Life, 1909-09-09 · page 23 of 32
Life — September 9, 1909 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. It contains: **Main Content:** A full-page ad for Libbey Cut Glass, using flowery language to position cut glass as an essential luxury item for genteel households. The ad emphasizes cut glass as a gift for all occasions (birthdays, weddings, Christmas) and claims it represents sophistication and culture. **Left Column:** Three humorous anecdotes about theatrical figures (J.L. Toole, Charles Hoyt) and a brief joke about a clergyman and Irish laborer—standard early-20th-century humor. **Small Ads:** Include Calox toothpaste and Abbott's Bitters (a patent medicine). **Social Context:** The cut glass ad reflects 1920s consumer culture aspirations, where middle-class Americans were encouraged to buy decorative goods as markers of refinement and good taste. The repeated phrase "household gods" suggests these items were nearly sacred status symbols. There is no political cartoon or satire on this page—it's a straightforward (if ornate) product advertisement mixed with light entertainment content.
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Most refreshing to the mouth. Whitens the teeth and prevents decay. Mixed with water, it produces peroxide of hydrogen. Dentists advine its ue, Physicians presrbe it, jeaiats sell it — 25c. per bottle. Sample aud Booklet free on request. McKESSON & ROBBINS - NEW YORK Toole’s Tears Sullies of almost childlike high spirits, en dearcd the late J. L. Toole, the lifelong friend of llenry Irving, to all who knew him. On one occasion, when the author of “Some Eminent Victorians "’ was spending a day in the innocent adventures which Toole was a genius in origina- ting, they went to the Tower, where they found ng a party of eager sightseers in chamber where the Crown jewels are dis- It was a woman who was explaining to the eager throng the history of the articles dis- played. At the end of a long catalogue, she s is Anne Boleyn’s crown.” Toole. apparently suddenly overcome, burst flood of tears, and leaned against the wall in seertingly uncontrollable grief. “oO ed the poor woman, in dis- tres: ae ” Nothing! broke is, | have known the fami into replied Toole, in t the fact —Youth's An Heroic Rescue Hoyt shows was in Davenport, years ago, before the death of Hoyt, and Hoyt was with the com- One of the low some Charles H pan: Oris Harlan was the principal comedian with tt , and there was considerable trouble arlan always wanted the center of the 1o the exclusion of everybody. ey were to show two nights in Davenport, fier the first night's performance the thea urned down. A rehearsal was called next and when Hoyt came in he had a bit rred board about a foot long in his hand lies and gentlemen," Hoyt said, the theatre burned last night. ger of my life I dashed boldly i nd succeeded in resi the exact cen- stage, which [ have here, for Mr. —Saturday Evening Post, RGYMAN, who was not averse to an occa ass, hired an Irishman to clean out his The Irishman forth a lot of empty whi lifted aid: “ They hey are!’’ said Pa is one good thing about it, they a the minister with them when they were dying.” si gonaut, Legitimate ent: I thought you left word in your office you were out on important legal business? Couxsetor: Just so. This ball game seems to be highly important, and I can assure you that nerfectly legal—Chicago News. Cut Glass—most cherished of all the household gods |G@ Whenever gentleness and culture enter the home — cut glass enters also. Y And as gentleness seldom departs when it nas found an abode — so, cut ess, in that abode, remains the most cherished of all the household gods. @ Its mission is nique: @ It satisfies the hunger for beauty ; and it fulfills a hundred homely purposes. @ It is exquisitely delicate— and still solidly and substan- tially practical. Q Its presence on the breakfast jtable lightens and brightens the first meal of the day. @ At luncheon and at dinner each piece renders more appe- tizing that which it contains. @ It is the gift universal and par excellence. @ Released from its tissue wrappings it sparkles out a greeting to the recipient whicl: never fails to win a little cry of delight. G For the birth- day, the wedding, the anniversary, for Christmas, the feast of feasts— what could diffuse so gracious and so joyful a spirit as Either Cut Glass? @ For, of course, when you think of cut glass you impul- sively and instinctively say: “Libbey’s.” G Because Libbey Cut Glass literally is ‘‘the world’s best.” Doubtless there is dealer in your town. Libbey The Libbey Glass Company Toledo, Ohio the grocer’s deliv- : and on mentous day of Robert's promotion from dresses to knickerbockers he waited eagerly in front of Litt Robert and “J man, were great friends; the house for “ Jim's’ coming. But the delivery busied himself about his gto see anything unusual chum’s appearance. Robert around hopefully in various conscious pos until he could stand it no jonger. “* Jim, burst out at last, “is your horses 'fraid of __rants? erybody’s. Magazine. ABBOITS BITIERS ‘Makes the best cncktail. Aids digestion. verages. A delichtful tonic ator, At wine merchants’ and druggists Important to see that it 1s Abbott's. A leasing aromatic for all wine, spirit and soda and invigor. “COME AVAY FROM DERE, YAKOB, DON’T BODDER ° “put SHAKESPEARE SAYS 17'S GOT A JEWEL IN ITS HEAD,” . comicbooks.com