Life, 1915-11-25 · page 3 of 44
Life — November 25, 1915 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and literary content** rather than political satire. The main advertisement promotes Continental Motors, featuring a man holding a Daily Motor Record sheet and a large automobile wheel. The copy emphasizes economy and reliability, claiming Continental Motors are "the most economical motor I ever used." Below is an advertisement for "The Laughing Muse" poetry book by Arthur Guiterman, and ads for Vulcan Ink Pencils and Cortez Cigars. The page opens with "A Seasonal Searchlight," a poem by Corinne Rockwell Swain questioning educational philosophy and methods—discussing Montessori schools, examination systems, and vaccination. This appears to be earnest social commentary rather than satire, reflecting early 20th-century educational debates.
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A Seasonal Searchlight STRENUOUS tide of reforma- tion! O vision vain of Truth enshrined! By pedagogic permutation My simple faiths are undermined. When shall I get the thing defined, And safely choose a balanced ration To feed my trusting infant's mind? What is the perfect education? What virtue has examination? Have marking systems been ma- ligned? How climb the heights of sanitation? Are Montessori modes too kind? Should sex enigmas be assigned To Teacher for elucidation? Is fact with fable best combined? What is the perfect education? “the most economical motor I ever used” Of kindergarten’s stimulation, \ This oft-repeated praise of the Continental Motor carries » demd™ a special significance, denoting more than a saving in the And grammar grades’ “demd” hor- Ey items of day-to-day operating expense. Continental rid. grind, Economy goes deeper = more fundamental It pervades * saceinaty the entire life performance of the motor, affording on Peay taken necination, the completes satisfaction at the least outlay. I've read until I'm nearly blind! fontinental Matars I go to every demonstration ; Th Y eigild fimous charaiiinahc, hi f the Cor srenial Mo M. . 1s world-famous charactenstc of the Continental Mo- (A parent must not fall behind!) tor is primarily of engineering origin. It is the achieve- What is the perfect education? q meat of Contacatsl deagere werking ia haneoay with Corinne Rockwell Swain, , the engineers of over one hundred and forty manufacturers of pleasure cars and trucks. But it results, too, from Con- tinental workmanship with its high standards of accuracy and uniformity. To drive « Continental equipped cay, accordingly, me ap seit pocket bk, (fe nih neeelal posed This is to warn Sind And i, nately. is te bon camsny a elt you that a new book ; a peg engin vl iby the author of Continental Motor Mfg. Company Life’s Rhymed Re- Detroit, Mich. views has just been Large eartasce meter published. sy! . wing {| The Laughing Muse you By ARTHUR GUITERMAN t and AN. “ Frivolous in theme, the po- could ems that fill this entertaining ovels. volume are equal in tech- ment nique to any verse now writ- ul of ten in England or America.” [.Take A Jey Ride with Noah —The Lit Digest. eron ee “T respectrutty ask your honor,” said The LOG of The ARK y dof $1.00 net counsel in defending a prisoner charged t the HARPER & BROTHERS (Established 1817} with horse-stealing, “to impress upon the neces! jury that it is a fundamental principle of , law that it is better for ninety-nine guilty ou a FTHE “VULCAN” INK PENCIL men to escape than for one innocent erate BM rennet ated right to write right, asta a lifeline man to be found guilty.” social PEELVYLC AN. — “Yes, that is true,” said the judge re- = ——— es flectively, “and I shall so instruct the FOR p MEN- OF BRAINS jury; but T shall add that in the opinion of the court it is probable that the ninety- IGARS nine guilty men have already escaped.” Red of black. Long or short * $ LY. ULLRICH & CO., 27 Thames Street, New York —Cliicago Herald. | -MADE AT KEY WEST comicbooks.com