Life, 1911-02-09 · page 37 of 44
Life — February 9, 1911 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and letters to the editor**, with minimal political satire. The main content includes: **Advertisement**: Johnston's Dutch Bitter Sweets uses a charming poster of Dutch children on snowy wooden shoes to sell chocolates—a straightforward commercial appeal with no satirical intent. **Reader Letter**: A widow responds to Life's criticism of suffragettes. She sarcastically argues that rather than mocking women seeking voting rights, Life should encourage husbands to marry and support widows—thereby solving women's "voting question" problem. The letter satirizes anti-suffrage arguments by highlighting women's economic dependence on men, the poor quality of available husbands, and domestic abuse ("the more she is beaten, the better she'll be"). **Context**: This reflects the 1910s suffrage debate, where opponents claimed women shouldn't vote because they should depend on male relatives. The letter's dark humor exposes the absurdity of that position. The remaining content comprises cocktail recipes, perfume ads, and ornithological discussion—typical period magazine filler.
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~ Fic | Adareea Dept." B for Pree Rampiea Here is a seven-color art poster of Dutch Kiddies scooting down the slick snow-track on their wooden shoes. This merry Dutch design was created especially to gladden the eye, as Johnston's Durch Bitter Sweets 7 delight the palate. The poster is as fine a piece of art Wanted, A Nice Young Man as the chocolates are delicious. To tue Evitor oF Lire: Why roast the poor suffragettes? 1 A 9 am not one yet, but think I shall be. a) The colored garbage man jeered at me this morning, when I objacted slightly to something he did, and informed me, “Lady, its us men that make the laws; you have nothing to do with it.” Now I would like to suggest that you, instead of roasting “ye suffra- gette,” try to remedy the evil by send- ing out a few husbands to take our minds off the voting question. I hap- pen to be a widow, with some prop- erty and a very, very young son, who will not be capable of attending to my voting for at least seventeen years. Of the seventeen gentlemen who have honored me with a proposal of mar- nage, fifteen were incapable of keep- ing themselves, another was an habitual 7 : drunkard. (with other taint at- With any box of Dutch Bitter Sweets, goc, 50c, “ 60c, 80c or $1.00 size boxes, we will send the poster. The name of your druggist must accom- pany the amount covering the size box desired. Both Bitter Sweets and poster will be sent immediately, express prepaid. Sample Box For five 2c-stamps to cover postage and packing we will send you a generous Ask for the brand that has made Cocktail sample box of Dutch raking popular. Accept no substitute. | Bitter Sweets. (19) Simply strain through cracked ice, and serve. flares ( in base) and Manhattan eghikew e * ‘most popular, A tall tributes besides) and the other, whom gentlemen in your stories) please send I married, labored under the delusion him around and he will be thankfully concerning a wife: “The more she is received. . beaten, the better she'll be.” He also Pirtspure, Pa., January 21, 191. had rooted objections to laboring, in . consequence of which I paid the room Ornithological rent, board bills, etc. Fortunately I Dear Mr. Eortor: had a trade to work at—that of a Having noted in the papers the ac- pa stenographer. counts of the remarkable new bird sup- favor Now, what would you do in a case posed to be a kind of Robin, and hav- LONDON like that? You further labor under ing made some study of birds as a the disadvantage of never having been pastime, I am convinced that this is not awoman, My father died when I was a Robin at all, but a species of Bank a baby, and I have no brothers, the (Concluded on page 327) male portion of the family being rep- resented by my youthful son and heir. : ‘ “Artistic Perfumer. Now if you happen to know of any Caron=Paris His Latest Novel, i i “MIMOSA ”* Extract. nice young man (like the adorable Sold by the Best Stores. 325