Life, 1913-09-25 · page 42 of 43
Life — September 25, 1913 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a table of contents/advertisement page for Scribner's Magazine (October issue), not a political cartoon. It announces upcoming articles and stories, including Theodore Roosevelt's piece on African elephants, a travel essay about Portugal, and literary works by established authors like Edith Wharton and John Galsworthy. The page emphasizes the magazine's "consistent achievement and progress" to encourage new subscriptions. The notable content reflects early 20th-century middlebrow American interests: natural history (Roosevelt was a famous conservationist and hunter), travel writing, prison reform, theater criticism, and serious fiction. There is no satire or political commentary visible—this is straightforward magazine promotion targeting educated, affluent readers.
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SCRIBNER’S MAGAZINE October ipti The Fall numbers and the contents of SCRIBNER’S during the new year will be among the Begin Your Subscription Now Tr, remarkable and interesting in the history of the Magazine—and the history of the Maga. zine is one of “ consistent achievement and progress.” The African Elephant Its Life History narrated by Theodore Roosevelt With Pictures of Living Elephants and Drawings by Philip R. Goodwin The New Republic: Some Impressions of a Portuguese Tour, by Charles Lincoln Brereton F.R.G.S, 42% the Age ont oF The Man Behind the Bars, Pictures by A. B. Frost by Winifred Louise Taylor and Guy Rose accompanying an article on Aiea preaaer sano oe Dhoutes hatred themof the homan Trout-fishing in Normandy The New Revolt Against Broadway, by John Corbin The Drama League's efforts to raise the standard of the theatre Good By Katharine Fullerton Gerould . Barry Benefield Short Stories Simeon Strunsky The Two Great Novels of the Year (continued) The Custom of the Country, by Mrs. Wharton The Dark Flower (The Love Life of a Man), by John Galsworthy $3.00 a year; 25 cents a number CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS Se as FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK’