me to be not only fundamentally ‘4 false, but sordidly base. One is the pscudo-religious story, in which the hero or heroine does good on strictly commer- cial grounds, reluctantly exercising a little virtue on earth in consideration of Zone Policeman 88 By HARRY A. FRANCK, author of “A Vagabond Journey Around the World” receiving in return an exorbitant pay- ment in heaven; much as if an odalisque were to allow 2 cadi to whip her for a couple of millions in gold. The other is the romance in which the hero, also rig- idly commercial, will do nothing except for the sake of the heroine.—Bernard Shaw, in “Three Plays for Puritans.” H. S. Stone & Co. Maxy people give many theories of literary composition, and Dr. Blair, whom we will read, is sometimes said to have exhausted the subject; but, unless he has proved the contrary, we believe that the knack in style is to write like a human being.—Walter Bagehot, in “ Lit- erary Studies.” Longmans, Green & Co. A vivid picture of the author's recent experiences and adventures as census taker and plain clothes policeman in the Canal Zone. F The book of books for all who want an absorbing travel book, and the best description yet written of the Canal Zone. Every Page Fascinating for its picturesque life, its tropical color, its racy humor. Many illustrations from snap-shote by the author Price $2.00 net, postage 12 cents FOR SALE Byatt: THE CENTURY CO. comicbooks.com