Life, 1911-04-13 · page 28 of 44
Life — April 13, 1911 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical short pieces typical of early-20th-century *Life* magazine humor, plus a substantial advertisement. **The cartoons/jokes:** - "Her Awful Secret": A woman appears sophisticated but is actually 48 years old—the joke relies on period anxiety about aging and women's appearance. - "A Little Mixed": A child confuses her mother's club name ("Continental Dames" becomes "Continental Damns")—innocent malapropism humor. - "Her Face Doesn't Please Her": A woman scrutinizes her reflection obsessively, dissatisfied with her appearance. - A literary anecdote attributed to William Dean Howells about lending Plato to a farmer. **The advertisement** dominates the lower half: Sanatogen, a "food tonic," invokes Surgeon-General Dr. Kerzl of Austria as endorsement. This exploits early-1900s trust in medical authority and patent medicines (many unregulated, containing dubious ingredients). The ad promises to cure "enfebled nerves" and weak constitutions—common marketing language for tonics of this era. **Overall context:** The page reflects period preoccupations with women's looks, class-based humor, and faith in commercial "remedies" for modern ailments.
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sAUT SCISSORS AvT NULLUS (am Her Awful Secret “Yes,” said Little Binks, “ Miss Payn- ter is a handsome woman, but some- times when I look at her she seems to me like a woman who has a terrible "She has,” said Whibley. “Twas sure of it,” said Little Binks. “Have you any idea what it is?” Agrees With Plato “The author of genius,” said William Dean Howells, at a dinner in New York “expresses the thoughts of his time, Hy speaks out those things that his genera. tion has all along been thinki et thinking silently, and, perhaps, a little mistily, n author of transcendental genius ks the thought of all time. For ex. ample—one summer at Sunapee I loaned volume of Plato to a lean, shrewd farmer. When the volume was returned, I said: “*Well, how did you like Plato?’ “Yes,” said Whibley. “ She's forty- eight years old! ""—Harper's Weekly. A Lite Mixed A little girl on doesn't know which she adores most— her father or her mother. She imitates cach in turn, and sometimes she gets her imitations mixed. “What is the name of the society to which your mother belongs?” asked a visitor the other day. “I forget the ‘zact name,” frowned the child, “but I think it's ‘The Conti- got up, with a weary sigh, and said: nental Damns,'” “It’s no use. I'll be some kind of re- —Cleveland Plain Dealer. tee OT aSEUR former."—Chicago Record-Herald. Building. Chancery Lane. London, E. C.. England, AGENTS. Brentano's, 37 Ave. de POxen, i Adelphi, Strand. W. C., Londooy 18 Ree also at Saarbach's News Exchanges, 16 Joba St, Faubourg, St. Denis, Paris; 1, Via Gustaro Modena, Milan; Mayence. Germany. The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britais fo Lire, 214 Southampton Row, London, W. C. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. Senatogen THE FOODYSTONIC “Bust rate,’ the farmer answered. ‘1 see he’s got some of my ideas.’ "—; York Observer. Her Face Doesn't Please Her The young woman sat before her glass and gazed long and carnestly at the reflection there. She screwed up her face in many ways. She fluffed her hair and then smoothed it down agais She raised her eyes and lowered the she showed her teeth and she pressed her lips tightly together. At last she Carnegie Avenue Live js published exery Thunday, simultaneously in the U States, Great Britain, Canada and British Porsessions, $5.00 a year in ade Additional postage to foreign coustries in the Postal + to Canada, §2 cents, Hack number, after three 1s from date of publication. 25 cents No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed enrelope. does not hold itself responsibl for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Lire is for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain, ‘The Ioternational News Company, Breams current copies, 10 ceats. Lier Suppose you could consult such a prominent authority as Surgeon- General Dr. Kerzl, private physician to the Emperor of Austria, and he should say to you personally as he has told us: “T have been using Sanatogen with splendid results and recommend it continually and every- where, because I am thoroughly convinced that it is an excellent food tonic.” Would you not at least try Sanatogen? We ask you earnestly to get acquainted with Sanat- ogen. Investigate our claims first, if you like, and we are only too glad to have you do so. Ask your doctor about it, and in any case write at once for a compli- mentary copy of our book, “Our Nerves of To-morrow,” the work of a physician-author, written in an absorbingly interesting style, beautifully illustrated and containing facts and information of vital interest to you. This book also contains evidence of the value of Sanatogen, which is as remarkable as it is conclusive. =s| The private physicians to nine sovereigns and over 15,000 practising phy- sicians the world over have endorsed Sanatogen in writing—have recommended it to you. Is there any room for doubt in the face of such overwhelming evi- dence of real intrinsic merit? Sanatogen is sold in three sizes: $1.00 $1.90 $3.60 Get it from your druggist—if not obtainable from him, sent upon receipt of price by If your nerves are enfeebled, your digestion deranged, or your blood lacking in nourishing qualities, Sanatogen will provide just the elements for which every cell and tissue in your worn, weak body clamors. THE BAUER CHEMICAL CO., 45 East 17th St. (Union Square), NEW YORK comicbooks.com “Ris : r t