Life, 1915-05-20 · page 40 of 44
Life — May 20, 1915 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page combines advertisements with an editorial announcement. The left side features ads for a Perfection power lawn mower ($225) and Cook's Champagne. The right side promotes an upcoming fiction series by author Van Loan featuring "Old Man Curry," a humorous character who owns racehorses named after biblical prophets (Elisha, Obadiah). The piece describes these stories as "rollicking" tales about "horseflesh and the race track," promising entertainment for summer readers. The first installment, titled "Leveling with Elisha," will appear May 22nd in Collier's magazine. The humor likely derives from the incongruity of sacred biblical names applied to racing animals, playing on period reader expectations of both sport and propriety.
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No more delightful or WE: iPower * amusing character has : townie appeared in fiction re- “More " Perfections” | raper, cleat Write for descriptive folder PERFECTION POWER MOWER COMPANY ‘St Johns, Mich. Honestly —have you ever, not just to be drinking Champagne but as a real connoisseur, inhaled the bou- quet of EXTRA DRY smacked your lips over a sip of it, reflect- ed its sparkle in your eyes? Drink Cook’s critically —that's the way to get the fullest enjoyment out of it. American Wine Co. St. Louis, U.S. A. cently than Old Man Curry, the owner of a string of race horses bearing the names of prophets like Elisha and Obadiah. Mr. Van Loan has written these delight- ful stories of horseflesh and the race track in his | most rollicking vein, and they promise to be the funniest stories that are likely to appear any- where this summer. The first one, “Leveling with Elisha” will appear in the ‘May 22nd number. The succeeding stories will continue throughout the summer. Collier's THE NATIONAL WEEKLY 416 West 13th Street, New York oo,