Life, 1913-09-04 · page 32 of 40
Life — September 4, 1913 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains primarily **advertisements and literary reviews** rather than political satire. The main content is a rhymed book review of "The Catfish" by Charles Marriott, a novel using the catfish as a metaphor. The poem describes George, a bashful, imaginative man (the "Cod") who is emotionally stirred by Mary (the "Catfish"), a thin, pale girl with knowing eyes. Though Mary loves George, she teases him by revealing she sees through his pretenses. George eventually marries the laughing Lesbia instead, but Mary dies tragically while saving George's baby daughter from drowning. The reviewer (Arthur Guiterman) critiques the book's "wholly bad" title and "needless tragic ending." The page also advertises **Fits-U Eyeglasses**, **American Optical Company**, **Dralle's Illusion Perfume**, and **British East Africa shooting rights** under Lord Kitchener's estates. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page—it is standard early-20th-century magazine content mixing literature and consumer advertising.
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~ GL IBESES: Rhymed Reviews The Catfish (By Charles Marriott. The Bobbs- Merrill Co.) WHEN captive Cod are kept in tanks They're dull and indolent as flatfish * Until among their finny ranks * The fishermen intrude a Catfish, The Catfish, not a welcome guest, Awakes the Cod from inanition; They swim about in wild unrest And thus are kept in good condition. Seeing Things (This British catfish, so it seems, Straight Is not the sluggish, wide-mouthed feature , : Of all our muddy Western streams, Fits-U Eyeglasses have a But quite a lively ocean creature.) businesslike way of hold- ing your lenses precisely Our hero, George, shall be the Cod in ol There is nev Who needed mental perturbations; 18 DIACE.. 3 ete 15 BEvera A bashful youngster, slightly odd, defleéted angle of vision to He dwelt among imaginations, strain and inevitably injure But kept them under lock and key oureyes. y y For fear that grosser folk would Once put on, you forget them. flout him; If your friends notice them, it is His fault was, trying not to be as a touch of distinction added Himself, but one like those about to your ‘appearance. Look for him. this monogram on the b.idge: 2 The Catfish who had Fate's commands \ To worry George a bit, was Mary, y) A thin, pale girl, with thin, cold hands And slanted eyes, a trifle starey. Send for our new booklet, ‘‘ Eyes Right."* It gives some valuable infor- When ‘George ‘would try to act a’role Lt area ta ae Assuming notions foreign to him, She'd smile and agitate his soul By showing that she saw clear through him. American Optical Company Address Dept. E, Southbridge, Mass, Largest maxers of Spectacles, Eve= tlasses and Leases in the world, New York Chicago Sam Francisco Losdon Of course she loved him all the while Though oft she chose to snub or shun him ; BIG GAME BRITISH EAST AFRICA ooting Rights over the Estates of Ficld Marshal Viscount Kitchener near Muhoroni A., nine thousand acres, are to let between October, 1913, and March, 1914, owing to Lordship having decided not to shoot over same this scason. These estates are closely preserved. Roan Antelope (elsewhere very rate), Hartebeeste, Reed Buck, Waterbuck, Impalla, Thompson's Gazelle, Grant's Gazelle, etc., cte, Tenants holding ordinary big game license have the right to shoot over one hundred thousand acres adjacent Government Land, Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, and all kinds . Lord Kitchener's shooting lodge on the property, and the assistance of his resi i be at Tenant's disposal. For terms and details apply to East Africa Corporation, Ltd., Agents 96 Gresham House, London, England ILLUSION EXQUISITE PERFUMES Js the most costly rer he moat delieate—and ing. Every single drop combines the fragrance of natural fowers. OMICAL TO USE DRALLE’S touch of the stopper to the ar- ticle you wish to perfume fs sufficient. Non-Alcoholic It contains no aleohol—comes to you pure— fresh —fragrant—In cut gl bottle with elongated drop stop- per In polished wood case. Odors now be bad at a De all dealers of tollet articles— Lily - of: the- a CEO, ROROFELUT & CO, 0th Street at Irving Place ‘NEW YORK at trv fan Fruncinco _Chinge__Tonunte Montreal But George required a different style Of wife, and laughing Lesbia won him. Then Mary married George's chum, But died of too much river water Imbibed by her while saving from A pool, the hero’s baby daughter. The book's so fine, it makes one sad To think that there’s no way of mending A title that is wholly bad Besides a needless tragic ending. Arthur Guiterman, XERCISE Restores Youthful Beauty Real compelling Beauty comes only in Nature's way. t me tell you bow you can, in your own home, re- store as well as preserve youthful contour and expression; remove all wrinkles Zaused by sagging muscles; make the complexion as fresh as in girlhood (through invigorated circulation); and make a flabby, withered neck firm and fresh, without massage, ration, plasters, or any external treatment. These can neither restore youthful ap- pearance nor prevent marks of age. fy system both Restores and Prevents. I have been teaching it for thirteen years, and have many pupils of national prominence in’ this and. foreign Write today for my New Booklet, cise,” which fully describes my System, and my new Supplementary Beauty Course—FREE comicbooks.com