Life, 1910-04-07 · page 13 of 76
Life — April 7, 1910 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, featuring commercial notices rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: 1. **"Ladies Make Beads"** - A work-from-home opportunity ad promising income from bead-making 2. **Durham-Duplex Razor ad** - Promoting a safety razor with interchangeable blades 3. **Nurses Outfitting Association ad** - Offering uniforms and novelties for domestic workers 4. **"Afternoon Tea" and "Same Old Story"** - Light humor pieces about gossip and social mishaps The small illustration at bottom right shows women discussing "co-hens" (likely a pun on "co-owners" or similar), but it's minor satirical filler rather than substantial commentary. The page reflects **early 20th-century consumer culture**, targeting primarily female readers with domestic/beauty products and modest income opportunities.
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LADIES snr BEADS = A Safety-Razor? Here is a big bargain just to make us known to you. Send us nes 20c for postage and packing, we will send 1,000 beads—more <s A] than enough to make two Forget-Me-Not Chains or two Rose Yes Sir ! Chains. Full directions free. Necklaces are simple to make and all the rage. When made up they sell from soc to $1 - 4 cach. For your 20c we also send our new large book, Beautl= +o Be A H Saf 9 ful Art In Bead work, which tells how to make lamp shades, oe- ety if slippers, chains, belts, purses, dress trimmings and hundreds i of other pretty things for the home, to wear and to sell. Only . N Si ! 1,000 of these books given at this price with the beads. The | é o or! regular price of this big book alone is 25 cents at all book stores and newsstands. Send 20c-at once for this big bargain. UNITED BEADWORK CO. + + _ 85:87 Chambers St., N. Y. City Ask the man whouses one. (Continued from page $96) “This, I know, is a very harsh doc- trine to womankind, who are carried away witn everything that is showy, and | : with what delights the cye, more than A real razor with all any other species of living creatures | ' = the advantages of a Safety- whatsoever.” ‘ Guard and Interchangeable Blades. Stoo t eee are aa a eee F Tt doesn’t cut you—nor does it scrape or aS: most .claae: cosave OF WE) Charger ‘pull.” It shaves with the Correct Diagonal of women, but, after all reservations are a made for exaggeration, it remains true | : Stroke—that is the that the elaboration of fashion appeals to | no taste in men and probably to no taste | URHAM) = | UPLEX) in women cither. The real explanation “ URHAM UPLEX seems to be that these extravagances are ; ‘ forced by the leading dressmakers of F ARAZOR Paris, whose power is more absolute in one world than is that of Mr. Morgan Complete Silver-plated sets consisting of Razor, Mr. Rockefeller in another.—Collicr’s 3 stropping attachment and 6 double-edge hollow- y round blades of finest tempered steel, in handsome ather-covered case, $5.00. In Pigskin case, $6.00. Alcon Tex Gold-plated sets in Pigskin cases, $7.50. “Have you heard how Mrs. Smith Outfits (Silver-plated) as above in Kits of Pigs! taper t shown at left, and in Red, Blue, Green, Purple or Black “Yes, her hat's a little trying. | | Morocco, $5.00. Jones!) Eloped to) Enrope with his—-—" | % The “Hold-All.” the most compact shaving outfit ever de- Maude has faults, there's no denying vised, consisting of Razor outfit, shaving stick, and collaps- "Bridge is how she gets her mon ible rubber-set brush of finest badger, sn Pigskin, and Red “Do you take two lumps or three?"’ bs or Green Morocco cases, $8.00. Extra blades, 6 for 50 cents. “Ain't the Suffragettes too funny! '” & Highly ornamental for the dressing table “Have another cup of tea.” ay —most convenient for the traveling bag. ("Tetrazzin’s lovely high C— a Illustrated Booklet on request “1 just dote upon Caruso."? “ Mary i Garden? She’s 100 spicy.’ “ Wonder 3 DURHAM DUPLEX RAZOR CO. how she dares to do so!"’ “ Problem fs 111 Fifth Avenue plays, I think, are horrid.’ “ Dancing x A New York eer Free don't appeal to me."’ “Isn't this room F cee Offer something torrid?" - complet “Have another cup of tea.”’ Se uti sxe the Hel Ai) to any address, upon receipt of price. “Lemon? Did you say two slices? "* ¥: I pot entirely factory retara within 30 days and we will refund your money. Nurses Outfitting Association "Had to sell their automobile.” “ Out s2W. AV, 30th St., New York of fashion to serve ices.’ “Yes, I'm Home Bareaa House + - apt reader quite a—bibliophile.”” “Had the dear- love cakes and For Maids maple syrup. “Have another cup of t ' t be going?’? “Wh y I think. * “ He said. , Bl “T said——" “An engage- ForHouse (me ment. Got to scurry. and Street ae ae | “Have another cup of tea."” —Lippincott’s Imported Cs Same Old Story Novelties vi “How shall I break the news to my parents that I have failed in my 5 exams?” “who is THAT?" peeUnliorms aprons “Merely telegraph them: ‘ Examina- “MUST DE ONE OF THOSE co-HENS lars re is ars. te. tion over. Nothing new!’ liegende We'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT! "” Send for Catalog O. Blaetter. 7 comicbooks.com