Life, 1914-07-16 · page 38 of 40
Life — July 16, 1914 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements and book reviews** rather than political satire. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** - **Pantasote** (car top material): A lengthy branded message emphasizing durability and value, using the selling technique of distinguishing genuine products from cheap imitations—a common consumer concern of the era. - **Dixon's Graphite Lubricants** and **Jolley Perfume/Reading Lady**: Standard product ads. **Humor Piece:** "The Disadvantages of Being a Prophet"—a philosophical dialogue where a sage explains he wants respect while alive, not posthumous fame. It's gentle satire on how society honors the dead while neglecting the living. **Books Received:** A straightforward literary listing including works on socialism, education (Montessori), and drama—reflecting Progressive Era intellectual interests. **Small Cartoon:** A cautionary verse about canoe romance warns against physical intimacy causing conflict—typical period humor about courtship propriety. The page reflects **early 20th-century consumer culture** and intellectual discourse rather than political commentary.
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“LIFE: THe cost of a Top is often measured by its initial price. The real cost should be measured by the service of your Top and its appearance during service. This is true whether your Top is included in the price of your car or not. Genuine Pantasote is the least expensive Top material because of its long wearing qualities. The smooth surface of ranrasote i ood condition Soap and water cleans pantasoTe just as they clean the wheels or body of your car. Genuine raxtasore costs but little more than similar looking Top mate- rials. It costs less if you require your Top to give satisfactory service, weather protection in any kind of climate, and a fresh appearance all the time, The re-sale price of your car depends on the condition and general appear- ance of your car. A genuine PANTASOTE Top helps its appearance wonderfully, even after years of road-service and under the most varying and trying cli- matic conditions. “Don’t be deceived by cheap imitations of pantasote. Look for this label on your Top. Furnished to all Top-makers with every yard of PANTASOTE. WARNING ‘This label on your Top means keunine Pantasute ~ the Top Covering that stays like, new in Setual service. “This label is a Sore protectio Many surface-coated mater. ials are misleading, for they lave like Pantasate when ner. Write us today for “What's What in Top Mater: fals.”” “This book has invaluable information forthe rips open and dissects ad/ kinds of Top taste included. Write for it today and we will send it without cost. The Pantasote Company 161 Bowling Green Building, New York, N. Y. “When spooning in a frail canoc Re mighty careful what you do ; A kiss too many, a playful slap, Will often start’ a lovers’ scrap.” The Disadvantages of Being a Prophet ‘O SAGE, what is your ambition? Do you wish to become widely known as a prophet?” “Yes, my son, but with qualifica- tions. I desire all the advantages of being a prophet with none of its dis- advantages.” “Does the job of prophet, then, have disadvantages?” “It does and of the most. serious kind. The reputation of being a prophet is a good deal like life insur- ance—you have to die to get it. I desire to be looked up to and courted and admired and trusted in this, my own, day and generation, instead of being killed off now and honored by memory in the centuries to come. I want to be a live prophet. I should vather be a live ignoramus than a dead prophet.” “Do you think there is any likeli- hood of realizing your ambition, O Sage?” “Not the least, my son.” Books Received Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook, by Maria Montessori, M.D. (F. A. Stokes Co. $1.00.) The Regged-Trousered Philanthropists. hy Robert Tressall. (F. A. Stokes Co. $1.25.) Dreams (an explanation of the Mecha- nism of Dreaming), by Henri Bergson. B, W. Huebsch. 6s cents.) Socialism and Motherhood, by John Spargo. (B. W. Huebsch. 60 cents.) The Small Family System, by C. V. Drysdale, D.Sc. (B. W. Huebsch. $1.00.) Our Dishonest Constitution, by Allan 1. Benson, (B. W. Huebsch. $1.00.) The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Heuptmann, Vol. II. (B. W. Huebsch $1.50.) The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann, Vol. IV, (B. W. Huebsch. $1.50.) Florian Mayr, by Ernst, Baron von Wolzogen. (B. W. Huebsch. $1.35.) The Continental Drama of To-day, by Parrett H. Clark. (Henry Holt & Co. $1.35.) . Europe After Eight-ffteen, by H. L. Mencken, Geo. Jean Nathan, Willard Huntington Wright. (John Lane Co. $1.25.) What Sculpture to See in Europe, by Lorinda Munson Bryant. (John Lane Co. $1.35.) The Price of Love, by Arnold Bennett. (Harper & Bros. $1.35.) Within Prison Walls, by Thomas Mott Osborne. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.50.) The Growth of a Soul, by August Strindberg, translated by Claud Field. (McBride, Nast & Co. $1.25.) A Book of Inscriptions Matson. (McBride, > e Social Entertainments, by Pascal Day. (Moffatt, Yard & Co. $1.00.) OXLY one form of graphite is fit for auto lubrication. This rare flake graphite is found only in DIXON’S Graphite Lubricants It builds a permanent oily veneer around the bearings and prevents metal-to-metal contact. Equally good for motor boats and motor cars. Write for the Dixon Lubri- cating Chart. The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. Jersey City, N. J. Dog Established in 1827 Dong prizes at a school, said he hoped the children would have a good record when he came again, Thereupon they rose, and with one ac- cord said, “Same to you, sir."—Argonaut, ROUN D BIWE, SET THE STANDARD wit oc De Luxe tours; smal! grou THE Mile Palestine Sm, ‘China, especially, Reasonable rates. WORLD Brrank €. CLARK, Tae feign, 1 W FOUR HUNDRED TOAST BOOK Sent for 25 Centa, $10.00 given for the best poem of 24 tines received by October 1, 1914, COMIC PUBLISHING CO., Columbus, Ohio. CREATION AGnieveD INSTANTANEOUS FAME