Life, 1923-02-15 · page 34 of 36
Life — February 15, 1923 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several distinct elements: **"Art" Poem (A.G., author unknown):** A satirical critique of how "Art" became commercialized. The poet laments that businesspeople—formerly dismissive of art—now cynically use the word "Art" to sell anything (furniture, automobiles, theater tickets) at premium prices. The satire targets both commercial exploitation of artistic language and artists who "brag" about their work while participating in this marketplace. **"Convict 491" Story (B.P., author unknown):** A humorous tale of a prisoner convicted of polygamy who escapes by scratching through his cell wall with a smuggled knife—only to discover, after breaking through, that the wall's strength proved his imprisonment was secure. The joke mocks wasted effort and ironic outcomes. **"A Message to Garcia" Advertisement:** Promotes Elbert Hubbard's famous motivational essay, claiming 40 million copies distributed during his lifetime and use by Allied governments during WWI. This was genuine historical fact—the essay became enormously popular. The page is primarily **advertising and humorous content** rather than political satire, reflecting Life magazine's satirical-yet-commercial nature of this era.
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MADISON AVE., 43rd TO 44th STREETS NEW YORK Tea in the Palm Room Dancing in the Supper Room Sail and Motor BOATS Sturdy Craft at Moderate Prices Inquire. About Our Boardman-Hoyt Design Five-meter Racing Knockabout and Our Coupe Automobile Boat with Electric Self-starter Cape Cod Shipbuilding Corp. Wareham, Massachusetts er Covs is a bright man. He has discovered something. He has dis- covered that the majority of people have never paid any attention to what any psychologist, early or pres- ent, ever said. So he has taken a few of their ideas and tied a string to them with twenty knots in it. Tuat was an agile deer that went through the season without once be- ing mistaken for a hunter! fay pal The Hygienic Holder for those who enjoy cigarette smoking The only hygienic cigarette holder endorsed, by physicians, With NO-NIC, you get only the joys % of tats No leaking No No dust eit ously stained teoth, No smokers ‘and graceful. “With 1 Jorn boa 8 ladles who indulge, sa TUNLEY & CO., 2 Broadway, N- Y. LIFE “Art? N other days, in days perchance Comparatively recent, Good business people looked askance On Art as not quite decent. Now, fly! O Art, so long abused, Lest business men corral you! For Art (theword), when deftly used, Has sound commercial value, Art furniture has just renown; Art gowns are recommended; An Artmobile may run me down Before the year is ended. Art movies thrill the nation wide And draw uncounted dollars, And Art may soon be justified In footwear, scarves and collars. Art theatres are all the go, For how that term entices! What makes them “Art” I do not know; They charge the highest prices. Art, Art shall speedily provoke My curses loud and hearty; I’ve lost all taste for artichoke, I choke on all things arty. For though in counting house and mart Those letters three are money, When artists brag about their Art They’re pulling something funny. A. G. Convict 491 'CRATCH, scratch, scratch! The sound made by Convict 491 was barely audible, so carefully did he work. The knife had been slipped to him from the outside, care- fully concealed in a cake. Scratch, scratch, scratch! The stone wall of his cell was hard and resisting, but the blade was stout, and persistence might finally turn the trick. Scratch, scratch, scratch! He had been sent up for polyg- amy. By a strange coincidence all four of his wives had been women of the same general type. Large phys- ically, with red hair—yes, sir, all four of them—and tempers to match. Scratch, scratch, scratch! Night after night he had worked away at the wall, ceasing his ef- forts only when completely ex- hausted. Scratch, scratch, scratch! Then one night, after an hour of feverish scratching, he suddenly stopped, with a low cry of triumph. He was convinced. “Good old wall!” he muttered. “It’s strong enough. It stands the test. They can’t get at me!” B.P. ‘Tue Caney Patntino Co., Ino. New Yore Brrauenem A MESSAGE to GARCIA by ELBERT HUBBARD Considered by many the greatest piece of inspirational literature ever writtea VER forty million copies of the “Message” were printed dur- ing Elbert Hubbard’s lifetime. Dur- ing the World War three of the Allied Governments distributed it to the soldiers in the trenches. A copy of this dynamic preachment is yours for the asking. Just clip the coupon and mail to us to-day. Fourteen years were consumed in the writing of the work that ranks to-day as Elbert Hubbard’s masterpiece. In 1894 the series of Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great was begun, and once a month for four- teen years, without a break, one of these little pilgrimages was given to the world. In all there are one hundred and eighty-two “Little Journeys” that take us to the homes of the men and women who transformed the thought of their time, changed the course o marked the destiny of civil Following Hubbard’s tragic death on the “Lusitania” in 1915, announcement was made from East Aurora that the Philistine Magazine would be tinued. Hubbard had gone on a lo1 ney and might need his “Philistine.” The same spirit of devotion prompted The Roycrofters to iss! Memorial edition of “Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great”. Mail Coupon for Very Special Quotation and Free Little Journey Booklet A limited number of the Memorid sets will be distributed at a very special price, so low, in fact, that we cannot publish the price broadcast, To do 9 might possibly interfere with the future sale of the edition. Therefore, we wil name this introductory price only by letter to those sending in the following coupon. THE ROYCROFTERS East Aurora, N. Y.: I shall be pleased to receive, without oblig: tion on my part, a copy of Elbert Hubbant “Message to Garcia,” and further informatie about The Roycrofters’ Memorial Edition ¢ “Little Journeys to the Homes of the Crea!’ Name . Address .. comicbooks.com ——