Life, 1911-02-02 · page 9 of 52
Life — February 2, 1911 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and reader letters**, not satirical content. The main visual is a **fashion advertisement** for Franklin Simon & Co. showing an elegantly dressed woman in a hand-made lingerie dress priced at $18.50 (marked down from $29.50). The illustration is typical early 20th-century fashion advertising with no political or satirical intent. The left column contains reader correspondence debating **government postal practices**—specifically whether the Post Office should print envelopes and whether this represents wasteful spending. One letter argues the practice is economical; another defends it against criticism. A secondary ad promotes Monroe brand **home refrigerators**. The page reflects contemporary commercial and civic debates but contains **no cartoon, caricature, or satire** requiring historical context beyond recognizing this as vintage advertising and opinion correspondence.
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‘LIFE: From Our Readers (Continued from page 240) crially helps to increase the as we find the freight on Perelopes to be about one-sixth of their cost, or from fifteen to twenty per cent., Steording to the grade, which may éhe burired thousand ‘or two hundred thousand dollars yearly, paid, not by the man using the envelopes, but by the “dear publ . How about the printer? : competition will keep his prees down why hurt him? You did n scratch the surface either fo gainst this. Think this time, then of which postal de ours respectfully, Aupext G. Evricn. 29 December, 1910. Lire scidom uses the envelopes that the Government prints. Like most concerns doing a large business, it pre- fers to its envelopes by the quan- tity and have the printing on them done to suit itself. We think you are aken in supposing that big con- cerns are the most important users of the Government printed envelopes. The user of them that grumbles most gy about the Tou Velle bill nor a business house, but al citizen who, from time apes together $10.62 and buys 500 envelopes, with his return ad- dress printed on them. It is a great convenience to him and his family; a conv anybody can share who can cor ¢ to get together $10.62 at one time. Ie tella you how to rect the Home Re- mator—how to poor—h ow Refrigerator Bd preserved —how keep gown Ice bills ty of things yo know befire lecting any Ke- ikraor, diways mse ealso tells all about wi vectary Briere and a Vortory Prices Cash or Monthly Payments, ei The Lifetime Refrigerator > ed oomoar 3 made in one of solid, unbreak- . Lema Ware, over an inch thick, with every Tey ast 29 cracks or crevices anywhere. and as easy 2 clean asa china bowl—how it differs from other s0- Dorelainy ators. The leading hospitals use the d it is found to-day in a large ma- a homes, ‘Menroe" {s never sold in stores, but direct from the You on cur liberal trial ofler, Freight Prepaid. meats We are making a radical departure this Li ats cic trom out fue Of all cool with order Tobey Montoe’’ ca our Mberal credit terms to all de- nd gent Way. Just say. "'Send Monroe Book.” on a and i: will goto you by next mail. waree Refrigerator Co., Sta. 10, Cincinnati, O. ranklin Simon & Co. Fifth Avenue Fifth Ave., 37th and 38th Sts., New York The whole Post Office Department is socialistic. If the Government ought not to print the envelopes, it ought not to print the stamps or carry the letters. The Tou Velle bill scheme is simply a plan to skin a little new money out of the consumer. Think next time; then don’t write. A National Health Bureau Dear Liri I want to thank you for an article in your issue of September 29—an ar- ticle against the establishing of a na- tional bureau of health. In the dark- Hand Made Lingerie Dresses Hand-made dainty dress of white French batiste, finely tucked, hand - embroidered in Copenhagen blue, rose, lavender or all white, trim- med with real baby Irish lace and real Cluny inser- tion, beads in yoke jewel effect. Special 18.50 Value $29.50 Women's si: 2 to 42 bust. Misses" sizes, 14 to 20 years. ness of medical ignorange that is upon our country, your article is like a light, held aloft. I am not a Christian Seientist and I have no interest in any particular school of medicine, but the attempt to have this bureau seems to me the worst danger that has threatened the United States since the civil war. To my seeing, the proposed bureau not only would be bad for the health of man and more than bad for the happi- ness of beasts, but is against the prin- ciples of a free government and offen- (Concluded on page 247) comicbooks.com