Life, 1907-02-21 · page 28 of 36
Life — February 21, 1907 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** for Nestor cigarettes, with several brief humorous anecdotes in the margins. The main advertisement features Nestor cigarettes, a Boston-made product, comparing itself favorably to imported Egyptian cigarettes ("Cairo-made Nestor"). The ad's central claim is that domestic Nestor cigarettes are "exactly like" their Egyptian equivalents but cost 15 cents less due to avoiding government tariffs—a reference to **trade protectionism debates** of the era. The surrounding content includes satirical short jokes typical of Life magazine: - "An Urban Cinderella" mocks a child who thinks Cinderella needed the "last car" home - "Too Much for the Class" jokes about a substitute teacher - "Strenuous Rosenthal" depicts a pianist confused by American patriotic terminology The page also advertises the Keeley Institute, a real contemporary facility treating "Liquor and Drug Using" addiction. The humor is gentle, domestic, and class-conscious—typical of early 20th-century American magazine satire targeting middle-class readers.
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=~ QUR FOOLISH ONTEMPORARY AN URBAN CINDERELLA The teacher had been reading a story of Cinderella to her class, of youngsters, and was now going over the story again with them ids. Among other questions which she asked necessary for Cinderella to leave every night ome by twelve o'clock she elicited most of the reasons which until finally all remained silent ther reason?” she asked. “Can't any of you Up shot 1 led, chubby paw, in frantic eagerness to indicate his knowledge. “ That’ Larry. What is the reason “She had to ketch the last car," piped Larry.—Pacife Monthly. Waathsve you got in the shape of cucumbers, this morn ed the customer of the new grocery clerk but bananas, ma’am."—Everybody's. Tne Sovrit ror Hosprtacity: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South.—Bookie. ADVERTISING IN THE COLD FIELDS In an entertaining article contributed to the current Harper's subject of Nevada's Gloved Gold Fields,” thor, Barton W. Currie, tells of an alluring advertisement which was printed recently in the Goldfield Sun (the newspapers in this region, by the way, are printed with gold ink): “WaxtED—A piano player. Must be good dish-washer. Last performer had am and quit very suddenly. Apply, Glad Hand Satoc TOO MUCH FOR THE CLASS s only a substitute teacher, still she should have known ** said she in the mental arithmetic lesson— ry has five oranges and Gladys gave her eleven more, ‘Then, if Mary gave Winifred six, how many would she have left? There was a long pause. “Well?” she prompted, im: patiently, “it's easy enough.” * Please, teach ‘ke up the smallest girl, “we always do our sums in apples.°—New York Tribune. Hotel Vendome, Boston Commonwealth Avenue. Electric lights. New and most approved plumbing. STRENUOUS ROSENTHAL Rosenthal, the pianist, has a repertory of eight or ten lan is koowledge of idiomatic English has not always been sufficient to enable him to follow all the critics have said this season about his pyrotechnic playing. The other day, read- ing over the latest batch of clippings in his manager's office, he suddenly asked “Vat iss *Fourt* of July’ interpretation? Here is one vich says dat.” * Fourth of July?” was the reply. * Don't you know the Fourth of July? Why, in this country the national holiday—everything noble and patriotic—George Washington—Battle of Bunker Hill—the Declaration of Independence” Aba! I see," said the pianist, turning to the next notice. “Un grand compliment!"—Saturday Evening Post “We pov'r like the milk we get in Cannes," said the million aire who was spending the winter abroad. “Then why not have some shipped from Cowes? inquired the near humorist, with a hoarse laugh.—Lowisville Cowrier- Jowrnat., GREAT REAR SPRING WATER wits parity bas made It famous.” BECAUSE HE LOVED HER Ap Atchison young cars ago commenced to callona girl, He kept he: h t porch late at night, he made life a torment for her if she looked at any other man and finally be married her. He is poor, and het father was in fairly good circumstances, so that for the first time in her life she began to taste privation and self-denial. She cooks for him, cleans, sews, mends, and slaves for their two children. Do you want to know why this man put her in a position where she would ex- perience such hardship in addition to his tyranny? Because he loved her.—Atchison Globe. Light a domestic Nestor Cigarette and you will see in the smoke wreaths, not Bun- ker Hill Monument and the Boston State House, but the pyramids and the sphinx, be- cause the Boston-made “NESTOR” is exactly like the Cairo-made Nestor. The only difference is that on the domestic you do not have to pay the gov- ernment 15 cents. 25 cents for 10o— $1.25 for tin of 50 NESTOR GIANACLIS CO. BOSTON London for Liquor _and Drug Using A scientific remedy which has been skilfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past twenty-seven years. At the following Keeley Institutes : Pittsburg, Pa. deus Fuflh Ave, Providence, Rue Richmoad, Vi comicbooks.com