Life, 1914-07-23 · page 38 of 40
Life — July 23, 1914 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The main content consists of: **Left side:** A Woodbury's Facial Soap advertisement featuring a woman's profile and instructions for a skincare treatment. The pitch promises to restore enlarged pores to normal texture through nightly use. **Center:** A "Books Received" section listing newly published titles, including works by William Jennings Bryan and other contemporary authors. **Right side:** Travel advertisements—notably Hamburg-American Line promoting luxury cruises "Around the World and Through the Panama Canal" departing from Cincinnati and Cleveland, plus an Evans' Ale advertisement. **Bottom left:** A small cartoon showing a dog covered in fleas with caption "The Pup: 'Gee! That Feller Must Have Fleas, Too. He's All Covered with Bites!'" This is mild humor, not political satire. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture, emphasizing personal grooming products and aspirational travel experiences for middle-class readers.
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EAISEFE Books Received Eris, by Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff. (Moffatt, Yard & Co. $1.00.) The People's Law, by William Jennings Bryan. (Funk & Wagnalls Co.) Ten Sex Talks to Boys, Ten Years and . M.D. (J. B. iladelphia, Pa. $1.00.) Yale Review, edited by Wilbur L. Cross. (Yale Publishing Association, New Haven, Conn.) * Love and the Soul Maker, by Mary Austin. (D. Appleton & Co. $1.50.) The Salamander, by Owen Johnson. (Bobbs-Merrill Co. $1.35.) When Love Flies Out 0’ the Wind The Palace of Darkened Windows, by skin fine in texture | Mary Hastings Bradley, (D. Appleton | Panama Canal If the flelicate pores of your skin have ||| & $1.30.) : : become enlarged and coarsened, it is be- |} | The Ideal Motor Tour. in France, by | by Sister Ships cause of cleansing methods unsuited . td Walter Hale. (Dodd, Mead & Co, $1.50.) i Gi 2 ° J your skin. As a result, the pores have lost The Political Shame of Mexico, by incinnati, an. 16 their power to contract and expand as they ‘dward I, Bell. (McBride, Nast & Co. and should. 10.) Your can reslopedthem(to thle: normal PD exachetiah atv be sictter Cleveland, Jan. 31 healthy condition and rebuild a smooth- ing P ing Co. $2. textured skin by persistent use of the eestone:., (Outing: Publishing Co, $2:00.) fee Brisespal Woodbury treatment below. Conquest of the Tropics, by Frederick ‘ities of the world, including a Upham Adams. (Doubleday, Page & Co. to the San Diego (Cincin- Begin this treatment tonight $100: nati) sod the Panama Pacific Just before retiring. dip your washcloth in very The Night Side of Europe, by Karl (Cleveland) Expositions. water ond hold it to your face. Now take the cake of Woodbury's Factal Soap, dip it in the K. Kitchen. (The David Gibson Co., 135 Days—$900 up bowl of water and rub the cake itself over your Cleveland, O. $1.50.) including all necessary ex- TO" nicatee Umil the alin, fe draws Sd ey The Strength. of the Strong, by Jack penses, afloat and ashore. Then dampen the skin and rub the soap in gently London, (The Macmillan Co. $1.25.) Write for booklet with an upward and outward motion. Rinse the le for face thoroughly, frst in tepid. water, then in cold News Ads and Sales, by John B. Op- Whenever possible, rub the face with a piece of dycke. (The Macmillan Co.) Send 25c fora standard double disc fee, “Always: dey, 'carcfully. Cuddy Yarborough's Daughter, by Una travel record, and picture booklet Use this treatment persistently for ten days and in Berlin, j bythe famous your skin will show a marked improve 1, Silberrad. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.25. [ecturer EM. promise of that greater smoothness and finer tex: The Duchess of Wrexe, by Hugh Wal- Ke pared opnytaline machine, ture that the steady use of Woodbury’s always Other records in preparation. brings. pole. (Geo, H. Doran Co. $1.40.) WA. TRAVEL RECORD DEPT. Woodbury's Facial Soap costs ON Gray Youth, by’ Oliver Onions, (Geo. 45 Broadway ( L.) New York gne hesitates at the price after their first cake. Hl. Doran Co. $1.0.) Tear out the illustration of the cake below and pot is it in yove pursevas a reminder ito eet Wood. ‘0, 13 Washington Square, by Leroy f Hamburg-American Line pury’s and try this treatment tonight. Scott. ghton, Mifflin Co, $1.35.) Y cott. (Houghton, Mifflin Co, $1.35. 41-45 Broadway, New York We odb: ? Clark's Field, by Robert Herrick. o ury Ss } (Houghton, Mifflin Co. $1.40.) Philadelphia Boston Baltimore The Sister of the Wind, by Grace Fal- Pittsburgh — Chicago Facial Soap low Norton, (Houghton, Mifflin Co. New Orleans Minneapolis | \ Montreal fia For sale by dealers everywhere throughout the $1.25.) ° Untied Stofes and Conede. i What Is It to Be Educated? by C. Write teday for samples Vanford Henderson, (Houghton, Mifflin a1 Co, $1.50.) When Thoughts Will Soar, by Baroness , Bertha Von Suttner. (Houghton, Mifflin Adiress Toe hodeon Jergens Co. $1.50.) Can Dipl, 6G, Sprine Grae” WR Saneeste Louis Northbert, by Vernon Lee. Th W Fe d ornnt, Chuctanatl, 0. (John Lane Co. $1.25.) , e eekK-en be Cuneta, address The Andre et + OG Hunt the Slipper, by Oliver Madox ° Hueffer. Gohn Lane Co. $1.25.) th C na Mra ‘Vanderitein's Jewels, be Mex in e Coun Vanderstein's Jewels, Charles Bryce. (John Lane Co. $ can be made ideally enjoyable ee both guest The League of the Leopard, by Harold sn oss by Manne Bindloss. (F. A. Stokes Co. $1.30.) Gay Morning, by J. E. Buckrose. (Geo. H. Doran Co. $1.25.) The Mystery of Pain, by James Hinton (Mitchell Kennerley. $1.00.) Savva, the Life of Man, by Thomas Se Mitchell Kennerley. $1.00.) Nothing E Matters, by William Samuel Johnson. (Mitchell Kennerley. $1.25.) | |i promotes hospital:ty, sociability and John Addington Symonds, a Biograph- Shines. comfort by disseminating good ical Study, by Van Wyck Brooks, cheer in the appiet way. ! (Mitchell Kennerley. $1.50.) APH to nearest dealer The Pups ore! twat reure Must wave FLEAS, TOO, HE'S ALL COVERED WITIL nites! comicbooks.com