Life, 1914-10-01 · page 47 of 48
Life — October 1, 1914 — page 47: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The dominant content is a Hamilton Watch advertisement featuring railroad workers, emphasizing accuracy and durability—a straightforward commercial appeal to a professional audience. The small narrative titled "Both Ways" at bottom references **Theodore Roosevelt's "Bull Moose" Progressive Party**. A man at the Griswold House dining room abandons his meal upon Colonel Roosevelt's arrival, unwilling to share space with him. The anecdote draws a contrast: just as men avoid eating near a bull-moose in the forest, some men similarly avoid Roosevelt—yet the author suggests Roosevelt, like the animal, inspires strong emotional reactions (both negative and positive). This appears to be gentle mockery of Roosevelt's divisive personality rather than hard political satire. The reference to "Bull-Moose" (Roosevelt's 1912 Progressive Party nickname) dates this clearly to that era's political tensions.
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Books Received The Question of Alcohol, by Edward Huntington Williams, M.D, (The Good- hive Co.) Habit, by William James. (Henry Holt & Co. 50 cents.) Greylake of Mallerby, by William L. Cribb, (Henry Holt & Co. $1.35.) Love's Legend, by H. Ficlding-Hall. (Henry Holt & Co. $2.50.) The Lay Anthony, by Joseph Herge- shcimer, (Mitchell Kennerley. $1.25.) The Twenty-Fourth of June, by Grace S. Richmond. (Doubleday, Page & Co. $1.25.) One Thousand and One Tests of Foods, rages and Toilet Accessories, by W. Wiley, M.D. (Hearst's In- B Hary ternational Library Co. $1.25.) Canadian Nights, by Albert Hickman. (The Century Co. $1.30.) A Plea for Shakespeare and Whitman, by W 669 m Timothy Call. (W. T. Call, Thirty-second Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 50 cents.) The Rise of the Working Class, by Algernon Sidney Crapsey. (The Century Co. $1.30.) Here and There with Paul and Peggy. by Florence E. Scott. (Hurst & Co, 60 cents.) Wild Honey, by Cynthia Stockley. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.35.) The Gilded Chrysalis, by Gertrude Bahlow, (Duffield & Co. $1.25.) The Little Red Chimney, by Mary Finley Leonard. (Duffield & Co. $1.00.) The House, by Henry Bordeaux. (Duf- field & Co. $1.35.) The Uncertain Glory, by H. F. Prevost Battersby. (John Lane Co. $1.30.) The Man with the Double Heart, by Muriel Hine. (John Lane Co. $1.30.) The King of Alsander, by James Flecker. (G. P..Putnam’s Sons. $1.35.) Children of Banishment, by Francis William Sullivan. (G, P. Putnam's Sons. $1.35.) Tansy, by Tickner Edwardes, (E. P. Dutton Co, $1.35.) Tents of a Night, by Mary Findlater. (E, P. Dutton & Co. $1.35.) Yj,+a.W..W s.Whh 4. THE 4 NEW YORK b America’s Latest and Most Refined, and New York's Centermost Hotel Only hotel i tire loth. “Vanderbilt. and “Madison Aves., 43d and 44th Sts., adjoin- ing Grand Central Terminal 1900 rooms, 9so_ with bath— Rates from $2.50 per day. Suites from 2 to 15 rooms for permanent occupancy. Large and small ball, banquet and dining salons and suites SS. A specially arranged for ed public or private + functions. Gustav Baumann, Pres. 4 y) r= FE ?) —— w London, Conn. ( PETER }. CAREY, PRIN These Engineers, Conductors and Trainmen of Fast Limited Passenger Trains, and thousands more, carry the Hamilton Watch because of its accuracy. Railroad men's judgment of a watch commands respect. They agree on Hamilton Accuracy. Jewelers know how watches wear and they agree on Hamilton Durability. Write for the Hamilton Watch Book —“The Timekeeper”’ It pictures and describes the various Hamilton models: and gives interesting watch information. There are twenty-five models of the Hamilton Watch, Every one has Hamilton quality and Hamilton accuracy. They range in price from $12.25 for move- ment only (in Canada $12.50) up tothe superb Hamilton masterpiece at $150.00, Your jeweler can show you the Hamilton you want, either in a cased watch or in a movement only, to be fitted to any style case you select, or to your own watch case if you prefer. HAMILTON WATCH COMPANY Lancaster, Pennsylvania who had ordered his dinner in the dining-room of the Griswold House, cording to the Hartford Courant), one afternoon not long ago, got up and left without cating when Colonel Roosevelt entered the The man said he wouldn't stay under the same roof with the C We have known men to act that way toward their wives. at grass in the same forest with a Bull-Moose. at the Colonel is capable of inspiring such sentiments on the part o It means that he is also capable, as we know, of inspiring a corresponding degree of affection, It's equivalent to saying Its importance consists a total comicbooks.com