Life, 1904-08-25 · page 17 of 20
Life — August 25, 1904 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with one notable satirical article. The main editorial content is "Our Modern Primer," a sardonic wedding commentary. It presents a cynical view of marriage through detailed observation: the bride looks pale from "strain," the groom is nervous, and the best man is relaxed because he can "go back to his club and do as he pleases." The minister is calculating his fee. The piece mocks the permanence of marriage ("Perhaps fifty years, perhaps twelve months") and satirizes where newlyweds might honeymoon—suggesting Niagara Falls, Washington, or South Dakota as typical (unglamorous) destinations. This reflects early-20th-century satirical humor about marital obligation and the disconnect between romantic ceremony and mundane reality. The remainder consists of period advertisements: Club Cocktails (promoted as proper hospitality), Cailler's Swiss chocolate, Knox hats (with patriotic "American industries" messaging), and Sozodont tooth powder. These ads are historically interesting but lack satirical content.
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FTER a morning's shopping nothing will recuperate you so Pe. ; , much as one of those delicious Club , pote Sais Cocktails. They are the correct thing P soe to offer your friends whenever they call. They are both a tonic and MH stimulant, and fill a distinct place of their own. Easily served and ap- \ SEND FOR A FREE SAMPLE ! preciated by ladies and gentlemen pais, to . of Cailler’s Genuine Swiss Milk Chocolate for .| _ alike. Buy some Manhattan and eating. We want to demonstrate its excellence at no ray for 3 -_ i Ps cost to you. Wherever Cailler's has been introduced Martini, and ask your friends which it is preferred over all other chocolates. Once you've zi tasted it— you'll never want any other kind. bat 1 they prefer. Of all dealers. Specify CLUB COCKTAILS. Cailler’s G . st me : * extn G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., = Sole Proprietors al er S venuine hover HARTFORD NEW YORK LONDON Swiss Milk Chocolate is made in a model factory, in Broc, Gruyere Valley, ions, I the richest milk section in Switzerland, Our factory T say. we originally euabtished = Vevey in da and for i most a century Cailler's has been the most popular 100d of Our Modern Primer. fating and drinking chocolate ip Europe. Soid every: weiisis = : HAT isthis that we see before us? On my life, it fumewte ind a" : isa wedding. How pretty the church looks. It | J. H. FREYMANN do the J is filled with white and yellow flowers. Also people. | General Agent for the 0.8. ry you Look at the people crane their necks. Yes, the wed- | 861 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY out A se a . ia ding procession is coming up the aisle. See the Cailler's Swiss, Milk Chocolate in powder for bride. How pale she looks. That is because she peer a jeaverios 18: $7er7 #67 to any cocoa or has been under such a strain. But the groom looks pale also. Yes, he has been under a great strain, too, Will the strain end when the wedding is ove = = = We think not. We have a dim idea that it is just be- Patronize American industries. ginning. Now, look at the minister. How thought- Wear a ful he is. Yes, he is wondering how much he will | get. See him take the ring from the best man, The) || best man is not so pale as the groom. Oh, no. His] | brother f hand issteady. His eye is bright. He knows that] || i when the thing is over be can go back to his club| || eke and do as he pleases. That is why he is not nervous. |_| H A I What a plain ring it is. Yes, it is just as plain as it can be. How long will it last? We wish | | | onse. ) ‘ | weknew. But we do not. Perhaps fifty years, perhaps twelve months. Who can tell? And! the creation par excellence of the || —— sow hear the music. What is that for? Don’t you know? ‘That is the wedding march. The | nation. i knot has been tied and they are going out again. See the relatives whisper. How happy the | | — s =a bride's mother looks. Yes, that is because she is relieved. And now the bride and groom step | | Amuocies Wwiallinencingiealichterieuseer, | — into the carriage. Where can they be going? We cannot tell exactly. Some say Niagara, | == == = = Some say Washington. Some say South Dakota. ’ SORE AND BLEEDING GUMS = = — — = - —= Soft and spongy gums are made healthy by THE SWELL ENGLISH LONG POINT. _ Fics Berens as car cgmig eae ELFAST aye deodorizer and antiseptic dentifrice known to NO the world. it) I Serren Slee, SOZODONT 1S ScaRF FE TOOTH POWDER Coe, _ SLIDES Wi 35 KING, EASILY- : E é the complement of SOZODONT Liquid, SEE? y ‘3 has abrasive properties, yet is absolutely \ a free from grit and acid. It will not tarnish ine ASK YOUR DEALER : gold fillings or scratch the enamel. EMIGH & STRAUB, MAKERS 3 FORMS: LIQUID, POWDER, PASTE. NERVES AND MUSCLES NEVER TIRE sisi. jcienss? “00 © 002 08 pers or AL. Under the “Lightweight” PRESIDENT SUSPENDER THE C. A. EDGARTON MFG}, CO., Rox 824, Shirley, Masa,