Life, 1905-10-05 · page 41 of 44
Life — October 5, 1905 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant content is a full-page advertisement for Pompeian Massage Cream, featuring illustrations of hands demonstrating the product's use. The smaller text items in the left column are humor pieces unrelated to the ads: - **"To the Bishop's Taste"**: A anecdote about a Southern bishop requesting bonny-clabber with nutmeg; the maid improvises by scraping a shoe-buttoner. The joke plays on rural Southern manners and resourcefulness. - **McGraw anecdote**: Baseball manager John J. McGraw questions an umpire about consequences of calling him incompetent—a mild joke about authority and diplomacy. - **Labor League joke**: A pun on "order" (parliamentary procedure vs. ordering beer). The page reflects early 20th-century advertising culture, promoting beauty products with pseudo-scientific "tests" to convince women readers of efficacy.
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To the Bishop’s Taste. HE late Bishop Green on one of his dio- cesan visitations stopped with an old| Tenn. arly supper of the South, always a most informal meal, the Bishop said he would | ng but a dish of bonny-clabber, a utmeg sprinkled over. “There ain't a bit of nutmeg in the house,” simed the maid when the request was re- ed to hei | “Dear me. id the hostess, sotto voce; “go Darlington next door and ask her to a nutmeg.” Darlington also was “out” of nutmeg :n go to Mrs. Harding, on the other n't all be out at once; then bring the p the dish quickly hostess kept up « rapid fire of bright talk to cover the hiatus in the service until the maid appeared with the desired dish “What an addition is the little sprinkle of said the Bishop; “what a fine relish it When the good guest had retired the mis- tress said to the maid: Go to the supply store the first thing in the and get nutmegs, and return the nut- to Mrs. Harding and——” Mrs. Harding was out of nutmegs, too.” “Then where did you get any?” " miss, I was dat worrited out dat I des tuck aw sid handle to a ole shoe-buttoner an’ 4 Lippincott's, + can shoot the Hunter One-trigger on a tas well with thick gloves as with an impossibility with a ccial feature makes comfort: hooting from a duck blind. Send for illus- LOVE TO ME ed logue. Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y. = pugnacious John J. McGraw, manager the New York National Baseball | am, who is continually getting into trouble use of his combativeness, is not always ¢ in a certain rough diplomacy. After | ¢ game which his team lost, McGraw | nached the umpire and asked: | Tmpire, what would happen to. me houtd call the umpire an incompetent rob- ed rore, Hall} the lead- e defend affalo, At “Me Pi ‘ ould hav ‘ou would be fined and suspended,” was > reply, What would happen to me if I merely ht the umpire was an incompetent rob- ber “Why, nothing could be done to you then.” “Well, let it go at that,” said McGraw y's Magazine. ] was at a Free and Easy Labor League meeting, and there was considerable inter- ruption. “Order! Order!” cried the chairman. “Mine's beer!” was the reply of one stalwart supporter.—Tit-Bits. A Simple pest for Every Woman Who Reads pa LIFE —Sent FREE If you wish to make it, we will send free for that purpose (see offer below) a generous sam- ple of Pompeian Massage Cream Pompeian Massage Cream is intended primarily for the face, neck and bust, but you can make ¢he ¢est on your hand and the result. We say that soap and water will take ofthe dirt, but won't take ovf thedirt. And it is the dirt ¢Aad ¢s 7n—not the dirt that is'(on—that makes the skin muddy and sallow ; that keeps the rosy blood from the circulation it seeks, Wash your hands thoroughly in warm water HERE IS THE TEST: we erg ie esa obtalbbte soe flesh brush if you like, nother words, get your hands just as clean as old-tiee meth. ods will permit, then apply Pompelan Message Cream; rub it in gently but firmly. It is quickly absorbed, and a minute's more massage will bring it OUT of the pores, together with the dirt which has accumulated theres If this test does not convince anyone of the merit and desirability of Pompeian Massage Cream, we have nothing more to Pompeian Massage Cream has many imitators, but never has been duplicated. It is unique. Its use so cleanses the pores that a sense of cleanliness will result such as you have never before experienced, It contains no grease, It leaves the skin without a trace of shine, Tf you must before you Auy" send for the sample and our handsome book— give the name of your dealer and state whether he has Pompeian Cream or not. If you are willing to “Suy before you fry" ask your dealer for Pompeian Mas. sage Cream, Do not accept a substitute. Sold by mail when dealer (send his name) will not supply. Price 50c. and $1.00 a jar. This trade » He nd it a great luxury, particularly after shaving, It removes the swap rubbed into the pores and takes away the smart after a close shave, Tell your husband, brother or sweetheart to give ita trial. It is applied by the best barbers (look for name and trade mark on jar) or may be wsed at hone. POMPEIAN MFG, COMPANY 25 Prospect Street Cleveland, Ohio genuine Pompeian Massage Crean, Look for it. Dr. Sheffield’s Anti-Septic Creme Dentifrice Put up in collapsible Tubes Tooth Powder Put up in Cans convenient for Tourists ee Elixir Balm A delightful Mouth Wash Used by the Elite of the World Since 1850. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. REUTER’S SOAP An exquisitely dainty and fragrant perfume has been compounded especially for Reuter’s Soap. By the judi- cious buyer it will be recog- nized as a toilet soap of the highest merit. At all Department Stores, comicbooks.com