Life, 1906-04-05 · page 15 of 58
Life — April 5, 1906 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. It contains three major advertisements: 1. **Northern Manufacturing Co.** promotes their 1906 automobile models, emphasizing low maintenance costs and silent operation—a common selling point for early automobiles. 2. **Gillette Safety Razor** advertises their "no stropping, no honing" innovation, a significant convenience over straight razors of the era. 3. **Copley Prints** offers art reproductions as Easter gifts. The editorial content includes two brief humorous anecdotes. The first describes a Chicago businessman's Filipino employee who writes an amusingly literal English letter threatening debt collection. The second features an older woman criticizing modern Philadelphia youth for late-night entertainments and heavy refreshments, nostalgically comparing them unfavorably to her generation. Both pieces reflect turn-of-the-century social attitudes: immigration humor and generational anxiety about youth behavior.
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if you want to get the iahest value } out of your automobile money. | Here is a car whose construction is a guarantee of low cost of mainte- nance —a car whose simplicity and silent operation is unequaled by any car atany price in the world. All the efficiency, all the luxury that n be produced; graceful body de- sign, smoothly operating motor, minimum vibration—the only car | which is dustless on the road. Our logue gives full information and es seven distinct models. } We want you to haveit. Sendtoday. 1906 MODELS: $650 udy Novthetn Runabout? Me P., with 304. B. Four-Cyl Land alr brates, with & lamp equipment NORTHERN MANUFACTURING co. Detroit, Licensed Aw mobile Manu faitarens NO STROPPING NO HONING “The Gillette” fulfils every claim lay seag. TRY SAAS Re D }Y IT Tope silver-plated set with 12 blades $5.00. Quadruple gold-plated wt Rol 12 ce $10.00, ted wet 5 12 irene | monogram $12.00. Standard combination set with snes olan soap in. tr 1 Wver-pla Standard packages of 10 blades with 30 arp ede, for sale, by all dealers ai the uniform iy of 50 con, No bladesexchanged or resharpened. Sold by leading. ros, cutlery hardw. dealers. Ack to sce them, and for our booklet ‘Write for our special trial offer. GILLETTE SALES COMPANY Times Building New York City 12 Blades, 24 Edges 20 to 40 Shaves from Each Blade IFE- Astonished. CHICAGO | made a trip to the jback with him a Filipino mental alertness had made quite an_ impres- The Oriental was installed in sa clerk, and he did et that he was business man who last: year Philippines brought youth, whose sion upon him the Ch very well, Zo man’s office notwithstanding the a trifle shaky as to his English One day the Chicagoan handed the Filipino a bill for some goods purchased by a customer a long time previously. “As this gentleman scems to have no intention of settling this a said the business man, “IT want you to letter to him, stating that an im djustment of the count typewrite a medi indebtedness w soon be expected.” In a few moments the Filipino laid before his employer the following effort: “My Deak Sin,—This is to advise you that if you do not instanter send us the money you 1 be compelled to take meas- the utmost astonish- DO not like to appear pessimistic,” an 1 lady tions of young people go. pleasuring, “but Phila- in their en- them who had seen several genera- that the | seems to me young people of }delphia are losing the simplicity lertainments which once distinguished from the people of other The Philadelphia debutante, as did her mother when she w of her existe: fact that she can find pleasure in tious entertainme than her sist of York or Chic In the first place tertaimments begin too late. You start in to begin to think dto he the then it in that d pride in the] mught to tak Jess ostenta New your en- enjoy yourselves t we about ing | then it became 8.30: ad now the fashionable hour ; | sweat to 9 o'clock; then half-past Y is often 10, horror 1 | regulation hour to go to < | while the other evening © my when a young gentleman called for my gr daughter at 1030. The child ought to have been taking leave of her hoste that time, Your up-to-date refreshments are too clabor- ate. Why should young people stuff them- selves with heavy salads and rich croquettes and wines and punches instead of enjoying a simple ice or a cup of chocolate? not making any sweeping assertions about the de radations but these childrer are the offspring of the ‘girls’ T used to know, who were greater belles than most can hope to be. 1 suppose 1 will be call very grouchy old lady for my criticism.”— Philadelphia Record. of modern society ADLY would 1 die for you.” Her look of hauteur was mainained "G despite this plea “You are in error,” she replied, coldly, “if you think the color of your hair constitutes moderns | my chief objection to you.” The good night was brief and soon.—Phila- delphia Ledger. “AN EASTER OFFERING Copley Prints HE genuine Copley Prints make admirable Easter gifts. The one shown above is especially appropriate. We would like to send it to you on approval. It comes in four sizes; 2x5 inches, SO cents; 4x 10, $1.25; 6 x 13, $2.50; 8x 21, $5.00. If this particular picture does not appeal to you, there are hun- dreds of others in our collection. Our profusely illustrated catalogue is sent on receipt of 25¢ (stamps if you like) which eum may be deducted from the amount of your first order. Copley Prints are exceptionally fine repro- ductions of America’s choicest works of Art, and are conceded by artists of standing to be unequalled. John S. Sargent describes them as “excellent”; Edwin A. Abbey as “all that could be wished."” Post Lenten weddings soon be here, and a Copley Print would bring joy to the heart of any bride. Write for our catalogue to-day while you think of it. Copyright, 1903, by CURTIS & CAMERON 22 Pierce Bldg., opp. Public Library comicbooks.com