Life, 1913-10-09 · page 38 of 44
Life — October 9, 1913 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with one notable editorial piece. The main content is a humorous essay titled "Hay Fever" by the magazine's editor, complaining about seasonal allergies. The piece sardonically argues that hay fever, though popularly associated with aristocracy, is unbearable—ruining sleep, making food taste like sawdust, and turning even fine beer (Budweiser) bitter. The complaint is tongue-in-cheek social commentary: the editor would gladly trade aristocratic status for relief from the affliction. The writing style contains intentional misspellings (likely typographical errors or stylistic choices of the era). The page features advertisements for: - **Kelly-Springfield Automobile Tires** (emphasizing hand-made quality) - **Austro-American Line** (Mediterranean cruises) - **Budweiser** (with a golf-themed illustration) - **Anheuser-Busch** brewery A poem titled "And On" appears at top right (author L.L.E.), offering romantic verses about light and pain. The content reflects 1920s consumer culture and leisurely travel aspirations.
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-LIFE- aca Si Kelly- met 5 Automobile Tires "That heeds not truth, | But, while the east is grey, The rubber markets are open to every one. The choice between hand-making or! Doth ery for day! machine-making is up to all tire makers. What makes Kelly-Springfeld Automo- bile Tires noteworthy is that their makers have chosen hand-making and real mbes. Light in the sky! Oh, age! KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY Cor. B’way & 57th St., Oh, heritage | Benet tee le jogein Cireeand, Bake Cigna Sin Frasie | Of pain, tho’ day be bright | That sees the night! i LLeé. H.R. Olmstead & 5 KL & S. Auto Tire 7 : TM MMM mmm mM my Hay Feber The editor of this paper is a victib of hay feber ad has beed lividg id hell for three weegs pasd. It is said thad odly aristocradig beople have hay feber. This may be drue, bud we are willidg to forego our. Normad blood for a good dight’s slecb and swab off our Kedtucky bedigree for a dose that do'd idch and wo'd rud. We'd rather be of hublest lideage, with a palade thad didn’t dickle ad a. head that didn't feel likxe a blocs of wood, thad to wear a corodet and have a dose feels likge a biece of raw liber ad thad dribs likge a sugar water dre. Id's do fud 10 be ad arisdograd in Septeber uidless you have a snoud to madch or a busdess that will rud idself while you go to the moudtains. These dights the sdars ook like poids of fire stickig through the skies ad the wids smell likge medthola- dub, Whed you go to sleep at three o'clock id the mordig you dreab of cool idg rivers, snowelad moudtains ad re- freshig breezes. You wakge ub ted midutes lader gaspig for your breath ad pud id the time udtil daylight sneezig. No mad with hay feber was ever knowd to sleeb, Id is a vulgar pragdice id which odly plebes edgage, ad is nod necessary ad all. All food tastes likge sawdust ad the best Sad Felice smells Likge oaky leaves, Budweiser tastes likge quinide ad life is odly ad incidet between sneezes. Id is said thad God docs nod makge misdakes, bud he docs. Ragweed ei ae Aen oo best play on the “19th.” Tee off with a bite to ASTRO AMERICAN LINE! LINF eat, and follow through with that incomparable after- golf refreshment— European Trips for the Rough Season The Quiet Southern Track to B Uu d we i ser Algiers, North Africa and the From an Immaculate Plant classic sunny south in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Regular Stops at Algiers (North Africa.) Naples (Italy,) Patras (Greece,) Trieste (Austria—near the scprente buildings Nicovets 10) meres cal to and" corner of ths tantration® egy ene Tyrol) Austrian Riviera, Austro-Bohemian Te eley blocks. Qaecan'tgo through onatour of Watering Places, and the whole European Continent. 106i PeOpIe are employed here and 1,500 others Inspection: es hundreds do, daily. Seven to eight days cx the ocean, and six days olece tp throw the Medic aan Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis Sight-Seeing trips in every port. Free stopovers. PHELPS BROS. & Co., Gen. Agts., 11 Battery Place,N.Y. at Plan of ‘of Its Kind et NNUAL LL suv uttrrtiemusetetuseemunuit attri SESE oot arate eas eat ale 12 nde Cn, 6 ou. LLL a comicbooks.com