Life — August 13, 1925 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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~ LIVE : “TI Approve of Reading,” says Joseph L. Gonnick (Mr. Connelly's vital article continued from page 7) Free Reading Rooms’ at our Shreveport, Olean and Chicago works. 1 say in all seriousness that if 1 had not been called to the world of business in- stead, I should probably now be one of its writers. “Another excellent paper which I haven't seen for a good many years is the Family Journal, which I read when a young man and which contained many stories with a strong romantic flavor. The All Story Magazine also contains in- at a brief sitting. Aside from the magazines of a more sciet ture like System, the Sei American and the Literary Digest, I now and then steal a few min- utes off for True Story, Liberty and the Dial, a monthly compendi- um of all that is worth-while in the field of art, ete. In Europe, dur- ing our last trip last year, my daughter found many popular nov- els reprinted at a nominal price in « William Shakespeare, noted English writer, many of whose works are to be found in the Gonnick libraries. what is known as the Tauchnitz edition, three or four of which she brought home and are now in our library at home. “The development of the print- ers’ and engravers’ art has made a great improvement in the ap- pearance of our magazines. The beautiful reproductions in gravure process in the Classic, Picture Play, Photoplay and other maga- zines dealing with people and con- ditions in the motion-picture world are well worth looking at. While my own time is largely taken up by business affairs so that I cannot see many ‘movies,’ these magazines keep me informed as to the latest doings in ‘filmdom’ Fiction stories of life in the cinema world are part of their make-up. They are usually harmless morally and frequently instructive. Interesting biographies of the more prominent stars are also to be found there. “Yes, I like reading. It is a good way to stay young.” Our Kontributors’ KiJubs ARC CONNELLY is co-author of “Dulcy,” “To \ the Ladies,” “Merton of the Movies,” “Beggar on Horseback” and many amusing paragraphs. He is unmarried, but is fond of the outdoors. eee ROBERT BENCHLEY is happily married and has two fine sons. eee OLIVER HERFORD is knowr as the brother of Bea- trice Herford, who is known as the sister of Oliver Herford. He is happily married and oclongs to an exclusive club. +08 HENRY WILLIAM HANEMANN is happily married, and speaks several languages fluently. eee R. V. CULTER, who designed the handsome cover on this uumber, is happily married. eee DOROTHY PARKER is happily married and has con- tributed to Vanity Fair, the Ladies’ Home Journal, Better Womanhood, ete. eee HERMAN J, MANKIEWICZ is a “cub” reporter on the N. Y. Times (Dem.). He is happily married and has two fine sons. eee JOHN HELD, Jr., recently visited Africa, accompanied by his wife, to whom he is happily married, eee ELLISON HOOVER is now traveling through Europe as one who has never been there. He is happily unmarried. oes JAMES K. McGUINNESS is an old newspaper man himself, being happily married. eee REA IRVIN is happily married and has two fine daugh- ters (unmarried). soe RUBE GOLDBERG is a member of the Dutch Treat Club and is happily married. eee TYLER H. BLISS is a Harvard man and has lately been employed by the N. Y. Daily Mir- ror. He is happily married. Punch, Snap, Zip, Pep— that’s what you'll find in LIFE. Ask your news- dealer to lend you acopy —he keeps it under the news-stand. COREY FORD is a well-known juvenile and confirmed book-lover. He is unmarried but is now on a tour through the West. see NEWMAN LEVY lives on a farm, but is happily married. oe HERB ROTH, LAUREN STOUT and SANFORD TOUSEY are all members of exclusive clubs. Only one of them is happily married, the other two being unmarried. comicbooks.com