Life, 1914-03-19 · page 42 of 44
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This page mixes political commentary with literary advertising. The main editorial section critiques telecommunications monopolies, citing Congressman D.J. Lewis's December 1913 Congressional Record speech. Lewis apparently documented that American telephone and telegraph rates were worse than other countries', contradicting industry claims about private monopoly being the only efficient model. The piece sardonically notes that the magnates' "wonderful claims" are "not true by an exceedingly long shot." The bulk of the page advertises O. Henry's collected stories and Kipling's works through a mail-order subscription scheme. An illustration shows a young woman choosing books over evening entertainment, with a caption referencing "Lord Kitchener's doing"—likely invoking wartime patriotism (WWI context). The "Books Received" section lists contemporary literary publications. Overall, this is primarily a commercial page using light political commentary as editorial filler.
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PEE Most Revealing NYONE who wishes to think that private monopoly in the matter of tele- phones and telegraphs is the only way to get cheap and efficient service in this country had better not read the speech of Congressman D, J. Le’ reported in the Congressional Record, December 22, 1913. It is a most revealing document, showing the United States to be so far behind the other countries in. the matter of wire communication that we ought to be ashamed to look ourselves in the face. By a very careful examination of facilities and rates in this and other countries, Mr. Lewis has found that the only objection to the wonderful claims of. our telegraph and telephone magnates is that they are not true by an exccedingly long shot. The girl got $6 a week and was lonely. “Piggy”—you can imagine fs kind—was waiting down stairs. He knew where champagne and music could be had. But that night she didn’t go. Thatwas Lord Kitchener’s doing. Butanothernight? O. HENRY rita Lake, with St. Morea Bad at end ST. MORITZ "o3r.smz" S BAD & CAMPFER — World-renowned Mineral PRithietnaettsieeiereart, Springe nnd Baths, with ‘The hom Tatest improvements \ sitet fom te I} xviss renewat, wattnontre SU vin Arease, New York | AR < Yourself— | nie sree Se . i tells about it in this story, with that full knowledge ot a a _ j women, with that frank facing of sex, and that clean n Books Received ~ that have endeared him to the men and women of the land. Garden Oats, by Mice Herbert. (John { From the few who snapped up the first edition at $125 a set before Lane Co. $t.30.) - Mu it was off the press, to the 60,000 who have eagerly sought the beautiful Angel Island, by Inez H. Gillmore. yay volumes offered you here—tfrom the stylist who sits among his books to (Henry Holt & Co. $1.35.) e the man on the street—this whole nation bows to O. Henry—and hails Bransford in Arcadia, or The Little him with love and pride our greatest writer of stories. Dohippus, by Eugene M. Rhodes. : 3 \ This is but one of the 274 stories, in 12 big volumes, iHenry Holt & Co. $1.20.) | you get for 25 cents a week, if you send the coupon. udies in Stagecraft, by Clayton Ham- ilton, (Henry Holt & Co. $1.50.) | To Those Who Are Quick Oriental Verses, by Bernard Wester- mon, (Whitaker & Ray-Wiggin Co., San * . Mrs. Day's Daughters, by Mary E. : | umes) Mann. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.25.) ; ° The Colour of the East, by Elizabeth a: Loss A Washburn. (F. A. Stokes Co. $1.25.) Yi Given way Exercises for Women, by Florence Bolton. (Funk & Wagnalls Co $1.00.) 5 : Never was there an offer like this. Not only do you get your 274 The Wine Press, by Alfred Noyes. (F. Grd ced, 2H One p O. Henry stories in 12. volumes at less than others paid for one volume Stokes Co. 60 cents.) waste” to! of the first edition, but you get Kipling’s best 179 short stories and he Soul of Life. or What Is Love, ii < G *| poems and his long novel—without paying cent. You get 18 by David Lisle. (F. A. Stokes Co. $1.25.) v9 SN } volumes, packed with love and hate and laughter—a big shelf The Hat Shop, by Mrs. C. S. Peel full of handsome books. o a 4 (John Lane Co. $1.25.) Send Coupon and you will unde: The Tndgment of ihe Steer by Maud | Mott: #2 fe Set the cence statid’as never belere why other Diver. (G. P. Putnam's Sons, $1.50.) | ‘ E decseea why ©, Dations are going wild over him. _The Irresistible Intruder, by William 4 : : Henry is hailed as pati? memorials to him are being pre. Caine. (John Lane Co. $t The “American Kipling:” “The Y.M.C. tablets tohis memory;why textbooks Across Siberia Alone, by Mrs. John oy, Boseagaier’ Master at the, Short C. Lee. (ohn Lane Co. $1.35.) af are Sandy, by S. R. Crockett. (Macmillan cr x ' Ne Homer of the for'rights to dremative bis® Sead me, on approva!, Co. $1.35.) Tenderlgin;” “Founder of a New stories;why newspapersall Piro: adlnroly Success ian Golf, by Francis Ouimet foi, Amat Gee er ee ee te ol (Little Brown Co. $1.00.) Bar| Rashid who takes you to every co sums for the right to Sunshine Jane, by Anne Warner. (Lit 4 of his beloved Bagdad—New York.” reprint his stories. "Syke Substance of His House, by Ru amen Send the Coupon Without Money Holt Boucicault. (Little-Brown Co. $1.30.) > You get both sets free on approval. Ifyou don't What Men Live By, by Richard C. laugh andcry over them—if you don'treadand Cabot, M.D. (Houghton, Mifflin Co. tH § re-read and love them— send them back. $ Otherwise 25 cents a week pays for them all. Don’t $1.50.) 5 wal send the conpontoday This oflariatoo goed AY cocrmation...ccssssossossousesesess ahi George Borrow and His Circle, by | ‘ 4 tolast. It's only the avalanche of letters from a teaotlah. Gabe Lae asda. 7 - dis le that made us extend it lenty costs 20lyatew cents more a volumeandhasproved Clement King Shorter. (Houghton, Mif- ; fo ey ool epee ermine pt gt hapa gh gene meng flin Co. $3.00.) ag Review of Reviews Co.,30 Irving PL, N.Y. send $1.59 for 1b onthe. comicbooks.com