Life, 1913-12-25 · page 38 of 41
Life — December 25, 1913 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book listings**, not satirical content. The left side features ads for Jaeger wool products and Cortez cigars, with a generic "Merry Christmas" greeting promoting *Christmas Vogue* magazine. The main editorial content is a "Books Received" column listing recently published titles with publishers and prices—typical literary coverage for the era. The notable feature is a right-side advertisement for **St. Nicholas magazine subscriptions**, which uses nostalgic appeal ("Did anyone ever make you happy?") to market annual subscriptions to children at $2.00. It references the magazine as a cherished childhood memory, encouraging adults to gift subscriptions to make children happy. This page contains **no political cartoons or satire**—it's a straightforward mix of holiday advertising and book reviews typical of *Life* magazine's commercial content from this period (appears to be early 1900s based on typography and style).
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own fabric for retaining warmth, repelling cold and equal- izing temperature. It takes up perspiration, permits cir- culation and guards the body against sudden changes. Thousands have learned the benefits of wearing Jaeger Made Woolen underwear, sweaters, stock- ings, coats, caps, etc. Famous for 33 years. Write for booklet of facts about wool, Dr. Jaeger’s S. W. S. Co.’s Own Stores New York: 306 Fifth Ave., 22 Maiden Lane Brooklyn: 504 Fulton St. Boston: 324 BoylstonSt. Phila.: 1516 Chestnut St. Chicago: 126. State St. Agents in all Principal Cities SIIESES: CHRISTMAS! Take Home a Copy of the CHRISTMAS ~ VOGUE At Your NEWSDEALERS (7 FOR pg MEN CG. ARS “MADE AT KEY WEST Books Received Here Are Ladies, by James Stephens, (The Macmillan Co. $1.25.) Personal Recollections of Vincent Van Gogh, by Elizabeth Du Quesne Van Gogh. (Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass., $1.75.) The Torn Book, by B. Baker. (D. Ap- pleton & Co. $1.25.) The Hills of Hampshire, by Will H. Cressy and James Clarence Harvey. (Dana Estes & Co., Boston, Mass. $1.25.) The Tumble Man, by Hy Mayer. (D. Appleton & Co. $ ' How I Spent My Million, by J. Edgar Park. (The Pilgrim Press, Boston, Mass. 75 cents.) Milton's Knowledge of Music. Sig- mund Gottfried Spaeth. (Princeton University Library.) A Son of the Soil, by Leon Lester. (The Minleon Shop, Kinsley, Kans. 75 cents.) In Music Land, by George P. Upton. (Browne & Howell Co., Chicago, Ill. $1.25.) The Christmas Bishop, by Winifred Kirkland. (Small, Maynard & Co, $1.00.) After All, by Mary Cholmondeley. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.35.) General John Regan, by G. A. Birming- ham, (Geo. H. Doran Co, Collected Poems, by Grace Denio Litch- field. (G,. P. Putnam's Sons.) Madcap, by George Gibbs. (D. Apple- ton & Co. $1.30.) The Meccas of the World, by Anne Warwick. (John Lane Co. $2.00.) Sis Within, by Harrict Hobson. (Geo. W. Jacobs & Co., Phila. Pa.) A Maid of the Kentucky Hills, by Ed- win Carlile Litsey. (F. G. Browne & Co., Chicago, Ill. $1.25.) The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, by George Frederick. (J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila, Pa. $5.00.) Little Stories by Big Men, by Annabel Lee. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.25.) The Fall of Ug, by Rufus Steele. (John Howell, San Francisco, Calif.) $1.00.) The Runner's Bible, by N.S. Holm. (John Howell, San Francisco, Calif.) The Soul of Paris, by Verner Z. Reed. (John Lane Co. $2.50.) The China Coltector. (Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.60.) A Mesalliance, by Katharine Tynan. (Duffield & Co. $1.25.) Three Lords of Destiny, by Samuel McChord Crothers. ( Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. $1.00.) Snow Upon the Desert, by S. Mac- naughtan. (E. P. Dutton & Co. $1.35.) Fellowship Books (A Spark Divine), by R. C. Lehman. (E. P. Dutton & Co. 75 cents.) A Traveler at Forty, by Theodore Dreiser. (Century Co. $1.80.) Festival Plays, by Marguerite Mering- ton. (Duffield & Co. $1.25.) Molly Beamish, by H. De Vere Stac- poole. (Duffield & Co. $1.25.) Fairy Quakenbose, by Arthur K. Stern, (Brown Bros., Phila., Pa. $1.00.) The Book of the Epic, by H. A. Guerber. (J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila. Pa. $2.00). Did Anyone Ever Make You Happy? Did anyone ever send you a year’s subscription to St. Nicholas when you were a youngster? Or did you save up yourself and buy with pride that stack of now old and faded magazines stowed away in the attic for younger hearts to read? Or per- haps yours are bound, and have a place of honor in the bookcase. The point is you never felt like throwing St. Nicholas away. Isn't it true? Wasn't it always the “best loved” of your youthful memories—the stage on which you pictured stirring ad tures at sea, or learned the re! for honesty and integrity and indus- try in life? Renew old acquaintances today by getting a cur rent number of St. Nicholas at the nearest news: stand, price 25 cents, or what is far better: MAKE TWO OR MORE CHILDREN HAPPY for 12 months by taking advantage of this SPECIAL OFFER subscription to ST. NICHOLAS at $2.00 eech (Regular price $3.00) The Century Co., Union Square, New York: I accept your special offer for more than one new subscription and enclose $.. new subscriptions to St. ginning with the . Name Age - Name Age - Sores Inclosed find $3.00 for a si scription to Nicholas beginning with the num: ber to Name . Signed ... Address