Life — March 5, 1914 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Content Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and poetry**, not political satire. The left side features a large **Kranich & Bach piano advertisement** emphasizing quality construction and multi-generational durability. Supporting imagery shows people playing pianos. The right side contains a poem titled **"Nothing Doing"** by Richard Crosby—a complaint about editorial rejection. The poet laments that editors won't buy his work anymore, dismissing his old "peasant tales" as valueless. He sarcastically lists what editors *do* want: sensational stories, "True Love's Course," divorce scandals, and shocking plots. The poem expresses frustration with changing magazine market demands. Below are smaller advertisements for **Cortez Cigars** and **Old Overholt Rye whiskey**, plus a cartoon showing a child with a "ball and chain" toy. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising and literary frustration with editorial gatekeeping.