Life, 1917-10-11 · page 36 of 40
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This page from *Life* magazine contains satirical commentary and advertisements from the Prohibition era (1920s-early 1930s). **"The Reckless Prohibitionists"** cartoon mocks Maine's strict "bone-dry" Prohibition laws. It satirizes liquor dealers' scheme to evade authorities by shipping alcohol in oil barrels and selling it through garages. The joke targets both the ineffectiveness of Prohibition enforcement and the hypocrisy of "Prohibition states"—the laws fail because citizens still demand alcohol regardless of legality, and enforcement proves impossible. The text notes that even the strict Maine population ignores the moral arguments, caring only about obtaining liquor. **"Smile, Fido!"** reports on Dr. Justus Ohage, a St. Paul health officer who refused to allow the Mayo Foundation to purchase abandoned dogs for medical experimentation, citing humane treatment concerns. The remainder consists largely of advertisements, including a substantial promotion for an 8-volume collected works of author Morgan Robertson, endorsed by notable writers like Richard Harding Davis and Booth Tarkington.
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Ge ILTMORE pd 44th Sts, and Madison Ave. Italian Sunken Gardens Fountains, flowers, music and tea rooms. WRN etna, ott Smile, Fido! You're Safe from | Scalpel! | Dr. Ohage Refuses to Sell Friendless | Dogs to Mayo Found—A friend for friendless Fido! Dr. Justus Ohage, city health officer. | has refused to permit even the me | abandoned dog in St. ed to possible suffering in the name of | Paul to be subject- science. The Mayo Foundation, Rochester, of fered 10 buy, for one dollar each, un med dogs picked up by St. Paul dog © catchers The doxs would be used for medical | and surgical experimentation, and Dr. Ohage held that the St. Paul ordinance requiring that stray dogs be killed in a humane manner would prohibit such 1s of canine waifs—St. Pan! Daily News. The Reckless Prohibitionists HE liquor dealers in Maine, that bone-dry Prohibition state, have a scheme. Liquor is shipped 10 new THE RUNAWAY | them in oil barrels, and sold to the thirsty public in garages. When the authorities have found a way to stop this dodge the liquor dealers will think up another scheme just as good; for the simple, kindly Maine folk must have their liquor, despite the laws. Of Uionists are the same boat with the rest of them: so long as they get what they think they want, they don't care how they do it Vv. attempts to adjourn certain mem- oY time the present Congress course, it’s hard on the morals of the younger generation to see the drunks staggering through the streets of Port- land and Bangor; but the Prohibition- Tn fact, the Prohibi- ists don’t care. For the first time At the request of a number of admirers of Morgan including Booth Tarkington, Irvin Cobb. und Robert W. Chambers, we are bringing out this Robertson, fall a uniform set of the complete published works of “Morgan obertson. Our manufacturing depart- ment polnted out to us that while we were engaged in the making of this limited edition we could very economically pro- duce a few thousand extra sets at no increased expense other than the actual cost of the pa per and binding of the extra sets. We readily O. kayed this suggestion, because we saw an opportunity in these days of high-cost-of-llving to produce a What America’s Great Writers Say of Morgan Robertson's Stories rt. No lover of reading, “A master of his real stories can afto Morgan Robe RICHARD HARDING DAV! “hold a very high opinion of Mor= kan Robertson's work, Please enter my subscription for your new cdl ROBERT W. CHAMB! “No American writer hax written better short stories than Moran Rob- exten, No American writer ever wrote ag good sea stories ax he has written.” IRVIN COBB “His stories are bully: is y and his men have hair on their BOOTH TARKI ON t ‘The 8 Morgan Ttobertson copies of the Metropolitan a this minu: te $1.00 now md doltar a1 them: over 64 000 wars, “They are month for four months. when you mail the coupon. time!—the complete published works of Morgan Robertson, in 8 volumes! How You Can Get the 8 Volumes of Morgan Robertson pooks pletured and described for you 1 Mecture's, Stitt to your home the day’ we Feceive from you the coupon, which unly requires your signature, # postage stamp and 2 doll All you pay nie for only. x Bi than you would pay for the 30 magazines you will recel fe newsstand, ‘The x books fot printed “7 type from new plates, bound In handsome red cloth binding, uniform editions with titles stamped in gold, sent carriage chart lovers of beautiful books we have made a speci: luxe in full red leather binding. The set ta this special bind= Ing may be received by the extra payment of only $1.00 a Indicate your choice of binding (Personal cocks accepted.) hers remeuber that they h "t seen the next issue of Live, which means the continuation of the session for au- other rk. Lire tenders its abject apologies to the entire American people. handsome 8 volume set of Morgan Robertson's great stories which we could present to subscribers for Metropolitan and McClure's. It is now your opportunity, today. to secure one of these sets of Morgan Robertson's com- plete published stories in 8 volumes. All you have to do to start a set of these books to your home and your subscription for the Metropotitan and McClure’ for 15 months is to mail to us today the coupon below. A es. crons royalty is paid Morgan Rob- ertson's widow on every set dite tributed; the ouly income she enjoys Don't fail to mail the coupon today. It your coupon is received in our oftre ‘next 30da5%, FS volume set of Works an cre Morgan Robertson, tbe Our supply of these books Tcontaine Morgan fobertaon's own story of his Robertson's y 0 i volume, M 4 Iumtted. ca as Neither ever saw a human being before! A boy of three ls east on a desert Iststxt- left of a ship's company. 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