Life, 1913-10-23 · page 31 of 40
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This page contains a **book review in verse** criticizing the novel "Hagar Revelly" by Daniel Carson Goodman. The reviewer mocks the book as representative of a fashionable trend among "fetterless idealists" who imitate "sloppy Russian realists"—likely referring to early 20th-century naturalist literature with morally ambiguous characters and frank depictions of sexuality and social transgression. The plot synopsis describes a department store worker who is sexually pursued by her boss, rejects him for another man (Frank), is then abandoned, and returns to her original pursuer (Ben). The reviewer condemns this as exploitative moral decay dressed up as artistic boldness, sarcastically noting the author "loves to flirt / With nastiness and play with it." The satire targets both the novel's sexual frankness and the literary establishment's celebration of such "realism" as sophisticated—when the reviewer sees it as merely salacious and forgettable. The page also contains period advertisements for Heinz Spaghetti and Evans' Ale.
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Rhymed Reviews Hagar Revelly (By Daniel Carson Goodman. Mitchell Kennerley.) [22 come to be a fad of late With fetterless “ idealists” To laud these chaps who imitate The sloppy Russian realists. For instance, here's a dainty thing Entitled “ Hagar Revelly"— And won't you kindly form a ring? I'd like to punch it, heavily. Within a big department store Miss Hagar worked (ostensibly) ; Thi N Di h? The Boss, whose morals I deplore, is ew sn é Pursued her, reprehensibly. Do your little folks, big folks—all—know the richness and delicacy She thrust him off (his name was of Heinz Spaghetti? Ben) A different—éetter—kind of Spaghetti—with a new-found flavor. And i cooked—all ready to serve. It required years to develop the delicious, To yield to Frank, who courted her. | Piguant taste. We use choicest spaghetti, special imported cheese and the ail The wretch abandoned her, and then rich, appetizing Heinz Tomato Sauce. That's the secret of the blend. ‘an Enamored Ben supported her. Lire @ e@ To give a spade its proper name | —— Would lead to sad bedevillings ; Besides, I keep a sense of shame; And so, with Hagar’s revellings is not only a dish for the epicure, but one of the And escapades with other friends world’s greatest foods. Rich in protein—the food- I'won't defile my pen again, factor that means sturdy bodies, active brains. But when the fragrant story ends Already it is a leader in popularity among the She's tarrying with Ben again. 57 Varieties Get a tin of Heinz Spaghett! today from your grocer under y Heinz Guarantee of money back if you don’t pronounce it the best you have ever tasted, Others of Heinz 57 Varieties are: Heinz Baked Beans, Tomato Ketchup, Euchred Pickle, Tomato Soup, Chili Sauce, Peanut Butter, Mince Meat, etc. Al e H. J. Heinz Co. There is no other Ale like Evans’. It isa satisfying and health-promoting beverage. Nina perfectly brewed ale, carefully bottled by its makers, : Its Rich, Mellow Flavor, Sparkling Brilliancy and —— Creamy Froth are distinctive and delight They denote ion, Oh, how these authors love to flirt What's gravy for the Goose, one Evans’ affords the means of securing the best ale in the | With nastiness and play with it! gleans, weld ot remnemeble coat et races They peddle ‘round their mess of Is suited for the Gander, too, SEPANG 2 90na —E seas res) i Biaoomy BY. * dirt So take some current magazines And seem to get away with it. And note what tastes they pander to. For some will hail the book as “frank"* Then let who will approve this dope, And praise its brave lucidity; To me it seems a rotten sort While many like their reading rank That's fated soon to be, I hope, And reeking with morbidity. A totally forgotten sort. bathe Costh one comichooks.qelu)