Life, 1913-11-06 · page 50 of 56
Life — November 6, 1913 — page 50: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an advertisement for *The World's Work* magazine, promoting its January 1914 issue. The page highlights three content features: 1. **"Here's Adventure for You"**: Profiles Dora Keene's mountaineering achievement—the first ascent of Mount Blackburn in Alaska, accomplished under extreme conditions. 2. **"Uncle Sam's Lawyer"**: Features Attorney General James C. McReynolds handling 20,000 lawsuits, particularly examining antitrust cases against the Tobacco Trust and the Sherman Act's effectiveness. 3. **"Helping Our Halting Justice"**: Part of a series on judicial reform, arguing that America's justice system is inefficient and needs business-like reorganization. The magazine positions itself as covering "constructive" accomplishments by "strong men and women" making America better. This reflects Progressive Era (1914) concerns with efficiency, reform, and practical achievement. The tone is earnest rather than satirical—this is marketing copy celebrating reform-minded journalism.
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The Country Life Press ‘ty, N.Y. Where the Garden World's Work is made Since Every Man and Woman Must Keep Up With What The World Is Doing TAEWORLDSWORK Becomes a Necessity—Nothing Less It stands for all that is Constructive. It aims at a great Up- ( building Year for 1914. And it is practical for it records y only accomplished things; the things strong men and women are actually doing to make this country a better place to live in. : Here’s Adventure for You Uncle Sam’s Lawyer Miss Dora Keene made the first ascent of Burton J. Hendrick, in the series, “Who a Mount Blackburn, the second difficult peak Govern ane United, States,” come “1 im- Be. in Al: All bur he pressive picture ttorney-Gener: everyc Se aka oa wen €. McReynolds, who handles 20,000 law- en 33 days entirely on snow and ice. For 22 suits. The history of the suit against the To- Bi rights she had no tent and for 10 days no bacco Trust reviewed and Mr. McReynolds shen fuel. She has written a thrilling account of pasate : lnc, pray he mani whe will trdina her adventure (“First Up Mount Blackburn,” robably prove just how effective the Sherman tem she calls it), and it is illustrated with /6 full pages of photographs. law is as a solution of the most baffling eco- nomic problems of our time. Helping Our Halting Justice The Second Article in the Great Series, “Swift and Cheap Justice” The disorganization of justice is costing us all time and money. Half a lawyer's time is waste motion in the operation of a clumsy, complicated machine. It’s a problem of efficiency —we need a business system of justice. Mr. George W. Alger continues his great constructive series Swift and Cheap Justice with an article called Helping Our Halting Justice. He is showing comprehensively and clearly what has been done and what must be done to make our lawyers and our courts efficient. Other Features each moni In a year you get 1500 pages and over 1000 graphic pictures. Enclosed find for 4 months trial” subscrip- tion to the World's comicbooks.com