Life, 1909-02-11 · page 22 of 28
Life — February 11, 1909 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements and humorous anecdotes**, not political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Our Foolish Contemporaries"** section: Three brief satirical stories mocking social behaviors—a woman discontinuing her phone to avoid married life, an Englishman wasting away in Wyoming, and a nobleman complaining about America's lack of class distinctions. These are gentle social satire about modern life's absurdities. **Advertisements** dominate the page: Franco-American Soup emphasizing quality control, Rexall "93" Hair Tonic (one of many patent medicines popular in this era), Three Bridge Rubbers (a card game score pad), and others. **Small cartoon** (lower right): Shows a man falling from a boat—a simple visual gag about poor sketching speed. The page reflects early 20th-century American culture: consumer product marketing, casual xenophobia toward immigrants, faith in patent medicines, and light domestic humor. No significant political content is present.
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Soup is Our Business. The making of Franco-American Soups is our specialty and has A woman who can “fun"’ in the face of un- been for years. certainties has been discovered by the New York ’ Our standard of quality is so high that we officially test each day’s She had a telephone in her apartment, and offic’ ¢ y called up the telephone company and asked that " output, rejecting the entire quantity the service be discontinued § upon the slightest variation in flavor. “We are sorry to lose you,"’ said the man : : who took her message. “Are you dissatisfied ae f That is the reason why our soups are so uniformly good. with anything “Tam,” said the woman, emphatically “Our Kitchen, always open to “Tam very sorry,” said the man. “ Perhaps o ay ; ; we can help you. What is it you do not like?”” visitors, is our best advertisement. ingle blessedness."’ said the woman. “I Those unable to come will receive am going to be married to-morrow.”—Youths’ an illustrated book of description, Companion. sent free on request. Asn N. Ct The fourseason resort of the , South: ‘Tue Maxow, the English-like Inn of Asheville. ’ 21 kinds sold by Grocers everywhere in Quart, Pint and Half-Pint Tins, Overdoing It THE FRANCO-AMERICAN FOOD CO. A young Englishman, after he had been in JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS, N. J. Devil's Valley for a couple of months, began to grow thin. Wyoming cooking did not appeal to him. Besides his squeamish appetite, there was wikoe dase another thing that the natives held against him —his outlandish custom of taking a bath every morning. One day his landiady was discussing him with a friend, | “T tell ye what, Sal,’ said the visitor, “he's jest a-wastin’ away a-grievin’ for some gal back WOMEN—LADIES—MAIDS—-GIRLS ee oti’ of the kind." said the tanaiady, con- | | “* THE ROYAL ROAD TO BEAUTY” temptuously. “ You mark my words, now—that Ask for Book V young feller he’s jest a washin’ hisself away. TROMPSON OF WORCESTER Worcester, Mass, Everybody's Magazine. u Why ruin an expensive, Automobile by a poor cylinder oil ? PANHARD OIL solves the problem—try it “An,” complained the visiting nobleman, “but you have no privileged classes in this coun- try.” “We haven't, ch?” replied the prominent citizen. “You ought to be out some night when a gang of college boys are on a tear.”"—Chicago | THREE BRIDGE RUBBERS Record-Herald. ‘The Best Score Pad Made. — Twenty-five Cents Each at All Dealers. ‘The attached coupon, when presented at time of purchase of a $1 bottle of Rexall 3” Hair Tonic, will entitle you to a 25e jar of Rexall FREE 93” Shampoo je. If there is no Rexall store where you live, we will deliver Hair Tonic p 6“ 9 bd < and 8 : rece! 93” Hair Tonic #282 ENS The artist fell out of the boat. “One of the 300” anal G38", Hiait, Tonle ts sold ge pclgfortunate wretcht Makes beautiful human hair grow, live and thrive on town or city. ‘These stores are Tut hardly enough tine testi sacehe e human heads. known as * You can’t grow hair on a pebble. A plant bulb will grow and blossom in a saucer of stones if kept properly The Fexall stores Coneervatiem ae bir whieh i th t of each hair in th Th located 1 000 t Hert df je “bulb,” which {s the root of each hair in the ey are located in over 2,000 towns lerbert~ aged four, was'sufléring from en human head, is as different @ proposition and needsas Nd cities In the United patk tack of croup. His grandmother had the casei different and scientific care, as Rexall “3" Hair Tonic £80not obtain Rexall © rothe : is different and genuinely’ scientific from the many Tonle elsewhere. urge you | hand; she is a Christian Scientist, but she is to remember this. 7 : other so-called tonics, reer Cle is te a strong believer in the right of every individ . . sul ualities of Rexall i is is n: er It is the Choice of 93" Hate Tonte by printing te vdecide or. 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