Life, 1915-08-19 · page 46 of 48
Life — August 19, 1915 — page 46: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and editorial notices**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **Story contest rules** for *Life* magazine's Short Story competition (deadline October 4, 1915) 2. **"Doing Too Much"** — A brief satirical piece (signed E.O.J.) critiquing American railroads. The writer sarcastically lists railroads' supposed obligations: supporting distant stockholders, funding bankers' interest payments, employing lawyers and press agents, and subsidizing newspapers through advertising. The satire questions whether railroads are so burdened supporting financial interests and infrastructure that they neglect their actual function: transporting goods and people. 3. **Advertisements** for seat covers, Hotel Biltmore, Dodge Brothers motor cars, and Cortez Cigars, plus a book advertisement for *Two Sinners* by Mrs. David G. Ritchie. The "Two Sinners" cartoon illustration (captioned "She Was Taken In By It") appears to depict a moral or romantic situation, but the caption alone doesn't clarify the specific reference.
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be accepted from now on as fast as they can be passed upon. In every case they should be addressed, “To the Editor of Lirt’s Short Sto , 17 West 31st Street, New Yo: "and the authors name and ad- Gress should be plainly weitten upon the manuscript, which should be accom- panied by’ return postage in case of rejection. The editors will exercise due care in returning unavailable contribu- tions, but will not hold themselves respon- sible’ for loss. Contestants are advised to keep duplicate copies All manuscripts must be at Lire office hy noon of Monday, October 4, 1915. No manuscript received after that date will be considered. Each contestant may send in as many manuscripts as he desires. Tf any of the rules of this contest are violated the Editors of Lire reserve the right to debar the contributions. Doing Too Much PRE it possible that our railroads are trying to do too much? At present they have many varied func- tions. In addition to trying to trans- port the goods and people of the nation they are endeavoring to sup- port vast quantities of stockholders here and abroad, and they are con- tributing, by huge interest payments, to the support of a great many bankers in (8 HOTEL BILTMORE NEW YORK HE CENTER OF BUSINESS AND SOCIAL LIFE OF THE METROPOLIS 1000 OUTSIDE ROOMS JOHN MSE. BOWMAN, Now Add Beauty and Luxury to Your New or Old Car! Give your new or old car that touch of refinement, iuxuryand distinction added to any car by Globe Seat Covers. Don’t pay high prices or have Seat Covers made to order. Globe Seat Cover prices are actually 50% lower than all others—50% less for Seat Covers equal in materials, in fit, in work- manship and beauty tothehighestpricedkind, Weguarantee this—we proveit oryouneednotpay . Buy Direct— Save Half Wall Street and other parts of the civilized world, and they are a big factor in the maintenance of our more or less expensive Stock Exchange crowd who make their living by buying and selling railroad stocks and bonds, and they provide nearly every com- munity in the nation with its leading lawyers, and they furnish lucrative em- ployment to hundreds of deserving press agents in Washington and else- where, and they take a keen interest in supporting the newspapers of the country by advertisements and other less apparent methods. Doesn't all this tend to dissipate their efforts and make them less efficient? Wouldn't it be better, therefore, if we could find some way to make them devote their attentions more exclusively to trans- portation? E. 0. J. —every feature you examine reveals unlooked-for qualities The price of the car complete is $785 f. o. b. Detroit Donce BrRotHers MOTOR CAR ye ery ay a guanine te Perfect, Fit For Any Car RITE Samples 2ujin'a dS worker ics fn nse Lamtnone ern 3.2" | TWO SINNERS ‘$100 || By Mrs. David G. Ritchie «The London Spectator says: “This is an uncommon anda brilliant novel E. P. DUTTON & = Ps DUTTON & CO} ae) Oe EW