Life, 1911-04-13 · page 31 of 44
Life — April 13, 1911 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content**, not political satire. The main elements are: **Large Image (Right):** A Premier automobile advertisement showing a car navigating a dramatic mountain cliff road, emphasizing the vehicle's reliability and quality on treacherous terrain. The tagline reads "The Proven Car of Quality." **Left Column:** A continuation of an article titled "The Cost of Divorce," which appears to be excerpts from George Bernard Shaw's preface to his play "Getting Married." Shaw argues for reforming divorce and marriage laws, advocating for women's economic independence and criticizing institutions that force people into unhappy situations. **Advertisements:** Include W.P. Willis & Co. (imported woolens for custom tailors), travel packages through Holland, and Brimer corsets. The page represents typical early 20th-century magazine content mixing intellectual commentary (Shaw's progressive social views on marriage and women's labor) with commercial advertising, reflecting the magazine's satirical but advertising-dependent business model.
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als. Best Distrs. W.P.Wittis & CO New York IMPORTSRS EAVERS of cloth in America must conform to the price limita- tions of ready-made clothing WILLIS imported woolens are to be had only of lead- ing Custom Gailors, To behad only of Custom Tailors Never in Ready Made Clothing. The Cost of Divorce (Concluded from page 749) of their conduct and want to punish them; but do not send them back to perpetual wedlock. 5. If, on the other hand, you think a couple perfectly innocent and well conducted, do not condemn them also to perpetual wedlock against their wills, thereby making the treatment of what you consider innocence on both sides the same as the treatment of what you consider guilt on both sides, 6, Place the work of a wife and mother on the same footing as other work—that is, on the footing of labor worthy of its hire—and provide for unemployment in it exactly as for un- employment in shipbuilding or any other recognized bread-winning trade. 7. And take and deal with all the consequences of these acts of justice instead of letting yourself be fright- ened out of reason and good sense by fear of consequences. We must finally adapt our institutions to human na- ture. In the long run our present plan of trying to force human nature into a mold of existing abuses, superstitions and corrupt interests, produces the ex- plosive forces that wreck civilization. SIDE TRIPS THROUGH PICTURESQUE PENSE . iD FROM PARIS. NY start Any Time { H ae FROM BERLIN J From Anywhere 7 days QUEENBORO-FLUSHING ROUTE m London to the Continent Kaylee tnd Horeca nice Route Santic and Cen- (al Europe. Smoothest Sea Trip. New Palace Steamers, vet aud Fastest Crossing the Channel, Cnet and Stiperaries showing every detail ef delightfol tocre, Potisg Reval Sail Route, Depe Dy 535 Droadway, New York 8 Never forget that if you leave your law to judges and your religion to bishops you will presently find your- self without either law or religion. If you doubt this, ask any decent judge or bishop. Do not ask somebody who does not know what a judge is, or what a bishop is, or what the law is, or what religion is. In other words, do not ask your newspaper. Jour- nalists are too poorly paid in this coun- try to know anything that is fit for 71 publication—From the Preface to “Getting Married,” by George Bernard Shaw (Brentano's). FAMOUS CORSETS Custom made, Individually, under Mug, Brxer’s Personal supervision, ‘ 18 East 45th Street, New York comicbooks.com