Life, 1908-01-23 · page 19 of 20
Life — January 23, 1908 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and reader letters**, not political satire. The main content includes: **Reader Letters Section**: A letter from Charles Hanson Towne requesting proper credit for a poem "Otto's Auto" published in *The Smart Set* magazine. **"Common Prudence" Anecdote**: A brief humorous story about a schoolteacher explaining subtraction to Russian immigrant children's children using a shopping scenario. A boy's literal answer ("You didn't count your change?") represents the practical, street-smart perspective of working-class immigrant children versus the teacher's abstract mathematical lesson—a gentle commentary on cultural and educational differences. **"What Writers Say of Women" Section**: A collection of cynical, misogynistic quotes from male writers (Balzac, Joubert, etc.) about women's weakness, vanity, and emotional nature—representing period attitudes rather than satire endorsing them. The page is dominated by period advertisements (chocolates, cruises, cigars, shade rollers, tax bonds) typical of early 1900s *Life* magazine layouts.
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DEE . We Gladly Print the Following: When you want an Ale To sweetly wedge your way into In justice both to The Smart Set and the author, Edmund that is perfectly brewed her affections keep her well Vance Cooke, will you kindly publish a paragraph stating that and perfectly bottled order the poem, “Otto's Auto,” witch you quote i your isue of January 2d, with credit given to Tit-Bu in this magazine ?- The verses have been to frequently’ quoted that no doubt their original identity has been lost. Very sin- 9 cerely yours, Citaxtts Hanson Towne vans Common Prudence TEACHER in a downtown school has for her pupils the children of Russian parents. ‘The e Chocolates | thes day she was explaining a sum in subtraction oy which the little ones found difficult to understand and Confections “Now,” said she, to exemplify the proposition,| Je will make a connois- STEPHEN F. WHITMAN &80N, “suppose I had ten dollars and went into a store tol ceur of the most casual 1316 Chestnut 8t., Phila, ee Bae on r spend it. Say I bought a hat for five dollars. Then I ale drinker and affords a spent two dollars for gloves, and a dollar and fifty | Py hat i 1 cents for some other things. How much did I have | Pleasure 0 at is a revela- it-Buts, originally appeared FOR TOURS AND CRUISES |} !<!?” ; ; |tion to the uninitiated. TO THE For a moment there was dead silence. Then a | Clubs, Restaurants, Hotels, Oyster boy’s hand went up. Houses and Dealers ORIENT Fee ee poe, 1G BRAINS WEST INDIES, ina disgusted tone.—Woman's Home Companion. IGARS ITALY OR EGYPT “MADE AT KEY WEST—_ See our illustrated book of information ‘ eT - Hamburg-American Li ll Znee New York wBesen Stee ie aan Francice 2 4 Around a ——— Y/ oe Porto Rico The special tours of The New York & Porto Rico j Steamship Co. occupy three weeks, and are ideal yachting ASATIRICAL BURLESQUE OF Z St, 2 : excursions on summer seas. The steamers have every CE NOTORIOU: of convenience, with only outside staterooms. They circle the entire island and stop at many interesting and historic | localities. ‘The ship is the tourist's hotel during the entire trip, so that the labor and inconvenience of land travel is = avoided. Se aeesee eee The special tourist rate for this cruise is $140, which SINGERES ; includes every expense. Write for illustrated booklet. . THE NEW YORK & PORTO RICO STEAMSHIP CO. What Writers Say of Women 12 Broadway, New York, or (© MAN has yet discovered the means of giving | p,ycoed & Whitcomb Co, New York, and all Principal Cities nully advice to women,— Balzac. | SA770%d acto Yoman is an overgrown child that one amuses vith toys, intoxicates with flattery, and seduces with promises.—Sophie Arnould. Women are never stronger than when they arm HARTSHORN themselves with their weakness.—Mme, du Defand. SHADE ROLLERS ‘A man should choose for a wife only such a woman Dear the script name of Stewart NOT as he would choose for a friend, were she a man.— tee cauareds Joubert. Wood Rollers Tin Rollers A coquette is more occupied with the homage we | — sa ee by refuse her than with what we bestow upon her.— Dupuy. Money to Invest- WHERE? When a woman pronounces the name of a man ; -N-R GL-N - ‘Thousands are now considering this question but twice a day, there may be some doubt as to the || —tnesual caution is neceseaty. flave you tried nature of her sentiments, but three times!—Balzac. An asp would render its sting more venomous by T. AX B ND 25 Cents Paper Co dipping it into the heart of a coquette.—Poincelot. | per Covers 68 Pages ight wife : c _A light wife doth make a heavy husband.—|I 79 ,esare uniformly paid-considerthesecurit Shakespeare. We are selling $100—$250~$500 and $1.000 A pretty woman's worth some pains to sce. School, City, County District Bonds netting Of all Booksellers and News- Browning. ‘Thousands are investigating—we secure new dealers and mailed carri Friend, beware of fair maidens! When their ten- | cpstomers daily and have patrons in twenty- { ang carnage derness begins, our servitude is near.—Vicor Hugo. Our bargains secured recently include tee to any address on receipt Between a woman's a "I would not || $100 and $250 5% Schools of a University City of price by venture to stick a pi antes. $1,000 6% Drain Bonds of a Missouri Coun prices are low and Scll interest you. t n Marvels of Arithmetic Bonds” will be mailed on request , Pies vnaté his ied References everywhere, ‘Send your name LIFE. PUBLISHING COMPANY WO and two make four, This is a platitude. for our mailing list and ask for offerings. 17 YF Two and two make three. This is demagogism. | War rTAM R. COMPTON CO. 7 West 318 Street, NEW YORK Two and two make 150. This is high finance.— LL = . Washington Herald, INVESTMENT BANKERS . 23 Wardell Bldg, | Macon, Missouri In a pinch, use Allen's Foot-Ease. PRESS OF REDFIELD OROTHERS, NEW YORK comicbooks.com