Life, 1911-05-25 · page 39 of 42
Life — May 25, 1911 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine is primarily **advertisements and humorous anecdotes** rather than political satire. The main advertisement features the **Borland Electric Brougham**, an electric automobile priced at $2,200. This reflects the early 1900s when electric vehicles were fashionable luxury items for the wealthy, competing with gasoline cars. The page includes several brief comic anecdotes: 1. **"A Sign for the Surgeons"** — a joke about surgical scars 2. **"Very Remarkable Case"** — an unclear inheritance joke 3. **"Discipline Must Be Preserved"** — a humorous military story about a colonel ordering soldiers to share shirts when they lack clean ones, satirizing rigid military hierarchy 4. **"Her Sacred Word"** and **"He (tired of dodging)"** — short relationship/domestic humor pieces There are also period product advertisements (Milo cigarettes, West Coast Magazine) typical of the era. The content reflects early 20th-century concerns: automotive innovation, military culture, and domestic life, with gentle rather than sharp satirical commentary.
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Ci garette of Quality AROM TIC DELICACY iiILDNESS PURITY ~ At sour club or dealer's THE SURBRUG CO. Makers, New York WUVTHOGUUTAOLAUUAOREEOUERUEUUAOUNEULAUA UAL A Sign for the Surgeons “Of course.” said the surgeon who had cperated for appendicitis, “ there will be a sear.” “That's oil right,” replied the patient. \ind of a mark you like that ome strange doctor from operating again.” The Winchester Herald. Very Remarkable Case ft a widow through the husband. ughton (Mich.) Gazette. TTT TTT MAGAZINE ‘ Representa‘ive Monthly’ of California H id the Great Southwest. to 130 pages every issue. od S Int ‘ Pictures, “eaphie Reliable Facts P and figures concerning matters of interest to Homeseekers, d Buys Investors, and ft Tourists, Electric Brougham IHINK of a car that measures up to your ideal of everything an electric vehicle should possess — the good things you've found—and the things Bor "ve not found—in other vehicles. That's the orland Electric Brougham. The car that is down-to-tomorrow in style, beauty and luxury — the largest, roomiest electric for four people. Has that fashionable low body that makes it impossible to overturn. The Borland is the easiest-riding of them all. At only $2200, it seta mew stand- ard of value in electric vehicles. Will you investigate the Borland — our unusual guarantee — and the character and standing of the men behind this car? Write for views and descriptive literature, THE IDEAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANY 313 E. Huron Street, Chicago Discipline Must Be Preserved Gen. Nelson A. Miles tells this story to illustrate the result of carrying military discipline too far. There was a certain eclonel who, in the middle of a cam- paign, was seized with a sudden ardor about hygiene. He ordered that all the men change their shirts at once. The order was duly carried out, ex- cept in the case of one company where the privates’ wardrobes had been piti- ably depleted. The captain of this com- pany was informed that none of his men * could change their shirts, since they had only one apiece. When he reported this fact, the colonel hesitated a moment, then said, firmly: “Orders must be obeyed. Let the men change shirts with one another.’” —Youth’s Companion. may Her Sacred Word “Not going to Alice’s luncheon? But you gave your sacred word!” “So I did, and I'd go in a minute if my dress had come home.” —Harper’s Bazar. Lapy (in library): Can't you recom- mend an interesting, exciting book? Lrwragtan: I am sorry to say I can't, madam. I haven't been reading nothing lately but best sellers—Argonaut, He (tired of dodging): Would you marry a one-eyed man? She: Good gracious, no! He: Then let me carry your umbrella—Boston Transcript, = Best Perfumery For Sale All Dealers. comicbooks.com Legrand=Paris 3!s%20"