Life, 1916-02-03 · page 41 of 48
Life — February 3, 1916 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page combines a **book review in verse** with **period beauty advertisements**, typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. **The Review ("The Money-Master"):** Gilbert Parker's novel is reviewed in rhyming couplets—a satirical convention where serious literature gets humorous treatment. The story concerns Jean Jacques Barbille, a wealthy Quebec businessman ("money-master") who suffers cascading misfortunes: his wife runs away, his daughter elopes, his business fails. The review's tone is gently mocking, reducing a serious novel to domestic comedy. **The Advertisements:** The page is dominated by Pompeian beauty products (night cream, massage cream, hair treatments), with supporting ads for baldness treatment and King George IV whisky. These ads target women worried about aging skin and men about hair loss—common anxieties then as now. **The Satire:** The juxtaposition itself is the joke: serious literary review placed alongside desperate appeals to vanity. This reflects Life's satirical mission—mocking both pretentious culture and consumer anxieties about appearance.
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Rhymed Reviews The Money-Master (By Gilbert Parker. Harper & Bros.) EAN JACQUES BARBILLE of old Quebec, The miller, farmer, money-master, Could write four figures on a check Like any Vanderbilt or Astor. A man at whom but fools would scoff, He well could sing or crack a bottle, And was, besides, un philosophe, The same as you and Aristotle. Oh, generous he was and g: And stanch—no storm, it seemed, would shake him; But fell Disaster came his way And did her evil best to break him Beauty Hints For Face, Hands & Hair Pompeian NIGHT Cream. Some women | find it is all their skin needs. Hundreds have written us that when the face, neck and hands become roughened and reddened by winds or cold or dry climates, Pompeian NIGHT Cream soothes, softens and beauti- Todos 25¢: Jars 35¢ 20d 73e AL the Stores _}3 im Mie His wife ran off: Perhaps he moped A year or two; (he loved her dearly). His daughter, next eloped, Which hurt his feelings more se- verely. Oaty Jers; S0e. 736 and $1 AL the Stores weather. Moreover, Pompeian Night Cream is not only an excellent powder base, but also protects the skin from the powder'a drying eflect, Try these two entirely different creams. Cut out and save this hint, Pompeian HAIR Massage lest ses. ing, ave ing dily ble. the uly rrty, firm hat, the His projects burned ; His fortunes ebbed like tidal water ; And still he smiled; all help he spurned, And headed West to find his daugh- failed; his mill was The Top of Your Head can be Luxuriantly Covered baldness replaced with a natural growth of hair—if roots are not dead— druff removed, or grey hair arrest- ed, by our Physical Culture and local treatment for the scalp. Write for information Grace-Mildred Culture Course Dept. 33, 624 S, Michigan Blvd., Chicago fies while they sleep. So fragrant! So white! A new delight! Try it tonight! Pompeian MASSAGE Cream. Other women write us this suits them best. You see, it all depends on a person's skin. A sallow, cloudy or “lifeless” skin needs this pink Pompeian MASSAGE Cream to wake it up. It rolls in and out of the skin in its own peculiar way, beautifying and refreshing tired, drawn faces. Pompeian MASSAGE Cream also cleanses the pores wonderfully. Use Creams Together Also, many women write us that they use both creams, and in this way: First, take a two-minute massage with Pom: peian Massage Cream, This youth-i-fies and cleans the skin, Now the pores are purified and ready to fairly drink in the soothing unguents of Pompeian Night Cream. If used when you are about to retire, leave on considerable of the Pompelan Night Cream. However, if you are going out- loors, remove excess Night Cream, leaving enough on the face and the hands to protect the skin against the Pompeian HAIR Massage makes the hair healthy, strong and lustrous. It re- moves Dandruff, one of the biggest causes of itching scalp and falling hair, Pompelan HAIR Mas: sage is no experiment. For many years it was known as Hyki Tonic. We bought the business because Hyki had been so successfully used by more than a million people. Pompeian HAIR Massage (remember the new name) isa clear, amber liquid containing 6 finely combined ingredients. Can't discolor the hair. Not oily. Delightful to use. Hair roots once dead, always dead. Don't wait until too late. Use Pompeian HAIR Massage. With each 25, 50c,or $1 bottle (at, the stores) is a booklet, “Your Hair and Its Care.” The advice in it is alone worth the price of many bottles. If your drug- fis! docs not have this new product. tell im he can get it very quickly from his wholesale dealer. TRIAL SIZES 18 offered on coupon, Be ure to put X aftr goods you want. Clip coupea new. ‘The Pompeiaa Mfg. Co., 25 Prospect Street, Cleveland, 0. Gentlemen: Lenclose amps or coin for goods I have marked itd (X) kn the linle squares. Pompeian MASSAGE Cream, Trial Size 4¢ Pompeian NICHT Cream, Trial Size 4c Pompeian HAIR Massage, ‘Trial Size 6¢ But she had died and left behind A tinychild ; yet though he craved her The baby Zoé Jean resigned To those whose loving care had saved her. Then all was lost? Ah, no, not yet A vein of coal to wealth restored him; He married Virginie Poucette, A widow who had long adored him, So thus philosophy and pluck, In spite of clouds that gather darker Redeem the debonair Canuck Depicted by Sir Gilbert Parker. Arthur Guiterman, “Towmy, you should not fight with that Jimpson boy.” “T know it, ma.” “That's right “ But I didn't know it before I hit him.” —Birmingham Age-Herald, comicbooks.com