Life, 1911-11-16 · page 28 of 44
Life — November 16, 1911 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (circa 1911-1912) contains several brief satirical jokes and a large Swift & Company product advertisement. **The cartoons/jokes:** - "Not for Ten Times as Much": A man's humorous attempt to recover a lost purse by advertising for an extremely unflattering description of the woman who lost it—the satire being that no woman would claim such an unflattering description, even for money. - "Cornered": A man embarrassed after being asked directly about his opinion of another's boring banquet speech. - "Sagacious": A woman humorously complaining that her newly married daughter removed all household items after the wedding. - "Little Left" and "More to the Point": Additional brief jokes about domestic life and employment. - "A Doubting Thomas": An illustration (unclear caption connection) showing domestic scenes. **The dominant content** is Swift & Company's advertisement for a 1912 premium calendar featuring oil paintings by Jos. Warren depicting children and family scenes. The calendar could be obtained by collecting product wrappers or coupons from Swift's meat and soap products. The page reflects early 20th-century American advertising and domestic humor.
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No a responsible for the lass or mam-return of unsslicited contrioutiont. Live is for sale by all Newsdealers in Gres a. = AUT SCISSORS » Aut NULLUS Not for Ten Times as Much Marks: So you saw the woman who dropped the purse, but lost her in the crowd. Did you advertise for her? Parxs: Yes; I put this in: “If the very homely woman of forty, wearing a dress of last year’s style and a most un- becoming hat, who lost her purse con- taining $3.50 on Boylston street, Satur- day, will apply to —, her property will be returned.” — I've had no answer, though. Marxs: Good Lord! Do you think a woman would own up to that descrip- tion for $3.50?—Boston Transcript. Cornered “Jones embarrassed me terribly to- day.” “ How so?” “He asked me how I enjoyed his speech at the banquet last night. —Detroit Free Press Sagacious “A woman was complaining about the depredations of her dog. “Only yesterday,’ she cried, “he broke into the larder.’ “Dear me!’ said her interlocuter, TI “Did he eat much?? “He ate,’ she replied, ‘every blessed B thing except the dog biscui —Washington Star. Little Left a “What's the matter here?” asked the A caller, noticing the barren appearance of the house, “Sent your goods away to be stored?” maltaneoasly in the United States, Great Britain, Cas sarrent copies, 10 ce tribution will be returned unless accompanied by stameed and addrened en The Int 8 “No,” replied the hostess. “Not at A all, My daughter was married last week x and she has merely taken away the ° things that she thought belonged to her.” —Detroit Free Press. - T More to the Point Boy: Mr. Quinn, can I get off this # afternoon? My grandfather is dead, Mr. Qu I don't sce how with your small salary you can afford to go to see so many ball games. T Boy: That's right. I can’t either. I ought to have more salary. D —New York Evening Mail. A DOUBTING THOMAS nd Brited — Ceancery Lane, Landoa. F.C Brentano's, $7 Ave. de l'Opers, Paris} alo at Sanaa \dditional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union. $1.04 News Exchangen 21 Bri ft. EC., London; 148 Rue da Faubourg, St. Denis, Pars; Back numbers, ater three montas trom 1, Via Gurtaro Modena, Milan, A text ond ilastrasiens im LIVE are copyrighted. Fer Reprin in Great Britain apply Lave des mat ald itp gp ZOE tr andra fp LOPE ave cotriehied. For Reriat Rights tx Groat Britain aryy Lae, Prompt netifcation should be wnt by subseribers of any change of addres. 7 s I * . A *, , consists of four large pictures in color, faithful reproductions of Oil Paintings by Jos.Warren. Mr. Warren is famous for his pictures of I Child Life, and we have secured four of his very best groups for this Calendar. The Subjects are:— “The Family Doctor” “The Concert” “Gossips” “Christmas Eve” Every picture is full of life and interest. The attitudes and expressions are natural, just such as you have seen in children at play. Everyone will find keen enjoyment in possessing these pictures. There is no printed matter on them. They may be framed, making a beautiful set for nursery decoration. Sent to any address for 10¢ in oii . S. Stamps. 10 Wool Soap Wrappers Trade-Mark end of one Swift's Premium Oleomargarine Carton Calendars may also be secured from The Hamilton Corporation, N.Y. City, for 10 Hamil- ton Bonds, Hamilton Coupons are packed with ‘Swift's Pride Soap ‘Swift's Pride Cleanser Parchment Circle in top of a jar of Swift's Premium Sliced Bacon One Tag from Swift's Premium Milk Fed Chicken (In Canada, 10c extra on account of duty) Swift's Pride Washing Powder Swift's Borax Soap Swift's Naphtha Soap Swift's White Laundry Soap, and many reliable products of other manufacturers. Swift’s Premium Hams and Bacon are always to be depended upon for excellence and are most economical from the stand- point cf quality and satisfaction. When you wrile for a Calendar address— Swift & Company, 4167 Packers’ Avenue, Chicago “THE GOSSIPS’—One of the four beautiful pictures, 866 3 Copyieht, 9, by Swift & Company, | comicbooks.co