Life, 1907-12-05 · page 60 of 68
Life — December 5, 1907 — page 60: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, with brief editorial content. The main satirical piece is a short anecdote about Colonel "Ike" Hill, a Democratic operative known for using cash to settle political bets. The joke hinges on class and character: when challenged to a bet, Hill confidently produces cash, but when his opponent asks for "a pen and ink" to write a check instead, Hill's confidence evaporates. He realizes the man has exposed him as someone who trusts only physical currency, not credit—implying Hill lacks the social standing of wealthier men who casually write checks. The humor mocks Hill's pretension and suggests money alone doesn't confer respectability. The page also includes advertisements for Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey, college seals, and luxury goods (Chartreaux liqueur, Park & Tilford candies), reflecting early-20th-century advertising conventions in *Life* magazine.
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ere Face Law Seri! BOTTLED BY. n LANAHANG BALTIMORE. & 50" in Orige steu, | arseciasn cates. and by Jobber NAHAN @ SON, Baltiinores a” COLLEGE MEN A HOLIDAY SUGGESTION YOUR college seal reproduced in heavy cast brass (mounted on oak shield, mission ‘finish, 1334 inches high), polished and enameled in college colors or bronzed—an attractive wall piece. All leading colleges in stock. $4.00 DELIVERED THE WINCHESTER CO., 720 Sansom St., Philadelphia RAD-BRIDGE Registered a UFE'S BRIDGE PAD Mimorousty tMestrated by Life's Artists ad lithograyhed inten colors on ““Rad-liridge" three rubber form. Copyright Life Pus, Co, and "Rad-lddge” registration. 95 cents, 3 for $105. O} all dealers or the manujacturers Radcliffe & Co.. New York,144 Pearl 5t.,& London, E.C. The Coin of the Realm “]N GOD we trust,” it used to be, And no one made objection To such a trust; indeed, we deemed Tt quite beyond defection. But times have changed; the Trust must go; Our motto's dissolution Has come to pass. Now shall we have T. R. as substitution? —New York Sun. Epigrams (From the Journal of Madame Leandré) By HELEN Wotyrska I 'E dress that makes people exclaim, “What a pretty gown!” should be discarded. Wear the dress that causes them to say, “What a pretty woman!" 2 In youth your face is the key to your body. In age it is the key to your soul. There is no necessity for telling it all. You say more by saying less. 4 An amateur is somebody who loves something in a shallow way. 5 Be natural. But, if possible, be natural beauti- fully.—AMetropolitan Magazine. OLONEL “IKE” HILL, assistant sergeant-at- arms for the Democrats in the House of Repre- ‘sentatives, has violent political prejudices, and at election time is wont to back them with moncy. He got into a political discussion in the lobby of the Hoffman House, in New York, a short time ago and made an assertion that was disputed by a man in the gathering. Colonel “Ike” reached down into his pocket, pulled out a roll of money, and peeled off five one hundred dollar bills. “T will just bet you five hundred dollars I am right,” he said. “Vl take you,” said the other, “ Wait until I get a pen and ink.” A cold look came into Colonel “Ike's” eyes. “What do you want a pen and ink for?” he asked. “Why, I want to write a check for five hundred dollars to cover your bet.” Colonel “Ike” put his moncy in his pocket. “Bring me a pen and ink, too,” he said, “for if this is going to be a check bet I'll make it five thousand dollars.”—Saturday Evening Post. i LIQUEUR Peres Chartreux —GREEN AND YELLOW— THE AFTER - DINNER LIQUEUR OF REFINED Ai intciay Woe Merchanta, Grocer Hotea, Clee Basjer & Co., 45 Broadway, New York, N sole Agents for Us Park &Tilford Founded 1840 New York PURE CONFECTIONERY Better candies cannot be sold than those made and sold by Park & Tilford. Nose but ure ingredients of the hig est grade are used. None but the most skilled candy makers are employed. And our candy kitchens are the acknowl- edged models of cleanliness. Punty, quality and whole- someness are thus assured to those who buy Park & Tilford’s temptingly deli- cious candies. Sold at all our own stores and by all leading druggists. Deliveries made out of town Days Bar's Sc comicbooks.com Sillan |