Life, 1906-01-18 · page 26 of 28
Life — January 18, 1906 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, with two notable humor pieces: ## "Foot in It Again" (top left) A brief joke from *Cleveland Leader* mocking marriage: A man comments on a sour-looking woman; her husband replies she's "the misfortune to be my wife"—then adds he's "er—all yours, I'm sure," sarcastically suggesting the other man take her instead. The humor trades on period attitudes treating wives as liabilities. ## "The First Requisite" (center) A satire on young female journalists' ambitions. A Wellesley-educated woman journalist proudly entertains undergraduates over expensive tea, claiming success interviewing celebrities. The punchline: when she asked famous literary figure Richard Watson Gilder what's essential for women entering literature, he dismissively replied: "Postage stamps"—implying women writers belonged in obscurity, not in serious journalism. The satire mocks both the woman's social climbing and the condescension she faces from male literary gatekeepers. The remaining content is advertisements for hats, telephones, banks, and clothing typical of *Life*'s era.
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