Life, 1909-07-15 · page 26 of 28
Life — July 15, 1909 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (circa 1908) is primarily **advertisements and filler content** rather than political satire. The main elements include: **Advertisements:** - Grinnell "Rist-Fit" auto gloves - Abbott's Bitters (a medicinal alcohol product) - *Recreation* magazine's vacation guide service - *Life*'s photogravure prints collection **Humorous anecdotes** (not cartoons): - A brief joke about marriage proposals - "I Told You So": An elderly Tennessee couple whose 70-year-old son dies; the wife reminds her husband she always predicted he'd be a problem - "He Passed": A juror admits he hasn't formed opinions in three years of marriage—satirizing marital submission **Artwork section:** Photogravure reproductions titled "Do You Ever Go Home?" and "The Music of the Spurs" (depicting rural/frontier scenes). The page reflects early-1900s consumer culture and genteel humor rather than sharp political commentary. The marriage jokes subtly mock both male weakness and female dominance within relationships—common tropes of the era.
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3) Women $2.50up Patented Coolest Auto Glove because of the perfect ventil ‘across the back and 6 12 GRINNELL VENTILATED “RIST-FIT” GLOVE ‘The “V" of soft leather inserted in the cuff allows a save: emooth ft. w awn. ‘This feature is out well known pateni Only the toughest and sottest of “Reindeer leather is used. secured th to admit bh perforations is the ir of Grinnell Gloves at Our Expense youth asked one of his bach- clor friends if he thought that a young man should propose to a girl on his knees. “If he doesn’ replied the friend, “the girl verybody’s: Magazine. should get off. WHAT ABOUT YOUR VACATION DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO, HOW | TO GO, WHAT TO TAKE, WHAT IT | WILL COST AND THE DOZEN AND ONE OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE OR MAR A VACATION? All this information can be had for the asking | through RECREATION'S INFORMATION BUREAU and absolutely wit hout cost to you ; the only condition is that you are a reader of RECREATION | either by subscription or by purchase from your news: | dealer. JUNE, JULY, AUGUST RECREATION are the GREAT VACATION NUMBERS and con- tain more valuable and accurate information on out: | door vacations, and reliable and interesting articles on all clean, wholesome recreation than was ever before published in any magazine ALL THE ARTICLES AND ALL THE UNUSUAL PICTURES (OF WHICH THERE ARE MORE THAN 100) IN EACH ISSUE ARE FURNISHED BY MEN WHO HAVE “BEEN THERE.” A GREAT WEALTH: OF LIVE OUT- DOOR ARTICLES AND PICTURES IN THESE SUMMER NUMBERS. We want you to become acquainted with RECREA- | TION and all its helpfulness. BUY THE CURRENT NUMBER AT ANY NEWSDEALER'S. IF HE CANNOT SUPPLY YOU, SEND US 25 CENTSAND WE WILL SEND YOU A COPY BY RETURN MAIL. SPECIAL: Send us gocents and we will mail you Jane, July and August numbers of RECREATION, Regular price 75 cents. RECREATION 24 West 59th Street New York ABBOITS Makes the best cocktail. Aids digestion. A i ‘aromatic for all spint and soda verages. A delightful tonic and invigor- At wine merchants’ and draggists’. Important to see that it is Abbott's. “I Told You So” An old couple lived in the mountains of eastern Tennessee; he was ninety-five and she ninety. Their son, a man of seventy, died. As the oid folks crossed the pasture to their cabin after the burial the woman noticed a tear roll down her husband's cheek. She patted him tenderly on the arm and said: “Never mind, John, never mind; you know I always said we never would raise that boy.”"— A.W, Baird, in Success. He Passed Jupce: You are a frecholder? Taresman: Yes, sir; 1am. Married or single?’ farried three years last June.”” “Have you formed or expressed any opin- ion?" “Not for three years, your honor."—R. M Winans, in Success Coprnight 1908 by Lit Ped. Ca, A LoxG story India Print, 18x 22 in. Do You Ever Go Home? Copyrtedt 1008 by Lite Pod Ca, THE MUSIC OF THE sPurRES India Print, 18x22 in. $2.00 Then beautify your home with cheerful things. On receipt of twenty-five cents we will send you our little book, the new pocket edition of LJFE’S PRINTS containing 160 reproductions of these most artistic and pleasure-giving pic- tures. The prints described, whose prices are given, are PHOTO-GRA- VURES of the high- est possible quality and finish. Neither care nor expense has been spared to attain the very best artistic re- sults. 160 Pictures for 25 Cents Sy 1 WONDER IF THEY'RE TRUE TO ME?” Photogravure, 13% x 16 in. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West grst Street, 50 cents. NEW YORK comicbooks.com