Life, 1911-09-07 · page 34 of 44
Life — September 7, 1911 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily contains **serialized fiction** ("The Kind Your Grandfather Used") depicting a class conflict: a young man of modest means (Stiles) loves a wealthy woman (Josephine) but refuses her father's financial support, insisting on independence. The narrative explores early 20th-century tensions around **masculinity, economic disparity, and marriage**. The conflict reflects period anxieties about: - Working-class pride versus wealthy dependency - Women's spending habits as a social marker - Intergenerational wealth and class mobility The **Nobby Tread tire advertisement** (left) uses patriotic language ("coast to coast") to promote American manufacturing superiority—reflecting post-WWI industrial confidence. Surrounding ads (Thermos bottles, I.W. Harper whiskey) target affluent readers—the magazine's demographic—reinforcing that *Life* was aimed at educated, prosperous audiences who would recognize these class dynamics in the serialized story.
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Ea eble: The ambition of every tire maker in the world is to some day make a non- skid tire as good and as popular as the famous NOBBY Never before in the history of motoring has any type of tire achieved such suc- cess. Everywhere, from coast to coast, Nobby Treads are replacing every other form of non-skid tire or non-skid device in every possible kind of service. And it is because the big, thick, diagonally-placed knobs grip any kind of road, no matter howslippery, and do absolutely prevent skid- ding or drive-slipping. Nobby Treads are sold wherever UNITED STATES TIRES Continental Ha tlord G&) Morgan & Wright are sold. Four-fifths of the best dealers thruout the country sell them. United States Tire Company Broadway at 58th St. New York Branches, Agencies or Dealers Everywhere for two people to live upon. It isn’t that I don’t care for money, but I don’t care to be ‘helped,’ as you put it, when 1 can easily take care of Josephine my- self. The thing that troubles me is that she doesn’t understand; she has been used to spending about ten thousand a year on her clothes, and she will have to cut it down to one thousand.” But I've told you that she wouldn't.” he will if she marries me, because I won't permit her to accept a cent from you.” “Why not?” “ Because, as I have explained, it isn’t necessary. Iam not finicky about those things. If I lost my job, or was unable 1o support her, I shouldn't hesitate to call on you, but as long as I am able to give her a decent home, I can’t Ict her take any superfluous help.” Mr. Trayne turned sharply around in his sea “Then you'd better not marry her,” he said, shortly. “You wouldn't be happy, either of you.” “That's just the conclusion I have come to.” Stiles telephoned to Josephine, and half an hour later was arguing the ques- tion with her. “You sec, Josy,” he said, “the way it is we couldn't possibly marry on my income—why you must be spending— from what your father tells me—almost if not quite twice as much on your clothes alone as I make in a year.” “But I have told you that I would cut down. I can be awfully economical it I try.” “Could you live on one-tenth of what you have been getting?” “What nonsense you are talking? You don’t have to pay Pinkmarsh’s bill right away—papa never does—and by the time it comes due you may be mak- ing ever so much more; besides they don't care about the money—I have of- ten heard papa say so” “You don't understand at all. You have always had these things, and they are second nature to you; you meet me, and I am somewhat different from the rest, and we fall in love with cach other without considering the practical de- tails; but my dearest girl, when we got married, it would be the same old story you couldn't do it—it would be impos- sible to ask you; to be deprived of all THERMOS BLDG. THERMOS Bottles : Carafes $1.00 up . for Lunch Kits Home $2.50 up P Hotels Cottee Tea Rooms Pats Guubs ‘ Yachts teak: Liners Dining Cars Ele,, Ete THERMCS - DE - LUXE ‘The Thermos Carafe has been de- signed for indoor use, In the dining room, bed chamber, billiard room, €ard fooin, of on the piazza it will be 1s useful daily the year ‘The Thermos Carafe will keep any beverage ice cold for 85 hours or Diving hot for 30 to 45 boura. It Tivala the finest ailver in appearance. Frico $3.00, Adupted by Mr. James an. Prop. of the Knickerbocker Hotelot New York for atiguest rooms, Buy the Thermos Car: good store. Be aure “Thermos” stampet on the bottom. It's your only protection against imitations. Write for Catalog. AMERICAN THERMOS BOTTLE Co. uw Ww YORE 3 Brides when she gets tired of it why we'll fix her up—that’s simple, isn’t it?” The calm, business-like manner in which Mr. Trayne had evidently dis- posed of the whole affair staggered Stiles. “Do you mean to say,” he stam- mered, “that you've talked this over, and that you expect to ‘help’ Josephine out if necessary? Well, you haven't counted on me! I am making a good income ‘so far as I am concerned, and at any rate I am making ample enough I. W. NTLUCIL PLAYING CAKDS backs patented. Foor colors each red, green. "ihe per pack, Con edge, Me. eaters every: “Torani on eerie of orice. Ber Catalog SE RADCLIFEE: & OO.. 164 Peart 8t, Now York HARPER Whiskey “THE KIND YOUR GRANDFATHER USED” STILL THE “BEST” Leading Dealers Everywhere comicbooks.com