Life, 1911-05-25 · page 29 of 42
Life — May 25, 1911 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** from Life magazine, with several short humor pieces and ads interspersed. The cartoons/jokes are brief social observations typical of early 20th-century Life: 1. **"The Hint That Failed"** - A visitor overstays lunch, apologizing for keeping the host from dinner. The hostess quips she fears *he's* missing dinner instead—gentle, non-satirical humor about social awkwardness. 2. **"Precocious Baby"** - An absent-minded professor, amazed a five-month-old can walk, remarks on "what a long way he must have got!"—absurdist humor about the professor's distraction. 3. **Class commentary** - One joke questions whether being rich is sinful given living costs; another jokes that being rich itself is "impossible" at current prices—gentle satire on economic anxiety. The page is dominated by large advertisements for **White Rock mineral water**, **Evans' Ale**, and especially the **Richmond vacuum cleaning system**, marketed as labor-saving technology for the home. These reflect early 1900s consumer culture and modernization.
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LIFE: An All ‘Npeigan Rust for all ‘Americans Precocious Baby A professor of the University of Penn- sylvania, who has greatly endeared him- self to the students on account of his kind-heariedness, has one particular fail- ing—that of absent-mindedne: He visited his married nephi days ago and had listened to the young wife's praise of her first born The gentleman felt that be must say something to give the impression that he was interested. n the dear little fellow walk?” he ired quietly. Walk?" shouted the mother. “ Why he has been walking for five months!” “Dear me!” exclaimed the professor, lapsing again into abstraction. “ What a long way he must have got!” —Philadelphia Times. Nature’s Call Outdoors is best answered and. cajoyed by those having a supply of THE enthusiaem and_responsive- kit aes which it infuses into country ie ates back to the days of Robin lood and Sherwood Forest. Order @ su >%ly and enjoy the happy life Visitor (waiting an invitation to lunch) : Two o'clock! I fear I am keep- ing you from your dinner! Hostess: No; but I fear we are keep- ing you from yours —Meggendorfer Blactter. “Do you consider it a sin to be rich?” ; at the present price of living T consider it impossible.” —Chicago Record-Herald. The Hint That Failed S FROM LONDON a rroM BERLIN, to the Continent Nici SERVICE “Via FOLKESTONE-FLUSHING DAY SERVICE— Quickest and Most Convenient Route to Northern and Cen- tral Europe, Smoothest Sea Trip. Largest and Fast IDE TRIPS THROUGH PICTURESQUE - HOLLA AND VERY SMALL EXPENSE Start Any Time From Anywhere (7 QUEENBORO-FLUSHING rossing the Char very detail of delight Netherland State Rail Broadway, New Yo Still “Clean House”? It costs money to tear up and “‘clean house.’’ —The money you pay out for extra labor. —The moncy you lose in damage to carpets, decorations, ornaments and furniture. To say nothing of the physical wear and tear. . . With RICHMOND” vacuum cleaning, you can clean without opening a window—without raising a dust—without moving the furniture. Floor coverings, walls, upholstery, draperies, pillows, mattresses, pianos—everything in the house is ‘‘air scrubbed”? just where it is. The house is afvays cleaner than the severest housecleaning could ever make it. . . * . And the expense of two or three house cleanings would easily pay the whole cost of a -RICHMOND" The vacuum cleaning systems which bear the trade name are made by the largest concern in the Yacuum cleaning line—a seven million dollar corpora- tion with six manufacturing plants. This system is licensed under the Basic Kenney Patent, and includes all of the types and vacuum cleaning principles which have been proven successful by experience. Practically 80% of all of the vacuum cleaning installations in America are the product of this Company or of its pred- ecessors. In residences, apartments, hotels, schools, office buildings, libraries, churches, theatres, factories, stores, garages, ‘and public buildings, “RIC! ‘Vacuum Cleaning will easily earn its own way, to say nothing of the cleanliness and convenience it brings. It can readily be installed in old buildings as well as in new. The initial expense is small; the annual saving is great. Send the convenient coupon or write— Tue M¢Crum- Howe Co. LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF VACUUM CLEANING SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD Park Ave. and 41st St., New York City Rush and Michigan Sts., Chicago SRICHMOND™ Vacuum Cleaning Systems; "RICHMOND" and “MODEL” Heating Systems; “RICHMOND” BathTubs, Lavatories; “RICHMOND” Concealed Transom Lifts. —Just as Electricity has freed the home from smelly oil lamps; —Just as steam heat has made it unne- cessary to track coal and ashes all over the house; —Just so has “‘ Richmond’? Vacuum Cleaning put an end to the annual tear- ip called housecleaning—put an end to all o the drudgery of sweeping and dusting in the home. “Collect the dust Don't spread it.” SEN information about the advan- tages and economy of ** Built-in- the-House*’* Vacuum Cleaning for the build- ings checked below. CO Residence 2) Office Building (2 Theatre © Apartment =O Library © Public Building © Hotel Co Garage (541) © Factory © School © arch O Store If you are interested in a ten penal dlectial Oo Portable Cleaner, check here ‘ Name_ Address__ Mail to The McCrum-Howell Co. Park Ave. and 41st St, N. Y. Cty, or Rash and Michigun Sts., Chicago comicbooks.com