Life, 1910-12-01 · page 86 of 108
Life — December 1, 1910 — page 86: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **railroad and whiskey advertisements** alongside **satirical poetry about suffragettes**. The main advertisement promotes the "20th Century Limited" train service between New York and Chicago, emphasizing speed for business travel—"It saves a business day." The satirical content is a poem titled "Why," mocking men who might marry suffragettes (women's voting rights activists). The poet argues suffragettes make poor wives because they're preoccupied with politics rather than domestic life, comparing one to "a leaky old boat" requiring constant "bailing out." The humor relies on the period's anti-feminist sentiment, portraying political women as undesirable partners. The poem concludes cynically that men never act rationally in marriage anyway. A secondary section, "Life's Suffragette Contest," contains additional mocking verses about marriage to activist women, using historical examples like Socrates' wife Xantippe. The Black & White Scotch Whisky advertisement claims market dominance through simple product endorsement.
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Go on the Century—Don’t. Write A personal interview is much more satisfactory than letter writing. Therefore, if an important matter re- quires a trip between New York and Chicago, take the 20th Century Limited “It saves a business day” Lv. New York 4.00 p. m. | Lv. Chicago 2.30 p. m. Lv. Boston 1.30 p.m. | Ar. Boston 11.50 a. m. Ar. Chicago 8.55 a.m. | Ar. New York 9.25 a. m. Equipment : Between New York and Chicago there are electric-lighted buffet, library and drawing room and compartment observation cars, standard sleeping and dining cars—barber, maid, valet, manicure, stenographer, stock reports, daily papers and periodicals, and from and to Boston an electric-lighted sleeper, and parlor car with obser- vation smoking room. Sleeping-Car Accommodations Raflroad and Pullman tickets can be secured at City Ticket Office, 298 ‘Washington St.. Boston, ‘Phone 2140 Fort Hill; 1216 Broadway, New York, *Phone 6310 Madison ; and 180 Clark St., Chicago, ‘Phone 7600 Harrison. “*For the Pablic Service” Why It's a deuce of a difficult problem to get In less than a volume or two The reasons to show why the bold suffragette Is not the right lady to woo. In the first place, she’s just like a leaky old boat. This reason sounds queer, without doubt ; But unless they are nautical, few hus- bands dote On constantly bailing wives out Then, again, when a fellow hooks up to a girl, He wants to abjure single life; But how the—how can he, when poli- tics’ whirl, Is preferred to himself by his wife? Speculation, however, can’t help us a i lot— Its use is decidedly small. The real point is not why a fellow should not, But why on earth should he at all? This reduces the question to one of degree; For the every-day partner of joys And of sorrows seems different only, to me, By the fact that she may make less noise. The one single person who has cause for glee, Is the parson; because he is paid In good coin of the realm, a large ele- gant fee, And does not, though he does, wed the maid. However, to be absolutely exact, It is simply superfluous buzz To give reasons against it at all, when in fact, We all know that a man never does N. Salsbury Life’s Suffragette Contest (Concluded from page 1014) Then you'll know why Death brought glad release: Better damned, than always damn- ing! Scotch There was Socrates—but was he wise When in youth he wooed Xantippe? And the lad that married the untamed Shrew, Who'll dare say he wasn’t dippy? But J damn my luck, and not my wits; For the maid I led to the altar Gave nor mark nor sign that she'd think it fine, To be leading me with a halter. Perhaps you can’t blame the gentle Dames If, needing men to support, ’em, They feign a humanity feminine When the blamed Fools come to court ‘em, But—wed an out-an’-out Suffragette? A truth self-evident this is: The Thing in Pants that takes that chance, Deserves his charming Missus! Willis MacGerald. Black & W hite 4 American 4 people know a good article. It is an established reputation that has made the Black & White Scotch Whisky the seller of any brand in America. largest