Life, 1916-04-27 · page 40 of 44
Life — April 27, 1916 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page combines literary review, advertisements, and a social commentary contest typical of Life's satirical format. **"Rhymed Reviews" – "Seventeen":** Arthur Guiterman's verse review of Booth Tarkington's novel about adolescent infatuation. The poem humorously describes Willie Baxter's moony obsession with visiting girl Lola Pratt, mocking the intensity of teenage crushes. Guiterman celebrates Tarkington for authentically capturing this universal experience—the joke being that reading a *writer* tell the truth about love is rare. **Social Context:** The review reflects early 20th-century anxiety about youth courtship and the "boy meets girl" sentiment dominating popular literature. **Bottom Contest:** Life solicits reader letters debating women's suffrage for $100 prize money ($50 each side), positioning the magazine as a forum for contemporary political argument—here, the nascent women's voting rights movement. **Advertisements** for Crème Yvette dessert liqueur, Emery Shirts, and hair/dandruff treatments fill remaining space—standard period marketing.
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