Life, 1916-11-23 · page 37 of 40
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## The "Desideratum" Poem This brief satirical verse mocks President Woodrow Wilson by expressing a wish that he suffer from "writer's cramp"—meaning he'd be unable to write. This appears to be political criticism of Wilson's prolific output or policies during his presidency (likely WWI era). The humor lies in the exaggerated, almost absurd fantasy that preventing Wilson from writing would constitute "a thousand years of bliss." ## The Page's Main Content The page is primarily **advertising and book listings**, not editorial cartoons. The dominant advertisement is for Havone Cigarette Cases, featuring product illustrations and marketing copy. Below are lists of recently published books and subscription offers for Hearst's Magazine and Winston Churchill's serialized novel "The Dwelling Place of Light." **Political/satirical content is minimal**—limited to the Wilson jab—while the page functions mainly as a commercial and literary publication vehicle typical of Life magazine's format during this period.
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Desideratum REAM of a thousand years of bliss! If each could choose a samp- Le joy millennial, I wis By easy odds my champ- Ion of them all would be but this: Wilson with writer's cramp. Mr. Churchill's new story is a story of American- ism. “It is the story of amalgamation—the amalga- mation of American and alien—with all the strug- sles, heartaches, hopes and disappointments that such a process involves. For a hundred years America has been undergoing this process. The readjustments, the compromises— material, racial, industrial—have been stupendous, and the process is still going on. What will be the outcome? With prophetic vision Mr. Churchill an- swers this momentous question in his great story ‘@eDuelling Place of Light In a present-day New England town comes the clash between the old order and the new—foreign mill operatives on the one side, descendants of the Puritans on the other. The story centers around two mill-town girls, Janet and Lise, who, tossed help- lessly about upon the turbulent tides of conflicting forces, fi- nally emerge triumphant. A great story by a great writer, with something in it for everyone to think about. Be- gin it now in November Hearsrs. HEARST’S MAGAZINE, 119 West goth St, New York City. sohf the inclosed. so, cents. please enter my subscription for s months, beginning with the November issue, con- Mr. Churchill's new story. QO Doo SCOT OOOO DO OOO te HE motorist, like all other out-door men, is specially ! strong for the Havone Cigar- ette Case—for the way it keeps his cigarettes in perfect order, and its compactness and convenience. Hold the Havone Case in your hand —press the little cap at the top with thumb of same hand—it springs open and there are your cigarettes being offered you by your own Case. Tooocooo ove All accomplished with one hand—take the cigarette out with your lips if you wish. No mussed up cigarettes, no more broken ends, and the Havone is as easily filled as an ordinary case. Havone Cigarette Cases are made in heavy Silver-plate, in Solid Sterling and 14 K Gold. The silver-plated cases at $5 are especially popular. If your dealer hasn't stocked up on the HAVONE, send us $5 and we will mail you one direct—either plain finished, or with monogram spot, or one of the all-over patterns. At any rate, send us your name ona post-card for one of our handsome catalogues. HAVONE CORPORATION, Dept. C, 21-23 Maiden Lane, New York FO 000050000 TCO OOOO OOOO OOO OOOO OOOO DOOD OOOO OOOO DODO OOO OOOO OOS Books Received The Lords of Dawn, by George Tur- ner Marsh and Ronald Temple. (John J. Newbegin, San Francisco, Cal.) Rhymes for Kindly Children, by Fair- mont Snyder, (P. F. Volland & Co., Chi- cago, Ill.) Mount Vernon, by Paul (Doubleday, Page & Co. $2.00.) In the Garden of Delight, by L. H. Hammond. (T. Y. Crowell & Co. $1.00.) Episodes of a Quaint Countryside, by John M. Sooy. (The Wendell Sooy Pub lishing Company, Phila, Pa. $1.35.) Talks on Talking, by Grenville Kleiser. (Funk & Wagnalls Co. 75 cents.) The Road Together, by George Middle- ton. (Henry Holt & Co. $1.00.) Bodbank, by Richard Washburn Child. (Henry Holt & Co. $1.35.) Slaves of Freedom, by Conningsby Daw- son, (Henry Holt & Co. $1.40.) Recollections of a Happy Life, by Eliz- abeth Christophers Hobson. (G. P. Put- nam’s Sons.) One Thousand Shorter Ways Around the House, by Mae Savell Croy. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.50.) War, Peace and the Future, by Ellen Key. (G. P. Putnam’s Sons. $1.50.) English Influence on the United States, by W. Cunningham, D.D., F.B.A. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. $1.25.) Wilstach. The Golden Apple, by Lady Gregory. (G. P. Putnam's Sons.) The Future of Worid Peace, by Roger W. Babson. (Babson's Statistical Or- ganization, Boston, Mass.) Paine’s Rights of Man, with an intro- duction by G. J. Holyoake. (E. P. Dut- ton & Co.; cloth, 35 cents; leather, 70 2 XXeEEEER EEE EE EK N xXeeIEEEN EE EEE EE EEE YEE TE? @e BILTMORE 43rd and 44th Streets and Madison Avenue The center of social life at TEA TIME Ideally convenient for suburban dwellers comicbooks.com