Life, 1914-03-19 · page 27 of 44
Life — March 19, 1914 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a **book review section**, not a political cartoon. The small illustration at the top labeled "MORE VOTERS" appears to be a satirical sketch showing women in fashionable dress, likely commenting on women's suffrage—a major political issue of the early 20th century. The joke seems to reference expanding the electorate: the well-dressed women represent newly enfranchised or soon-to-be voters. The sketch's style and the page's positioning suggest Life magazine was making a contemporary social comment about women gaining voting rights. The bulk of the page consists of brief, witty reviews of current books, written in Life's characteristic caustic style—offering clever one-liners about each work's merit or pretension rather than thorough analysis.
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MORE VOTERS Confidential Book Guide The Air Man, by Captain C. Mellor, C. E. c Most of us wonder what it is like to fly. This diary of a beginner, simple as it is, almost succeeds in telling us. The China Collector, by H. W. Lewer. The study of Eng- lish porcelain succinctly outlined for beginners, A well made book, well illustrated. Cobb's Bill of Fare, by Irvin S. Cobb. Half an octave of humorous essays, written in the key of after-dinner oratory, which run the gamut of guffaws. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, by George F. Kunz. A somewhat stony volume, both in the texture of the text and in actual avoirdupois. But a scholarly and comprehensive compilation. Folk of the Woods, by Lucius C. Pardee. animal studies and in fairy-tale telling. Graphics, by Harris Merton Lyon, Short stories, vignettes and visions, by a young American with the seeing eye and a sense of proportion. The Happy Ship, by Stephen French Whitman. Sceing the world through the bn of an American bluejacket. Kipling- esque yarns with a fine swing to them. A fresh note in Here Are Ladies, by James Stephens. Stories and sketches by the author of “The Crock ot Gold". Some bully work saddled with a banal title. In Search of a Husband, by Corra Harris. The autobiogra phy of a “wise” virgin. Facile cynicism studded with epi grammatic rhinestones. The Joy of Youth, by Eden Phillpotts. bona fide love-story of the season. and the glamor of spring. Magic, by G. K. Chesterton. A clever play in which the carly Chesterton emerges from eclipse. ‘ Memoirs of Li-Hung-Chang, edited by W. F. Mannix. Glimpses (had through selected extracts from voluminous di aries and notes) of the life and mental outlook of a great Oriental, Youth's Encounter, by Compton McKenzie. Page. Mothering on Perilous, by Lucy Furman. A little book that gets the spirit of the Kentucky feud district by baring the hearts of some school-boys. The Passionate Friends, by H. G. Wells. A novel full of story-interest and live thinking. All things considered, prol bly the season's book which digs deepest into the subconscic thought of the time. The most joyous A book full of good talk See preceding comicbooks.com