Life, 1905-05-04 · page 37 of 48
Life — May 4, 1905 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one humorous anecdote. The main satirical content is a cartoon dialogue about unrequited love, drawn by A. Weil, titled "Isn't She Sweet?" It depicts two men discussing a woman, with one claiming he'd "been in clover" if she'd accepted his proposal—a joke about how rejection stings precisely because the relationship was never consummated. The accompanying text, attributed to writer James Whitcomb Riley, is a courthouse anecdote mocking female vanity: a spinster witness refuses to state her age in court, creating a comedic standoff with an increasingly impatient judge. The joke satirizes women's sensitivity about aging. The remaining content consists entirely of product advertisements: Knox hats, Youmans hats, Père Chartreuse liqueur, Brighton garters, and Corliss-Coon collars—typical early 20th-century Life magazine advertisements targeting affluent male readers.
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NEW YORK. HAT ¢ creation par excellence of the nation. Spring styles rencies in all the prin ow ready. I cities in the world, FOR SALE-MISSOURI FARMS 1,200 acres, fine combination grain and stock farm, highly improved. splendid location, also amaller farms in sizes to suit,” Write for State map. illustrated booklet and weather report : sent free. BAZEL J. MEEK, - - CHILLICOTHE, MO. FITTING FINALE, TOA cGooD DINNER FITTING FINALE TOA Good DINNER fires Chartres LIQUEUR PERES CHARTREUX —GREEN AND YELLOW— THIS FAMOUS CORDIAL, NOW MADE AT TARRAGONA, SPAIN, WAS FOR CENTURIES, DISTILLED BY THE CARTHUSIAN MONKS. (PERES CHARTREUX) AT THE MONASTERY OF LA GRANDE CHARTREUSE, FRANCE, AND KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS CHARTREUSE. THE ABOVE CUT REPRE- SENTS THE BOTTLE AND LABEL EMPLOYED. IN THE PUTTING UPOF THE ARTICLE SINCE THE MONKS’ EXPULSION FROM FRANCE, AND IT 1S NOW KNOWN AS LIQUEUR PERES CHARTREUX (THE MONKS, HOWEVER, STILL RETAIN THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE OLD BOTTLE AND LABEL AS WELL), DISTILLED BY THE SAME ORDER OF MONKS WHO HAVE SECURELY GUARDED THE SECRET OF ITS MANUFACTURE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND WHO ALONE POSSESS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE ELEMENTS OF THIS DELICIOUS NECTAR. At frst-class Wine Merchants, jer & Co., 45 Broadwa Sole Agents for U OUMANS HATS | neem Youmans Hats are instantly dis- cernible any- their subtle air of correctness, a 1107 Broadway (Madison Sq. West.) 536 Fifth Avenue (near ath St.) 158 Broadway (near Liberty St.) GD. where by Drawn by A. Well, “ISN'T SHE SWEET 2" “YES, INDEED—A HUMMER.” “CUT ME ONCE, YOU KNC ““T RECOLLECT, YOU FEL’ ED Love.” “EXACTLY, HAD SHE CLOVER.” THE STING OF UNREQUIT? ACCEPTED ME I'D BEEN LN Getting Older. AMES WHITCOMB RILEY says that he was summoned as a witness in a case tried an Indiana court where one of the witnesses | before him evinced some disinclination to state | her age. “Is it very necessary?” coyly asked the wit- | ness, a spinster of uncertain age. It is absolutely necessary, madam,” inter- posed the Judge. “Well,” sighed the maiden, “if [ must I suppose I must. I didn’t see how it could pos- y affect the case, for you see”—— Madam,” observed the Judge, with some asperity, “I must ask you not to further waste the time of this court. Kindly state your age.” Whereupon the spinster showed signs of hysterics, T am, that is, I was”—— “Madam, hurry up!" exclaimed the Judge, now thoroughly impatient. ivery minute makes it worse, you know !"—Detroit Journal. BRIGHTON ccase GARTERS CLASP Make All Men Comfortable One plece. Pure silk. cts. nt deale ers or by mall. Suspender Co., 118 Market St, Palladetphis. Makers of Baspenders Gut Em Up, For Inside Infot GORLISS-GOON High Collar Quality Means Four-Ply The highest grade of collars is the weight are always four-ply. It standard of serviceable and strength, Few two-for-a-quarter collars have four-ply folds—cut up old ones and find out which have. Corliss-Coon Collars are 2 for 2Sc, but four-ply always and in all styles. Mark your collars every time they gotothe Jaundry. Find out how much longer Corliss Collars wear than others. s 6 8 Ask tho best dealors for Corliss-Coon Collars. They have them or can get any atzlegoudesiroin our make. If 70a are not willingly supplied, ecnd your order toon wit hes, (2 for wel, statingstylo and odesired. Quarter © Writefor the book, “Better Gollare.”” Tt shows the etyles and tolls war better collars, Corliss, Coon & Co. 18 A Street, Troy.N. Ye comicbooks.com