Life, 1913-07-03 · page 45 of 48
Life — July 3, 1913 — page 45: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The left column lists new book releases with publishers and prices (typical early 20th-century literary notices). The main content features **product advertisements**: Nabisco Sugar Wafers and related confections (Adora and Festino brands) from the National Biscuit Company. These ads emphasize the products as "dainty dessert confections" suitable for serving with various beverages. Below the advertisements is a **travel advertisement** for the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company, promoting scenic boat trips through Canadian waterways including the Thousand Islands and Saguenay River, marketed for health and leisure. The page concludes with an illustration labeled "Discovery of the Law of Gravitation"—likely a classical or humorous reference, though its specific meaning is unclear from the image alone. The content reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and leisure advertising.
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Bole Real The Eternal Maiden, by T. Everett Harré. (Mitchell Kennerley. $1.20.) Reflections of a Beginning Husband, by E. S. Martin. (Harper & Bros.) Comrade Yetta, by Albert Edwards. (The MacMillan Co. $1.35.) Out of the Ashes, by Ethel Watts Mumford. (Moffatt, Yard & Co. $1.25.) Love Letters of an Actress, by Elsie Janis. (D. Appleton & Co.) Stowe Notes, Letters and Verses, by Edward Martin Taber, (Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. $3.50.) Certainty and Justice. by Frederic R. Coudert. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.50.) Judas, by Harry Kemp. (Mitchell Kennerley. $1.50.) Parrot & Co., by Harold MacGrath. (Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, Ind. ugar arers $1.30.) Peter and the Fairies, by Arthur Henry. (Chicago Brothers of the Book, Nabisco Sugar Wafers meet every demand for a dainty Chicka) dit) ' dessert confection. Whether served with ices, custards, Welcome to Our City, by Julian Street. oka’ Lane Company. $1.00) fruits or beverages, they are equally delightful. The sweet, April Panhasard,. by Muriel Hine. creamy filling of Nabisco—the delicate wafer shells—leave (Gohn Lane Company. $1.35.) nothing to be desired. Truly are they fairy sandwiches. The Americans, by Edwin Davies nee (Mitchell Kennerley. In ten-cent tins; also in twenty-five-cent tins. 1.50. dn Ustaown Lovers by George de ADORA:—Another dessert FESTINO:—A dessert sweet, shaped like Horne Vaizey. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. confection enchanting good- an almond. A shell so fragile and tooth- $1.50.) , ness, Alluring squares in filled some that it melts on the tongue disclosing The Son of a Servant, by August sugar-wafer form. a kernel of almond-flavored cream, Strindberg, Translated by Claud Field, M.A. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.25.) Wild Grapes, by Maric Louise Van Saanen. (Moffatt, Yard & Co. $1.35.) 5 Ke > The Flowery Republic, by Frederick : McCormick. (D. Appleton & Co. $2.50.) 4, DORA The Catfish, by Charles Marriott. (The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Indianapolis, Ind. $1.35.) ATaseo Sean ware ACHELIEU & ONTARIO NAVIGATION CO, tix imited ys ? Guebee HE grandest trip in America for health and pleasure. It includes the usand Islands, the excitirg descent of farvelous Rapids, the historic associations of Montreal, tee and the famed Saguenay River, with its Stupendous s “MANOIR RICHELIE! HOTEL TADOUSAC” Murray Bay, fadousac, PQ. Immunity from May Fever and stage Jor Uinstrated guide 2 Passenger Traffic Mi X, Montreal, Can, NIAGARA TO THE SEA| LF Tarnl DISCOVERY OF THE LAW OF GRAVITATION vow Vor! comicbooks.com