Life, 1914-02-12 · page 37 of 44
Life — February 12, 1914 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book listings**, with one notable satirical element. The main cartoon (bottom right, captioned "OH, SHUCKS!") depicts a man and woman at a bathtub—likely satirizing contemporary anxieties about unmarried couples and impropriety, common subjects in Life's humor during this era. The dominant advertisement—the "Baby Grand Billiard Table"—ironically solves the "boy problem" by keeping boys occupied at home with recreation rather than roaming streets. This reflects early 20th-century concerns about juvenile delinquency and unsupervised youth. The "Sexology" book advertisement addresses marital education, reflecting Progressive Era discussions about sexual knowledge within marriage. The page also includes Hamburg-American cruise ship advertisements and a "Books Received" listing typical of literary magazines of the period, featuring works on labor issues, adventure novels (Zane Grey), and social topics like prostitution—reflecting 1910s intellectual concerns.
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CRUISES to the West Indies and Panama Canal at Gusyon een Pen ‘ort of Spain (Trin- idad), Bridgeton, Fort de France, St. Pierre, St. Thomas. Short trip covers Havana, Panama, Jamaica, Duration 16 to 27 days, Cosing $145—$175. up. Atlas Service ‘Weekly sailings to Cuba, Jamaica and the Panama Canal, Hayti, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, by new, fast Twin- Screw Steamers, Mediterranean Service Steamships Cincinnati, Cleveland, burg and Moltke.” Ports of call: Gibraltar, Naples and Crises to the Land of the Midnight Sen from Ham- barg daring June, Jaly and Acgust 1915—Around the World, through Panama Canal New Y 31, 1915.7 S$. FreaN jerk, Yan Jensery 3 by 4 days, ate, 8300 cp, eel tripe and all necessary expenses, Write for information stating crwive HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 41-45 Broadway, New York Phitsdelphla Boston Pittsburgh, Chicago Minneapolis New ‘Onleams A Happy Marriage Depends largely’ on a knowledge of the whole truth about self and sex and their relation: to life and health. This. know!l- edge does not come in- telligently of itself, nor correctly from. ordinary, every-day sources. SEXOLOGY (Ilustrated) by William H. Walling, A.M., M.D., imparts in a clear wholesome way in one volume Knowledge a Young Man Shontd F Knowledge a Young Husbam! Shoatd Tiave. Knowledse a Father Shout In a Father Spooks Impart to Tits Son. nowledge a Husband Should Have. Knowledge a Young Woman Should Mave. Knowledge a Young Wife spend » Have. REowielse a Bother & Shonld Hav erige a jother Khould Im: par jo Hee. Daughter. seared nowledge a Wife Shou! ‘Allin one volume, Mlustrated, $2, postpald. Write for ™ Other People Opinions” and Table ef Contents, Puritan Pub.Co. 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa. He i il LEFE Books Received Boycotts and the Labor Struggle, by Harry W. Laidler. (John Lane Co, $2.00.) The New Dawn, by Agnes C. Laut. (Moffatt, Yard & Co. $1.35.) The Flying Inn, by Gilbert H. Ches- terton. (John Lane Co. $1.30.) The Uncommon Commoner, by Ed- mund Vance Cooke. (Dodge Pub. Co.) Home. (Century Co. $1.30.) The Third Act, by Fred Jackson. Desmond Fitzgerald. $1.00.) Witness for the Defence, by A. E. W. Mason. (Chas. Scribner's Sons. $1.30.) William & Bill, by Grace MacGowan Cooke and Caroline Wood Morrison. (The Century Co. $1.25.) My Monks of Vagabondia, by Andress Floyd. (Self Master Press Union, Union Co., N. J. $1.50.) Graphics, by Harris M Lyon. (William M. Reedy, St. Louis.) A Motor Tour Through Canada, by Thos. W. Wilby. (John Lane Co. $1.50.) Prostitution in Europe, by Flexner. (The Century Co.) The White Sapphire, by Lee Foster Hartman. (Harper & Bros. $1.25.) Light of Western Stars, by Zane Grey. (Harper & Bros. $1.35.) Old Mole, by Gilbert Cannan. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.35.) On With Torchy, by Sewell Ford. (Ed. J. Clode. | $1.25.) John O'Partletts’, by Jean E. Hovey. (L. C, Page & Co., Boston. $1.25.) Some Other Things, by Chas. H. Mapes. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) The Crimson Fist, by O. H. Neland (R. G. Badger, Boston. $1.25.) The Sonnets of Shakespeare, by Countess de Chambrun. (G. P. Put nam’s Sons.) The After House, by Mary Roberts Rinehart. (Houghton, Mifflin Co. $1.25.) Concise Standard Dictionary. (Funk & Wagnalls Co. 60 cents.) Children of the Sea, by H. DeVere Stacpoole. (Duffield & Co. $1.25.) Golightly "Round the Globe, by G. 1. Merrill. (M. A. Donohue & Co., Chi- cago.) The Butterfly, by Henry Kitchell Web- ster, (D. Appleton & Co, $1.25.) Mic | ‘The “Boy Problem” jis solving land details of Easy-Purchase PI SOLVED! The ‘‘Baby Grand”’ Billiard Tabl “the boy problem’ i many hundreds of homes. On mother writes: “When we attempt to make plai to you what pleasure your table h: brought to our home, words fail u and we can only say—OUR BO NOW LIVES AT HOME!” The BABY GRAND Hom Billiard Table Made of Mahogany, inlaid. Fitted wit Slate Bed, Monarch Cushions and Drawe which holds Playing Outfit. It is equal in playing qualities to Bruns wick Regulation Tables, used by ‘all th world’s cue experts. Sizes 3x6, 314X7, 4x8 | Our Brunswick “ Convertible” styles serv, | also as Dining or Library Tables and Davi enports. Easy Terms Complete Playing Outfit Free The price of each table includes complet! | high-grade Playing Outfit—Cues, Balls | Bridge, Rack, Chalk, Markers, Brush | Cover, Rules, Book on “ How to Play,’ cte., ete. Free DeLuxe Book Send the coupon or a postal card for richlj j illustrated book, “ Billiards—The Home Magnet, containing pictures, descriptions, Factory Price This boo! will help solve the gift problem. Pree The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. (220) Dept. TX, 623-633 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago Please send me the free color-illustrated book— “Billiards—The Home Magnet” Name. Address... comicbooks.com