Life, 1912-03-14 · page 39 of 44
Life — March 14, 1912 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with three short anecdotes about Irish characters positioned as filler content—a common magazine format of the era. The featured content includes: **Von Gal Made Hats advertisement**: The large central image shows two men examining a newspaper, with copy emphasizing that quality hats reveal a man's taste and judgment. This was a major selling point in an era when hats were essential fashion items. **Three Irish Anecdotes**: Scattered throughout are brief comic stories featuring Irish characters (Pat Murphy, Paddy Hooligan, Sir Charles Russell, Baron Dowse). These rely on stereotyped "Irish brogue" humor and clever wordplay—popular entertainment of the era. The humor centers on wit overcoming social hierarchy or poking fun at Irish speech patterns and logic. **Supporting advertisements**: for footwear (E. Hayes), corsets (Binmer), and Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey. The page reflects early 20th-century attitudes: casual ethnic stereotyping was standard magazine fare, while the hat advertisement represents period concerns about masculine presentation and social status.
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Exclusive Footwear To Your Order Made in any material to match your gown, cloak or hat. Q Write for illustrated catalog L and measurement blank. Fit guaranteed. E. HAYES Ladies' Custom Shoes *WELLESLEY"™ 9-11 West 29th Street Number Fifey-One New York ecard yes Patent pa, ry Ace, and Droateay The Irishman’s Gift of Repartee OW quickly the average man Two witnesses were at the Water- | | can tell, when he sees a new season's style, ford Assizes in a case which con- ae cerned long-continued poultry. stealing. whether it is extreme or bears the mark of good taste! As usual, nothing could be got from them in the way of evidence until the nearly baffled prosecuting counsel asked, in an angry tone of voice: “ Will you swear on your soul, Pat Murphy, that Phady Hooligan has never to your aowiedge stolen chickens?” The re- “Correct Styles for Men’’ sponsibility of this was too much, even owe their popularity to the fact that th h 4 standard of style. Pat eda vould hardl: - r ie ey are the accepted stan lard ol sty! for Pat.“ Bedad, I would hardly swear ‘And behind that fine style the best qualty you can bay at the pce. Your ty my soul,” he said; “but I do know h that if I was a chicken and Phady about Mat represents full hat value—a value guaranteed to you. We Yd roost high !” stand behind the dealer in giving you a binding assurance of satisfaction, =e 8 Prices $3, $4 and $5. At your dealer's, or if he cannot supoly you, write for Spring and Summer Style Book T, and we will hal your Aurnovcnt Lord Russell was a great order direct from factory if you indicate style wanted and give hat size, lwyer and a great orator, he had your height, weight and waist measure. Add 25c to cover expressage- tis little failings, and one of these We are Makers of the Hie, Celebrated $3 Hat failings was that it absolutely upset tim when anybody presumed to dif- Factoriess Offices and Sales- fer f hi oO ion, i Nica Pais, ‘Broede fer from him. On one occasion, in cara Falis, 1178 Broadway talking to Mr, Gully, afterwards Speaker s Ontario, Canada awes. Vo. New York of the House of Commons, Sir Charles rem, dust Fectory® id me Sammes Sorset Russell, as he then was, said: “I never Panama Factory | New York could have imagined that Mr. | was so narrowininded!" — “ Narrow- = minded!” replied Mr. Gully in. sur- FAMOUS aa ; oe bit of ite be i a most CORSET ulous,” somewhat petulantly answered OSENUAGSS WAR: jon’t be ridic- The Binner Boneless Corset moulds the Sir>Charles Russell, “why this morn- form in the most approved ing he differed from me twice in half ashion of to-day. an hour!” 18 East 45th Street, New York eee A witness was once asked the amount of his gross income. “Me gross income, is it?” he answered. “Sure, an’ ye know I've no gross in- come. I'm a fisherman, and me in- come is all net.” HUMAN INGENUITY CANNOT MAKE BETTER WHISKEY THAN see Here is a story which Baron Dowse, the celebrated judge, once told in that gerated “brogue” which he loved to employ. “I was down in Cork last month, holding assizes. On the first (Concluded on page 561) FROM SELECTED GRAIN SCIENTIFICALLY DISTILLED AND THOROUGHLY AGED Sold at all Arstectass cates and by Jobers. WM, SLANAHAN “& SON) Baltmotes Side