Life, 1914-11-19 · page 37 of 44
Life — November 19, 1914 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**The Cartoon (top left):** A man sits while a woman talks at him; he stands and says he's "learning to talk back to her." This is a domestic satire about marital communication—the joke is that the husband is finally standing up to his wife's constant talking, a common trope of early 20th-century humor mocking nagging spouses. **The Content:** This page is primarily a book review of *The Street of Seven Stars* by Mary Roberts Rinehart (a popular novelist), written in rhyming verse about a melodramatic plot involving Vienna, a woman named Harmony, a doctor, and scandal. The reviewer's final quip mocks the book's heavy "atmosphere"—particularly its use of cabbage as a local detail—joking that only a beer with a large "S" could spell it. **The Advertisements:** A Waterman's fountain pen ad and a Nassau Bahamas tourism ad occupy substantial space—typical content for *Life* magazine of this era. The page reflects early 1900s humor sensibilities: domestic comedy, literary satire, and consumer advertising.
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IU 3 3 Sa OS Friend: wy, THAT'S A RECORD OF TALKING ! YES. “I'M LEARNING TO TALK BACK TO HER Rhymed Reviews The Street of Seven Stars (By Mary Roberts Rinehart. Hough- ton Miffiin Co.) ISS HARMONY and violin Were all alone in gay Vienna. (They say the crust is pretty thin « Between that town and deep Ge- henna.) When money matters took a turn That made her longer stay im- prudent, She found a friend in Peter Byrne, A big and gentle doctor-student. And he and she and Dr, Gates,— A lady, middle-aged and stable,— Agreed in good United States To share a common roof and table. They also housed a Dying Child That had a vagrant actress mother; And thus, while fickle Fortune smiled, They dwelt in peace with one an- other. © Surf Bathin palling. Fishing, 0) Tennis, Golf, Court Golf, Polo, Pony Racing, Dancing, Cycling, Driving, English Rugby All Winter Long! in Nassau Babamas Accommodations to suit all tastes and purses. Steamer service under American Flag. Three days from New York— seventeen hours from Miami, Florida Winter temperature averages 72 degrees. World's most equable climate—unequalled as a health resort. Write Bahamas Government Agent. Suite 24 303 Fifth Avenue, New York City, for booklet This is the Life! ‘The right way to write, Waterman's Ideal is a well-made tcol. Complete. simple and ever at the command of the hand that uses it It makes no difference how you write. There is a Water- man’s Ideal that will immediately take to your way Pen points from fine and hard to coarse and flexible. Insist upon the genuine. If it isn’t an Ideal, it isn’t a Waterman's. Gift folder on request. Fitted to your hand at the best stores most everywhere. L. E. Waterman Company, 173 Broadway, New York 24 School St.. Boston 107 Notre Damo St. W., Montreal M3 So, Clark St, Chicago Kingsway. London 17 Stockton St., San Francisco 6 Rue d'Hanovro Paris But mischief-making tongues were deft In working up a horrid scandal; And Dr. Gates abruptly left For home, which gave the lie a handle. Then Harmony ran off and hid Because those spiteful tongues ma- ligned her, And Peter moped and pined, he did, For though he searched he couldn't find her, Till Harmony returned to nurse The Dying Child and smooth its bedding. — And must I waste another verse To tell you all about the wedding? This Idyll reeks with Atmosphere (The cabbage—you can almost smell it!), Which must be why a Requires a great big it, ein of beer “S" to spell Arthur Guterman. comicbooks.com ~