Life, 1906-06-07 · page 6 of 42
Life — June 7, 1906 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, featuring four commercial products typical of early 20th-century America: Lea & Perrins Sauce, Cerebos Salt, White Rock sparkling water, Boss crackers, and Whitman's Chocolates. The only editorial content is a short humor piece titled **"Certain of Her Language,"** describing a Washington school principal who couldn't explain why she chose a student for prizes, admitting ignorance of English composition despite teaching it. The joke mocks pretentious educators unfamiliar with their own subject matter. A second brief item, **"Her Quest,"** recounts an Irish woman asking Mrs. Brownell where a neighbor lives—mild social humor about Irish stereotypes. The cartoon **"The Wise Man"** depicts two men discussing scratches and bruises from a domestic dispute with a woman.
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LEA & PERRINS SAUCE THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE FOR STEAKS. CHOPS, 4 COLD MEATS. : FISH, SOUPS, — ~SALADS, GRAVIES cc THE PEERLESS SEASONING. Jonn Duncan's Sons, Agents, New York. Certain of Her Language HE principal in one of Washington’s high schools relates an incident in conne: with the last commencement day of the institu- tion mentioned. A clever girl had taken one of the principal prizes. At the close of the her friends crowded about her to offer cong tions. “Weren't you awfully afraid you wouldn’t get it, Hatt contestan “Oh, no!” cheerily exclaimed Hattic. “ Be- cause I knew that when it c position I had ’em all skinned alive! per's Weekly. ked one, “when there were so many elish com- THE WISE MAN TIUERE. WAS A MAN IN OUR TOWN, AND 1 WAS WONDROUS WISE. ME MAD A QUARREL WITH MIS WIE, WHO SCRATCHED 1113 FACE AND EYES. TRIENDS THE SCRATCHES SAW, AND ASKED “ The Salt of Kings The King of Salts” When we salt our food we put back only a part of the vital substances which have been removed. The other parts are the phosphates. supplies these and is the daintiest, finest table salt in use. How essential these pho- phates are to strong body building, espe- cially in children, is best told in our litera ture. Write to so Ferry Street, New York, for literature and sample tin, Her Quest “ QPEAKING of Irish bulls,” remarked Clerk Brownell, “my wife had a funny int tion to one last evening. She was stand: our front doorstep when a woman with a pulled over her head came hesitatingly the sidewalk. Sceing my wife, the woman paused and said: “*Pardon me, but are you acquainted in this neighborhood ?? “‘Tam. What can I do for you?? replied Mrs. Brownell. “*Can you tell me where Mr. McCloud lives? T understand he just died, poor fellow.’ —San Francisco Chronicle. The toasts will be wittier—the jests brighter—the good wishes happier if the bride be pledged in hife Hock The purest and most healthful of all sparkling mineral waters. Every- where the choice of the connoisseur, Chocolates and Confections Rule in their own sweet way over the heart of every lover of fine candy. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON, 1316 Chestnut St, Phila, comicbooks.com