Life, 1910-09-29 · page 28 of 40
Life — September 29, 1910 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains three distinct sections: **Top: "No Cause for Alarm"** — A poem reassuring anxious men about women's suffrage. The verse argues that granting women voting rights won't cause societal collapse or "gore" — life will continue unchanged. This satirizes male fears about women's political participation, a major social debate of the early 1900s. **Middle: "Hands Across the Sea"** — An illustration showing a man viewing a woman's portrait through a window. The accompanying anecdote mocks pretentious travelers: a novelist staying in the Kentucky mountains is criticized by a local youth for being excessively fastidious (carrying grooming supplies), satirizing affected city sophistication. **Bottom: Two advertisements** — One for Adler-Rochester Clothes emphasizing refined tailoring for well-dressed men, and another for James McCutcheon & Co.'s fall table linens. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: women's rights debates, class anxieties about urbanity versus rural simplicity, and consumer culture targeting affluent gentlemen.
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night in a cabin in the Kentucky moun eS yy AMT a ISSR), AM, Nyllv) ee ce JE. O-GE.a4 No Cause for Alarm man! Poor frightened man! speak to you \ word of prophecy and likewise cheer ! Turn not my way a countenance so drear, For what I say is sweet yet strongly true That voting day for women which you view In the near future is no thing of dread! No storms will break nor will much gore be shed; The lightning’s dagger will not pi you through AML will be well. The sun will rise and set, The wind blow soft, as usual, and the day Pass on the same as when, long since, you met These self-same women in the old time ook wise and pleasant \ woman's vote will not change na ture’s plan Care is published every ‘Thursday, simultaneoasiy in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Retish Pussessions. $5.94 year in'aavance, Additional pr-uge to ioreizn countnes in the Postal $1. a year; to a. S2.cents.. Single current copies, 10 cents, Hack numbers, alter three months from dat ni, 28 cents, ‘a coutributio erurnied uniess accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Lire doas not hiald tteelf responsible for the loss or ni rn of unsoiicited contr ioutions. Lave is for sale by ail Newsdealers in Great 1 . Th mavonal News Company, Breams You'll Recognize These Clothes On the street, in the club, at the theatre, or wherever the best dressed men meet—inorniny, afternoon or evening-—— Adler-Rochester Clothes are to be seen and recognized. You'll know them by their snugly fitting coat collars, by their shapely shoulders, by the air of aristocracy they carry. Unconscionsly, perhaps, you've noted and approved them many times. ADLER-ROCHESTER-CLOTHES Now, why not see how such clothes will look on your own person. Onr Book of Men's Fashions—for Fall and Winter, 1910—brings with it the adiress of our dealer in your town, who'll be glad to show you. Write ns today for Edition J. L. ADLER, BROS. & CO., Rochester, N. Y. MANDS ACKOSS Tit tains. In the morning he repaired to mountain stream, producing inciden from his traveling case a comb a toothbrush, and being regarded critical ive youth who finally said : y, mister, ain't you a lot of troul) to yourself? ""—Ladies’ Home Journal Their Verdict “Fetch the body,’ ordered the for man of a Texas coroner's jury The body was laid before them. ‘The 7 reful examination and ling surgeon. shot?" “ Square through the heart.” “Dead in the centre 0’ the heart?" “Right in the centre.”” “Who shot him?” “ Jake Daniels."” A dozen witnesses declared that Jake fired the shot, and Jake himself admitted it y consulted softly for some ti “Well, gentlemen of the jury the coroner, “ what's your verdic' “Waal, Jedge,"’ answered the foreman, “we've come to the conclusion that Jake els is the dandiest shot in thes: ts—and don’t you forget it.” —Chicago Inter-Ocean. Buildi ng, Ch hancery Lane, London. Ei ngiand, At tal 7 A also at Saaroacii's News Exchanges, 16 John St.,. Adelphi, ‘Strand, W.C., bho 9, Rue St. Georges Paris; 1, Via Firenze, Miiang Mayence, Germany, The text and illustrations in Live are conyrivited, For Reprint Rights in Great Britain athy to Lark, 18 Southampton Row, Lonaon, Prempt notification shoutd be sent by 3% Fall Table Linens At “The Linen Store.” The collection throughout includes some four hundred different patterns, such as simple spot designs in various si striped patterns, showing stripes of many different widths ; floral designs of all kinds, such as Chrysanthe- mums, Roses, Carnations, ete., period designs, and some perfectly plain satin damasks. These are shown in qualities ranging from the most moderate priced up to the finest goods made, and in all sizes, including those for very wide and very long banquet tables. Prices range : 50, 00, 3-50, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00 and up. 3-00, 3.50, 4.00, 4.50, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00 and up. $3.50, 4.00, 4.50, §.00, §.50, 8.00, 9.00 and up. rds, $4.50, 4.75, 5-00, §.50, 9.00, 10.00 and up $5.50, 6.00, 7.00, 9.00, 10.00, 12.00 and up. wep The “designs are so varied that housekeepers can find among the collection patterns that will harmonize with any style of dining room decoration. . Mail Orders Receive Our Prompt Attention. James McCutcheon & Co. 5th Ave. & 34th St. N. Y. comicbooks.com