Life, 1905-11-23 · page 21 of 22
Life — November 23, 1905 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct elements: a moral anecdote, humorous domestic stories, and period advertisements. **The Main Cartoon/Stories:** The page features two short humorous narratives typical of *Life*'s content: 1. **"And Don't Go Near the Water"** - A father's cautionary tale about a sickly ten-year-old boy who promises not to canoe despite peer pressure. The boy keeps his word by swimming across a river instead, demonstrating obedience and character. 2. **"The Wife's Day Off"** - A Germantown man realizes after twelve years of marriage that his wife has no day off, unlike everyone else in the household. He gives her one weekly day of complete freedom, improving their marriage. **The Point:** These are gentle, moralistic stories emphasizing family values, parental wisdom, and domestic compromise—typical of early 20th-century *Life* magazine's satirical but ultimately wholesome humor. **The Advertisements:** The surrounding ads (Cluett shirt, Jaeger underwear, Ed. Pinaud's perfume/hair tonic, Oppenheimer alcoholism treatment, Southern Pacific railroad tours) reflect period consumer culture and medical claims that would be considered dubious today.
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LIFE: 7 “And Don Gonearthe Wate.” | FT) PINAUD S HERE lives in Washington a physician who has a ten-year-old son, a boy of EAU DE QUININE great spirit. but with no overabundance of DENTIFRICE strength. Not lor the boy secured his father’s permission to join a camping party organized by boys in the neighborhood; but in parting instructions there was one re- striction. “Now, my boy,” said the father, “I don't wish you to go out in your cousin Bob's cance He and those other lads are quite used to the THE water, but you are not; and you haven't as yet learned to sit still anywhere. You'll be with them but a short time, and with the other amusements you'll have, you can afford to let Number | Merertecrss: FEATURE OFA the canoe ‘alone this visit, so that your mother PSS ay! Dade Joe slp fea will not be worrying all the while you're aw: ’ We send more thaa enough ED, PINAUD'S Tite boy promptly gave the desired promise. EAU DE QUININE HAIR TONIC for thece On his return he was most enthusiastic with scobcatent FREE: regard to the pleasures he had enjoyed. Number Try the most exquisite den- {8 @ modern 1deu—tho shirt goes didn't mind not canocing a bit, father.” ED. PINAUD'S Se ee ENTIFRICE. “On and Off like a Coat” said he. “The only time they used the canoe, SO edy dee aesa Welbl aed! eased morning, afternoon or evening, correct anyway, was the last day, to go over to the ingredients. It whitens and preserves: the teeth for every occasion—exclusive color fast ‘ ‘: ‘ “mombers . nice lea for every occ other shore. But I remembered my promise, and purikes the breath. 81.50 or moro and I wasn’t going to break it at the last e J at tne | ‘Send for the latest fashion- ORUETT Ee EABODY 4, $0 minute. So I swam across."—Youth's Com- Number able pedume, We will Panton, send you a trial botlle of ED. PINAUD'S PER- — FUME—the mat famous it tre weet FREE, HIE wife's day off. No one seems to have These Three =; = poe ic Free! thought of that commodity but one man in this community, and he lives in German- town, “It dawned upon me after I had be WRITE TO-DAY married twelve years,” he id, “that every one in my household had a day off except my | ED. PINAUD'S American Offices: If you want an under- wife. Lalways had Sundays, the children had ED. PINAUD BLDG., Room 112, N.Y. City s Sundays free from school wear that wears better, Saturdays and Sundays free from sch the cook had Thursdays, One day it came feels better, and protects imo my mind that in an otherwise justly man- better than any other aged houschold my wife did not have a whole an an _s oat day or a patt of a day which she could call WINTER TOURS 1 2 cet, y' s her very own. So I sat down and talked it all have *Jaeger.”? Seven over with her, and after ; to tho wetghts to choose from, ig G8 Nieriparts for sielisiaiaal mestica Land of Sunshine, Fruit : ed woman, we decided that one Catalogue explains everything, the family should fish for itseli while my wife and Flowers De-Fugeraa, WN Govsowa Stores ft do withoot boierne Serbs |] SOUTHERN PACIFIC about the dinner or the ¢ ildren at home. “Boston: 228 Boylston St. ila: The plan works like a charm. We have lots offers a trip of continual scenic surprises. Chestnut St. Chicago: 82 State of fun, too, trying to show her how much bet- Agents in all principal cities, |} ter we can run things without her.”—Phila- SUNSET EXPRESS, a train of superior delphia Record rer (i fala ald Sau Frosted, taivecog Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California. The best route for comfortable travel and picturesque scenery. ror ALCOHOLISM = ESTABLISHED 15 YEARS Bostox, 170 Washington Street ALCOHOLIC CRAVING ABSOLUTELY REMOVED IN FROM 12 TO 48 HOURS Naw Yous, | #9 Brontway NO SUFFI NO INJECTIONS—NO DETENTION FROM BUSINESS © Punabeirma, 6% Chestnat Street _:RETRESENTATIVE PHYSICIANS te vaet M14 ofthe Called Atatva edalaister the Oppeabelmer OPPENHEIMER INSTITUTE Ratrimong, Piper Building, Baltimore Street festerot, ‘Write for the aame and address of tbe physician (a your lecalliz. 159 W. 34th St, N. ¥. City ‘SyRactse, 212 West Washington Street <c) Write. = Address. = = comicbooks.com