Life, 1911-06-01 · page 34 of 52
Life — June 1, 1911 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and light humor content**, not political cartooning. The main items are: **"The Great Divides"** — a brief satirical list contrasting American social divisions: Reno (divorce capital), tariffs, class inequality ("fool and his money"), and Jim Crow laws. It's social commentary on what divided the nation. **"The Only One of Her Kind"** — a courtroom anecdote satirizing women jurors. A female defendant claims to be 48 years old while wearing an expensive hat—an obvious contradiction. The all-female jury responds not with logical skepticism but with emotional reaction ("gasped"), and convicts her of "incurable insanity" rather than the actual crime. The joke mocks women's supposed irrationality. **"Jack and Gill"** — a romantic poem (tongue-in-cheek) about fetching water that ends with Jack slipping in mud—deflating the romantic mood. The remainder consists of advertisements for champagne, sexology books, whiskey, and patent medicines—typical of Life's revenue model.
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Great Western EXTRA DRY “American Wine i in Europe! The Great Divides Reno. The harem ss The tariff wall. The fool and his money. Buda- Test The pearly gates. Mason and Dixon's line. Jim Crow laws and The Rio Grande River —Fort Worth Record. The Only One of Her Kind The beautiful young prisoner entered the box in her own behalf. What is your age, miss?” asked the lawyer. “Forty-eight,” was the steady reply. The feminine jury caught its breath with an audible little gasp, and sat there “How much did you pay for the hat you are wearing?” “Are you guilty of the crime that is charged against you?” Thus did the wily prisoner attempt to establish her veracity and then con- vince the jury that she was innocent But don’t forget that this was a jury of women. A verdict of incurable insanity was brought in—Cleve/and Plain Dealer. In a Pineh, use ALLEN'S FOOTSEASE: A Happy Marriage Depends largely ona know!- edge of the whole truth about self and sex and their relation to life and health, This knowledge does not come intelligently of itself, nor correctly from ordinary every-day sources, SEXOLOGY (lustrated) by William H. Walle, AM AD. imparts in a clear, wholesom? way in one volume jowledge a Young Mun Should Have. ow lode rai Medical Rnowledge a1 Knowledge a Young Woman Should Have, nowledze a Young V ay, Jack and Gill The shudd'ring sheet of rain athwart the trees! The crashing kiss of lightning on the seas! The moaning of the night wind on the wold, That crstwhile was a gentle, murm'ring breeze! On such a night as this went Jill and Jack, With strong and sturdy strides through dampness. black, To find the hill’s high top and water cold, Then toiling through the town to bear it back. The water drawn, they rest awhile Sweet sips Of nectar then for Jack from Jill's red lips, And then, with arms entwined, they homeward go, Till ‘mid the mad mud’s moistened mush Jack slips. Sweet Heaven, plight, Ilis crazed cries and cranium cracked; the fright OF gentle Jill, her wretchedness woe! Kind Phoebus, drive thy steeds and ew! this night! —Kansas City Times. draw a veil on his sal Font Bitters Rest Tonle and Appettzer. mple on receipt of 2 Lacho & Gry i Broad Sty Ne, Gen' Distre Magnanimous “T suppose you wouldn't believe,” said the manager, “ that it cost me $25,- 000 to ra the curtain on this show?” “T do,” replied the critic. “I'm sur- prised that they let you do it even for that price."—Chicago Record-Herald. An Early Winter “T once proposed to a girl in a con- servatory: “With what result “A lot of expensive nipped by frost."—Washington Herald. plants were THE WHISKEY OF REFINED TASTE THE CONNOISSEUR’S FIRST CHOICE ® phbohe & HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE Sold at all first-class cafes and by jobbers. WM. LANAHAN & SON, 1082 Baltimore, Md. No home com: XDODOGDOW’ HOOOQSSOSOS!