Life, 1917-03-22 · page 5 of 38
Life — March 22, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The left side contains a book review of Sally Blythwell titled "Notes About a Young Girl," discussing her writing style and certain limitations. Below are advertisements for cocktail mixes ("Try 3 Cocktails At Our Expense") and "Celery Nip" whiskey. The dominant right side features a **Hartford Shock Absorber advertisement**. A man points to a car, explaining that Hartford shock absorbers improve gas mileage and ride comfort on rough roads. The ad includes product images and mentions Hartford's branches in New York, Boston, and Chicago, along with their auto jack product. The Hartford ad represents typical early-20th-century automobile marketing emphasizing mechanical innovation and consumer benefits—nothing satirical. This is a standard commercial magazine page mixing editorial content with paid advertising.
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Notes About a Young Girl (By a Book Reviewer) ISS SALLY BLYTHWELL is a young girl about twenty years of age, and deserves, we believe; the care- ful study of all students of human nature. We have called upon her, have perused her carefully, and should like, therefore, to offer a few observations upon this style of person. In the first place, in style of binding, typographical effects and a certain lightness of touch, she is above re- proach. Indeed, so delightful is she to the eye that one is apt to be misled, and to be too much prejudiced in her favor from those purely physical cir- cumstances which (alas!). always weigh so heavily with the average human being. On the other hand, there are about her certain infelicities of diction which, apparent to the scholar, might give the impression that she is not really a work Try 3 Cocktails At Our Expense A_ Prepared Cocktail—ready to mix yourself in a jiffy. Cocktails deteriorate by standing mixed. SK us to send you, express prepaid, a dozen Symphony Cocktails on approval—all the zest, pep and favor of the expert made— drink three—then, if you are satisfed, send us Mf not satised, return the remaining nine by express at our expense, and you will owe us nothing. A bottle within a bottl—that’s how Symphony fo cocktail glace, oF Wl motoring of 8 pichiciog the mouth outer bottle serves as a Grisking glass est quality filtered liquors, correctly and ned, sterilized bottles, specially treated corks ynead Syeiphony Cocktails forthe Try the novelty of allowing your guests to mix thes oum deliciously Ravored coxbtalle When ordering, indicate choice of MARTINI, MANHATTAN or PRINCESS, ce ASSORTED (ol eh! Celery Nip Same bottles as cocktails. "Best Old Bourbon, Rye or Scotch Whiskey (designate) in ep and Celery YOU-MIX-IT COMPANY 10 North Fifth Avenue, Chicago & Pi rf a Fy Makes because I’m Every Road a thefellowwho Boulevard ys the bills. gince I equip- ped I get more mileage out of my tires; the car hasn’t been in the repair shop once; a gallon of gasoline carries it farther, and—what counts most with me,— my family is gettin a world of comfort out of it and we’ve ridden everywhere with- in a radius of a thousand or more miles over all kinds of roads.” The difference between comfort and discomfort, is a set of Hartford Shock Absorbers, More than 400,000 users will subscribe to this fact. As much a necessity as rough roads are actualities. Used as factory equipment on many cars famed for their superior riding qualities. “Between You and Jolt, Jar and Vibration” is a booklet of intense interest to every car owner, Sent on request. EDWARD V. HARTFORD, Inc. 192 Morgan St., Jersey City, N. J. Branches: NEW YORK, BOSTON, CHICAGO. Distributors in Principal Cities. Dealers of art. It should be remembered, how- the end. Furthermore, a careful re- ever, that all works of art have blem- ishes, and that it is only by study- ing them in the right perspective one is able to judge of their intrinsic merit. She has one great quality that is absent in no masterpiece—she keeps up the interest. She gripped us, so to speak, from the start. She is also full of surprises, keeping us in doubt to reading developed new beau hither- to not suspected. We can recommend her, therefore, to the few choice spirits who know and value a good thing. She will interest and amuse and instruct you beyond the mere appearance of the volume. Just out. Wide margins. Full face. Half-tones and colors. Green and purple top. Bound in silk and beads. comicbooks.com