Life, 1906-05-03 · page 33 of 44
Life — May 3, 1906 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines satirical humor with advertising. The left side contains three brief jokes: one mocking young women who reject unsuitable suitors (the upper cartoon shows two women discussing a rejected proposal); another about a resourceful man who trains his goat to collect coal thrown from passing trains; and a celebrity endorsement by actress Blanche Bates. The right side is dominated by a **Murad Cigarettes advertisement** featuring Turkish tobacco experts and an illustration of well-dressed men on horseback. The ad emphasizes the cigarettes' quality and balanced flavor. Below are three additional jokes: one about New Mexico's uncertain territorial status (comparing it to a confused enslaved person), one about polar exploration preparations, and one satirizing wealthy people's ability to exploit legal loopholes. The page reflects early 1900s American life—concerns about western expansion, emerging aviation technology, wealth inequality, and the casual racism typical of period publications.
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+ Upperten: YES; MY DAUCHTER REFUSED LORD ADDLE AUSE HE WAS OLD, POOR, CORRUPT, WEAK-MINDED, A OAL WRECK AND SHE DIDN'T LovE Hist! Neclyrich: WHAT FOOLS YOUNG GiRLs ARE! MAN whose house adjoined the railway kept a goat tethered in his garden. A friend J him one day what was the use of the goat. f the goat!” he replied. “Man, that goat ecps me in coals. Never a train passes but the throws a bit of coal at it.’—Glasgow g Times. BLANCHE BATES ‘This ever-charming actress has "The Girl of theGelden West’? as read Meredith Nichol- new novel, and says: “I enjoyed *The House of a Thousand Candles’ because of the Americanism of its characters, plot and scenes. It isa strong story, admirably told.” of the Murad blend by selecting their own personal enjoyment. soothing blend used in The Murad is neither very strong nor very mild. It offers the rare quality of “fullness” of flavor, with all the delicacy of aroma it is possible to pro- duce from the finest Turkish leaf. Theresult is a delicious, even, ceasingly delightful ever afterward. 10 for 15 cents S. ANARGYROS, Manufacturer ee eee The tobacco blending experts of Turkey testify to the incomparable qualities it for These men make tests by smoking various blends of to- bacco. When their taste becomes impaired they relieve it by smoking the exquisitely MURAD CIGARETTES mellow flavor—delightful at first and un- Cehiral Park, NY. ener Where He Belonged NOBODY seems to want our territory,” said ex-Delegate B. S. Rodey, of New Mexico, “and there is no telling where we will have landed by the time the statehood fight is settled. Our status is as uncertain as that of an old negro slave T once heard of. Somebody asked him whom he belonged to “Ah don’s know, suh,” he replied. “Ole Marse, he upstairs playin’ pokah.”—New York Times. A Start “QO YOU will make a dash for the North Pole by airship. Have you the ship yet?” “No-o, not exactly.” “How far along are your preparations?” “We have the air.” —Philadel phia Ledger. F THE rich man could get through the eye of the needle as easily as he squeezes through the loopholes of the law, his future would be safe.— Saturday Evening Post, comicbooks.com