Life, 1911-06-15 · page 32 of 44
Life — June 15, 1911 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and light humor** rather than political satire. The main content includes: 1. **"A Woman's Work"** — A satirical poem mocking early 20th-century domestic automation. It portrays an ironic woman who claims modern conveniences (electric buttons, vacuum cleaners, scientific childcare formulas) have made housekeeping "automatic," yet her "one real work" remains entertainment/amusement. The satire targets both labor-saving technology's overpromising and the tension between modernization and women's actual workloads. 2. **Two brief humorous anecdotes** about history exams and marital finances—simple jokes with no political content. 3. **Product advertisements** for Calox tooth powder, Panhard Oil, and a patent notice. 4. **Book announcement** for Anthony Hope's novel *Mrs. Maxon Protests*, describing a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage who seeks separation (notable for the era's divorce stigma). The page reflects early 1900s concerns about gender roles, modern conveniences, and marriage—but offers satire and advertising rather than political commentary.
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PRES CALOX QRS z The Teeth The only substance known that will really whiten the teeth withou' ry to them or to the gums is peroxide of hydrogen. ‘That's what you get when Calox is mixed with water and that's why Calox is so immeasurably superior to all other dentifrices. Sample and Booklet free on request All Druggists 25c. ra Ask for the Calox Tooth Brush, 35. \\ MeKESSON & ROBBINS | oN NEW YORK A Woman's Work Housekeeping? It’s all automatic; I press but a button, observe, In parlor or chamber or attic, And dinner is ready to serve. I send for a vacuum cleaner, And go in my car for a spin, And when de retour in an hour, I am sure The house is as spick as a pin. The children? ‘Twere foolish to worry, For science has charge of their fate; They live without fluster or hurry By formulas right up to date. Their laughter, their sleep, their appear- ing— All these are prescribed by the year; And were I to try interfering 'Twould throw the whole scheme out of gear. My husband? He hasn’t a minute To spare from his business all day, And when he comes home he’s not in it An hour before he’s away. His socks are all hole-proof, his ward- robe's In charge of a valet named Burke— And so do you wonder, though busy as thunder, Amusement’s my one real work? —William Wallace Whitelock in Munsey's Magazine. Caront Bitters—Unequalted for flavoring sliced Fruits, Ices jand Jellies, Sample on receipt of 25 cents. Oct. C. Blache & Co., 78 Broad St... N. ¥.,Gen'l Distra, Answered by the Last Boy The inspector was examining Stand- ard I, and all the class had been spe- cially told beforehand by their master: “Don't answer unless you are almost certain your answer is correct.” Friction | ‘ is the motor’s History was the subject. , Worst enemy. “Now, tell me,” said the inspector, But perfect ‘ubrication kills Ten? the, mother of our great: Scot: friction. Panhard Oil is a per- <= ish hero, Robert Bruce? : He pointed to the top boy, then round fect \ubricant. Therefore use the class. There was no answer; the ( children’s faces appeared blank. Then at last the heart of the teacher of that d class leaped with joy. The boy who was standing at the very foot had held up iS bis hand. “Well, my boy,” said the inspector, i bir tei ne oan a and your motor, will be in the —Dundee Advertiser. Safe, Sound and Ripe Age” class. H "good lubri- The Annual Question eee tac “Well, Hawkins, old man,” said Witherbee, “has your wife decided olor A where she will spend the summer?” Tee Spies jen give poor doce “Yep,” said Hawkins, “She's going A. HAYS, T abroad.” a “So? And how about you?” “Well, I don't know yet,” sighed ~ H Hawkins. “I haven't decided whether ; to stay in town or go into bankruptcy.” A TEN TS Spee RETURNED a —Harper's Weekly. | and prizes of _| VICTOR J. EVANS & CO. Washington, De c = = T ANTHONY HOPE Has Written a Big Novel MRS. MAXON]: PROTESTS Just Published This is pre-eminently Anthony Hope’s novel of modern It is more than thoughts about the social pageant, it is life The crisp speeches are like ‘‘The Dolly Dialogues,” life. itself. the theme is much deeper. bility, its narrowness, its curious codes of morality, as they look to a man so sensitive to the romantic side of life as Anthony Mrs. Maxon is married to a cold, stern man who doesn't Finding that she can no longer endure her life with him she decides upon a separation. So she is left in her false position. out her destiny is a story of great human appeal. Hope. understand her. vorce her. 1.76 but Here is the real world, its respecta- He will not di- How she works HARPER & BROTHERS comicbooks.com