Life, 1909-03-04 · page 6 of 44
Life — March 4, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one satirical column. The main content is "Sparks from Old Anvils," a humor column featuring brief comedic exchanges. The visible excerpt shows dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle about his health and study habits, followed by a section "On Dogs" offering humorous advice about dog behavior and training. The satire appears gentle and domestic rather than political—poking fun at marital dynamics, intellectual pretension, and pet ownership. The humor relies on wordplay and ironic observations typical of 1920s-era American comedy magazines. The page also contains substantial advertising for The Brasscrafter's portable shower bath, Dow Tires, and Burpee seeds—representative of Life magazine's revenue model during this period.
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Gf ob TRADE MARK Pt ] iablemiAb Rachel tei y f iY and collected. But nothing is so deceitful as } people to those who are not used to them. Portable Shower Bath"42°510. 75 R r him with hot water. If he won't lick it : 2 it isa sign he does not like it. Does he wag It means vigor for mind and body. Its installation isan ; general deportment cheerful? I mean, when he investment that pays for itself many times over in added i oa ‘ is pleased; for otherwise there is no judging vitality and comfort. You can’t be too careful. Has he bit-any of the GhewBisiseatecs, Shower No, 5004 is a handsome, eusldres yet? If he has, have them shot, and some, j y cep him for curiosity, to see if it was th full size, solidly built shower that will last and look well hydrophoblas, “They saya) cour. army. in teat for years. The brass parts are strong and heavily nickel- a & had it at one time, but that was in Hyder-Alley's plated; the curtains and rubber parts are made of the time. Do you get paunch for him? Take care best material. We have not room here to tell of its many 1S ee ae sae, oe Mughal out he supcriorities of convenience and construction. i fy ‘ not.mind if be were:as mad-as-a: Bedlamite. ft We are so sure it will win your approval if you see it, that } would be rather fun to see his old ways. It we make this offer: If your dealer doesn’t carry it, we will ship . might amuse Mrs. Patmore and the children it, express prepcid on receipt of price, and permit you to & hey'd have more sense than he! He'd be like return it at our expense within 4 days of receipt if not 4 a Fool kept in the family, to keep the household satisfactory, and refund your money. i > iH ; in good humor with their own understanding WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET You might teach him the mad-dance set to the mad-howl. Madge Owl-et would be nothing to Showtog Full Line of Showers him. “My, how he capers!’ (one of the chil- GheBWTTtafters make necessary and beautiful dren speaks this). Fa eee our bath room and by Here three lines are erased. making them right and selling prices, have built up in ten years the lar 4 j q : What I scratched out is a German quotation kest business of its hind p ¢ from Lessing on the bite of rabid anima I remember, you don't read German. But Mrs raney mage 4 ’ Ghe Riiassciafterw : Patmore may. so I wish I had let it stand. The 92-100 North Street, Boston meaning in English is, “Avoid to approach an animal suspected of madness, as you would avoid Be sure to address Dept. EB = dawaia arene a fire or a precipice: which I think is a sen s we meee Sparks fron Ol. Anvils tae (Cominne ram por) HEAVY TIRE EXPENSE rf “ Does’ Mr. Carlyle enjoy good health, Mrs. Carlyle?" IS A DRAWBACK TO AUTOMOBILING “No.”" seca em“ HOLY CAN REDUCE TIRE EXPENSE ” OF everything.” too hard, Mrs. Carlyle?" TO A MINIMUM BY USING | “ Perhaps he studies too hard. Does he study “Who knows? "* “How many hours a day does he study, Mrs. Carlyle?” “My husband does not study by the clock."* And so on. At last the gentleman, having informed him- self as to all the possible and probable omni- buses, reluctantly took his lea without an op- portunity of baiting the bear, who would ce No Flat Tires 4 No Blowouts vile tainly have left the marks of the teeth on him.— rears Letters of Jane Carlyle. . . 7 years, an 6 No Rim Cut Casings from Rim Cuts Perse Dog prac . . “a. fi . And wi e same Dear Patmore:—Excuse my anxiety, but how } NoiDit ie Road Fis is Dash? (I should have asked if Mrs. Patmore gy lo Delays on the Roa‘ We a uppermost. The order of our thoughts should be ” tr eikers the order of our writing.) Goes he muzzled, or peat aporto ore? Are his intellects sound, or does de 82, Baar earn the fat ileal anal he |] 2000 Broadway, N. Y. 893 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON [4 *5": °" makes, to St. Luke's wi m. All the dogs here are going. mad, if you believe the over- written on the front of a postal card | ° ; : ess e (| sible observation The Germans are cer’ And wt Burpee, Philadelphia 2 yore ies ee ee et neni will bring you a copy of The Leading) PTs the slightest suspicion arises in your breast femeanor American Seed Catalog—provided you intend to have a garden this season, A book of 174 pages.) init an is not ee . PS 7 at a t right with him (Dash) muzzle hie & tith colored plates painted from Nature. It tells the plain truth about The Best Seeds that Grow.| Of Jead him jn a string. (common packthread We have the largest Mail-ord My s will do; he docsn't care for twist) to Hood's staennewo on” Burpee, Philadelphia * doe is sufficient to address simply 9 (Continued on page 279) ne comicbooks.com