Life, 1906-04-26 · page 22 of 24
Life — April 26, 1906 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with humorous anecdotes**, not political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Her Curiosity Aroused"**: A comedic letter from a Boston woman to a Western mayor inquiring whether a man named John Sipes—possibly her estranged first husband—was killed by a bear. She seeks confirmation via identifying marks (six toes, eagle tattoo, anchor). The satire mocks both verbose letter-writing conventions and the absurdity of domestic entanglement. **"Works Like Magic" and other brief jokes**: Short humor pieces poking fun at suggestion/psychology and male behavior. **The advertisements** dominate: Gillette Safety Razors, Panama Life magazine, Evans' Ale, Cascade Whisky, and travel services. These reflect early 20th-century consumer goods marketed to middle-class men. The page reflects *Life*'s format as a satirical magazine blending humor columns with commercial advertising—typical of American periodicals from this era.
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LIFE Triple eer-plated set with 12 blades $5. drupe ied Meese i9 $10.00, rele. gold-pl wes Fins monogram $12.00. Standard _ combination set with shaving brush and Other combination sets ja alver and gold, up to $50.00. Standard packeges of 1 blades we 20 sharp edges, for tale by, all dealers, at the uniform price of 50 cents. No bladesexchang- ed or resharpened. Sold by leadin drug. catlery acd hardware dealers. Ask to sre them, and for our booklet. N WRITE FOR OUR SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER GILLETTE SALES CO. Times Building New York City as seen by two members of the editorial staff of THe INDEPENDENT who hav returned from the Isthmus, is described in the weekly issues of that magazine. ‘The articles are fully illustrated by numer photographs taken on the spot show actual conditions in the Canal Zone six numbers contai (regular price, 10 cents cach) will be sent to any address by THe INDEPENDENT, 130 Fulton St., New York, on receipt of 25 CENTS Her Cunosity Aroused 'T was the Mayor of a Wester city who re- ceived the following letter of inquiry from a Boston woman: “Kind and respected Cir: I see in a paper that a man named John Sipes was atacted and et up by a bare whose cubs he was trying to git when the she bare come up and stopt him by eatin him up in the mountaines near your town, What I want to know is did it kill him or was he only partly ct up and is he from this place and all about the bare. I don’t know but what he is a distant husband of mine, My first hus- band was of that name and I supposed he was killed in the war but the name of the man the bare et being the same I thought it might be him after all an I ought to know it if he wasn’t killed cither in the war or by the bare for I have been married twice since and there ought to be divorce papers got out by him or me if the bare did not eat him all up. If it is him you will know it by him having six toes on the left foot. He also sings base an has a spread eagle tattoed on his front chest and a ankor on his right arm which you will know him by if the bare did not eat up these sines of its being him. If alive don’t tell him I am married to Joe White for he never liked Joe. Mebbe you'd better let on as if Iam ded but find out all you can about him without his knowing anything what it is for. That is if the bare did not eat him all up. If it did I don’t see as you can do anything and you needn’t take no trouble. My respecks to your family and please ancer back “PS. Was the bare killed? Also was he married again and did he leave any propty with me laying claims to?”—Detroit News. Works Like Magic CALLER: Have you ever known any cures effected by what they call suggestion ? Mrs. Hewyaus: Oh, yes; I once cured Willie of a violent toothache by suggesting that he go to the dentist's and have the tooth extracted.— Chicago Tribune. Didn't Describe Him “[ SAW you buying drinks for Graphter the other day. He’s a regular sponge, isn’t he?” “Not much. There's such a thing as getting a sponge full.” —Philadel phia Press. O MAN is as bad ome other man thinks he is, oras good as some woman knows he is. —Chicago Daily News. From Sunny Tennessee. A perfect hand made sour mash, copper distilled " whisky. Absolutely pure, aged by time alone. AT ALL FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, CAFES AND BARS GEO. A. DICKEL & CO., Distillers Nasbville, Tena, Think of the exposure livery gets—rain, sun, dust. Only first-class cloths can look smart after that wear. Illustrated catalogue of cor- rect liveries of such all-wool cloths, on request. Gentlemen’s motoring clothes, ROGERS, PEET & CO., 258—842—1260 Broadway, (3 Stores) NEW YORK also, F. M. ATWOOD, CHICAGO There are health-foods without end, but only one health-drink— that’s EVANS’ ALE Hotels, Clubs, Restaurants and Dealers Everywhere Travelers Checks and Letters of Credit available the world over now issued by United States Express Co. FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPT. Apply to any agent of the company comicbooks.com