Life, 1906-04-05 · page 41 of 58
Life — April 5, 1906 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a humorous short story titled "Tale of Love—and Two Fools," which satirizes romantic marriage expectations versus reality. The narrator describes a young couple—Henry and his bride—who marry for superficial reasons (her beauty, his... unclear advantages). After marriage, they discover harsh truths: she cannot cook, sew, or manage a household; he lacks worth or capability. The story mocks both participants as fools, ending with the moral that hasty marriages often fail. The satirical point is a cynical commentary on matrimony itself—that romantic love leads people to ignore practical incompatibility, resulting in mutual disappointment. The page also features period advertisements for Budweiser beer and Leadam Shoe Trees, typical of early 20th-century Life magazine content mixing editorial humor with commercial pitches.
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Tale of Love—and Two Fools. NCE upon a time, Henry, a young woman ind young man fell deeply in love with ch other. He fell in love with er because ve was the Sweetest Thing. Her lips were | like twin rubies, but softer: her cheeks were | ke blush roses and her hair was like Roman | ld: that is, when it was roamin’, but gener ly she kept it done up. Oh, she was a peach! and TF should blame no man who possessed no ¢ in particular for falling in love with her The young woman fell in love with the ing man because he was—he was—l'm ssed if I know why she did fall in love Henry, for he was about as knock- d, lowy-browed, sick-brained n apology for nothing in particular as ever I and I have met several of the Anyway, they loved each other, and so they concluded to hitch up and trot double. Ac- cordingly they went t parson who gave uhle-trotting license and expressed t God had joined together no asunder, although he had his Thus were this charming pair united, and he » discovered that she could neither sew, cp house nor do anything useful, while discovered that he was not worth the der to blow him. Oh, 1 tell you, it was Henry, and after this mutual discovery ! Tf they had hould have seen the fur fly the fur instead of throwing it around The Anheuser-Busch Electric Sign Longacre Square, New York City ight have been the envy of all the ladies circle. It is sad to see good fur wasted eckless manner. and each one of them at the present | is engaged in the delightful enterprise of | The King of Bottled Beers to find another fool who will be will take chances on trotting with him, or her— is served at all the Best Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes in every sl may the Lord be merciful to sueh an indi- | civilized country. ual, if found! It is famed among epicures for its delicious flavor, exquisite | realize, Henry, that this ts not the sort of| taste and mellowness. Be e of its Quality and Palatability, © ‘ | story that gets into books, but, | Budweiser, although highest in price, has a greater sale than | contrary, it is the variety that gets into all other Bottled Beers. I too frequent cll have the moral of the pathetic t \ Bottled only at the Home Plant. Mor, When s hitch, anything may be siacted ctinies tlies even Thaiiage’to Ret] Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louis, U. S. A. ing together very nicely —San Francisco Leadam’s Shoe Trees keep the footwear smooth, shapely and comfort- able. Keep out wrinkles—hard ridges—and flatten the sole. Save wet shoes from “‘toeing-up.” Remember this pidure—don't accept a tree that isn’t just like it. Name “Leadam,” on every pair. At your shoe dealers’; if not, send dire. prepaid. Descriptive booklet free. LIONEL K. LEADAM, 229 Central Avenue, Newark, N. J. Sold in New York—at % %, & 7 _.Slater feook Egos. & Ce. Gommerer han & C. ADJUSTABLE LEVER Qi on A Alesander «Hodestew fa SIZE 5 tnee R i ze Ee Rotenthot & Son and others p H. Stei rs OPER PAIR In Chicago: Foster Reeves Shoe Co. Jn Washington; B. Rich & Sone more: N. Hess’ Sons, Inc. Sie oRWOMENS In St. Louis: Swope Shoe Co. iin Palm Beach: Anthony Bros. comicbooks.com