Life, 1911-11-02 · page 42 of 56
Life — November 2, 1911 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, featuring two major product ads: Star Safety Razor and Ye Olde Watchman Whiskey. The **Star Razor ad** dominates the left side, explaining stropping (blade maintenance) to consumers. It uses the authority of barbers as experts to justify why regular stropping keeps razors sharp—a practical consumer education piece. The right column contains **"Some Examples of Historic Fun,"** which republishes Persian poetry anecdotes from classical texts (Sadi and Jami, medieval Persian poets). These are humorous moral tales: a blind man's lamp protecting fools, a farrier blinding a patient, a poet mocked by robbers. They serve as light editorial content between advertisements. The **Watchman Whiskey ad** emphasizes non-refillable bottles as a purity guarantee—a selling point during an era of adulteration concerns and before strict food regulations. This page reflects early 20th-century *Life* magazine's mix of satirical commentary, practical advertising, and literary reprints aimed at educated middle-class readers.
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the other, “how then canst thou say what thou now sayest?” | From same, Jest VIII. A blind man with a lamp in his hand and a jar on his shoulder, while passing along a certain road in the darkness of night, was met by a meddlesome fellow, who | said to him: “Oh, fool, since day and night are alike to thee and light and | darkness one to thine eyes, what use hast thou for this lamp The blind man laughed and replied ; “ This lamp is RST TERS EERE SE not for my own use; it is for such ig- os norant fools as thou that they may not vee knock against me and break my From translations from Sadi (died 1291), by Edward B, Eastwick, pub. Triibner & Co., London, 1880, page 188. A fellow with a pain in his eyes went ] to a farrier, saying: “Give me medi- Its cine.” The farrier applied to his eye in] the remedies he was in the habit of using for animals, and blinded him, on which he complained to the magistrate, | who pronounced that he could not re- He'll tell you, | cover damages, “For,” said he, “if : | this fellow had not been an ass he | What You Should Know About Stropping Ask a barber, an expert on blades, how often he strops his razor. “Before, during, and after a shave. an A would not have consulted a farrier. Ask him why. He'll answer, “Because a blade, no matter how good, must be From twick’s translation, page { stropped to keep a shaving edge. Only a few strokes across the beard will twist 137. A man with a harsh voice was and bend this edge. It must be straightened and sharpened by stropping.” reading the Koran in a loud tone, A ! sage passed by and asked: “ What is ! The barber is right. To keep a perfect edge You become in a moment an expert at stropping. thy monthly stipend?” He replied, day after day, year in, year cut, any razor blade Blade reverses itself autcmatically and correctly. “Nothing.” “ Wherefore, then,” asked must be strcpped daily. A few seconds befcre You can make no mistake. Yeu have always the sage, “dost thou thyself this and after the shave. an edge that gives a wonderfully clean, easy shave. trouble He replied: “I read for Then,” said the ke, read not!” the sake of God.” To make this stropping easy, so that you may be Of course the fine Star blade helps the stropper, sage: * for" Got perfect in it, we furnish with the Star Safety but the strcpper helps ycu. It enables you to use : ‘ a good blade as it should be used, From same, page 154. A poet went Razor an automatic stropper. to the chief of a band of robbers and arenas Write us for, or get from your dealer, book- It is partly because cf this stropper that the Star jet that tells fully the why and wherefore | recited a panegyric upon him, He | enjoys today the enviable reputation that it dces. of the use of the Star. commanded them to strip off his . j Pilée; IER aidtamidtiastéopper; $0:78 to '$14.00 clothes and turn him out of the vil- q : Other styles, $1 ier " lage. The dogs, too, attacked him in | KAMPFE BROTHERS ° 10-12 Reade St., New York City the rear. He wanted to take up a stone, but the ground was frozen. Unable to Re eT eee conan do anything, he said: “ What a villain- MEMES Se em ie ec ous set are these who have untied their Some Examples of His- j toric Fun After 100 Years— One of Lire’s readers furnishes us . . ls lic ihe Vellewing eens PREM of experiment the Non-refillable bottle has at last been perfected. From: translations tei the Persian And with the perfection of this safeguard of purity has been born a i Poct Jami (died 1492), by C. E. Wil- new brand of whiskey—‘‘Watchman.” a = Thoroughbred whiskey this—the rarest yield of the grain, son, pub. Chatto & Windus, London, ' y j -and every drop under seal to you. 1883, page 6, Jest IV. A learned man | mellowed by maturity: being annoyed while writ letter | Old to one of his confidential friends, at | le e the conduct of a person who, seated at his side, glanced out of the corner | . of his eye at his writing, wrote: “ Had not a hireling thief been seated at my | WalchmanW © and engaged in reading my letter hould have written to thee all my (In Non-refillable Bottles) secrets.” The man said: “My Lord, I have neither read nor even looked at thy “Fool!” exclaimed At Leading Hotels, Cafes, Restaurants, and Dealers TR 3 |