Life, 1912-05-16 · page 36 of 52
Life — May 16, 1912 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page presents brief satirical anecdotes mocking human folly: **"Not What She Thought It Was"**: A librarian's joke about a woman asking for a book on "David's Harem," mishearing it as "David Harum" (likely referencing a popular novel). The humor relies on the woman's embarrassment at her misunderstanding. **"Paid by the Beneficiaries"**: A darker joke where a doctor "generously" treats patients without fees—but actually profits by waiting for them to die and collecting from their heirs. **"Too Great a Risk"**: An insurance agent refuses to insure a pedestrian, ironically suggesting that merely walking is now too dangerous. This reflects early-20th-century anxieties about rapidly modernizing society with automobiles and airplanes. The remaining content comprises **period advertisements** (Baldwin Player-Piano, U-All-No mints, Chartreuse liqueur, tooth soap), with a brief joke about a man seeking disability insurance. These vignettes exemplify Life's satirical formula: short, punchy jokes highlighting contemporary social absurdities and modern risks.
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OUR FOOLISH CONTEMPORARIES ———— . You do not operate the i : 2Y Baldwin Player-Piano. = You play it! Not What She Thought It Was . . The woman came cautiously up to the _ We mean that the Baldwin player mech- librarian in the big library and asked in anism is controlled so easily, naturally and low tones if she could get a book about perfectly that you think only of the mu- sicand secure the effects you wish uncon- = David's Harem, “Oh, yes,” said the librarian, have a number of copies Harum.’ “Hush,” so loud.”"—Ledies’ Home Journal. Paid by the Beneficiaries “A more deserving medical man than our friend Richard does not exist. He very frequently accepts no fees from his patients.” Mr. B.: You don't say so? Mr. A.: He generally settles with the heirs. —Tit-Bits. ‘The Hotel Taft hotels of the country, jud standards. few Haven, d by the highest “we of ‘David whispered the inquirer, “ not is one of the te: ‘tropolitan For complete information, send for | THE BOOK OF THE BALDWIN PLAYER-PIANO The Baldwin Company CINCINNATI Chica St. Toate New York 528, Wabash Av. Mi Olive Be, sr subse. _ Lontevilto Indianapolis Denver 458. Fourth’ Ay, 1 nna St, 14% California 8, San Francisco, $10 Sutter St. ly great Luscious U-ALL:NO ——————— A pure, fresh confection that is a delight at any time. *U-ALL-NO- +AFTER DINNER MINT- Sold in tins only, never in bulk, 1 ny Manufacture *U-ALd- NO- scious of any mechanical manipulation, While the Baldwin Player-Piano has all the mechanical devices for the changing of accent and tempo, the distinctive thing about it is this:—Its pneumatic action is so sensitive and $0 responsive toevery movement of the pedals that the performer expresses his every shade of feeling and realizes his mental tone pictures as unmechanically as if playing by hand. Che Paldwi Too Great a Risk A man went to an insurance office to have his life insured -the other day “Do you cycle?” the insurance agent asked “No,” said the man, “Do you motor? “No.” “Do jou then, perhaps, fly? , no,” said the applicant, laughing. ent interrupted him, curtly. he said, “ but we no longer ans.”"—Argonaut, “ Sorry, sir, insure pede: Since the decision rendered by Court, it has the United States Supreme been decided by the Monks hereafter to bottle CHARTREUSE (Liqueur Peres Chartreux) Positive Delight to Brush the Teeth 8 with Arnica Tooth Soap. It sterilizes the mouth, destroying putrefactive and fermentative bacteria, and produces a delightful sense of cleanliness that cannot be obtained with pastes, powders or washes. Strong’s Arnica Tooth Soap (Cleanser and Mouth Wash in One) abe while its antiseptic properties fnsare 2 sweet breath, in a handy metal box—Nothiog I. Ac both being identically the same article, under a combination venient cake that laste lor moutha, 25c at 96 of send dir label representing the old and the new labels, and in the old C. H. STRONG & CO. : style of bottle bearing the Monks’ familiar insignia, as shown — a in this advertisement. = According to the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, . . handed down by Mr. Justice Hughes on May 2oth, 1911, no Did He Survive ? one but the Carthusian Monks (Peres Chartreux) is entitled “What kinds of breakfast food have to use the word CHARTREUSE as the name or designation you the dyspeptic: inquired of the of a Liqueur, so their victory in the suit against the Cusenier waireds dt Cherteville Ina, otic stooa Company, representing M. Henri Lecouturier, the Liquidator et wen Bee appointed by the French Courts, and his successors, the before bin sithienns siombs, Compagnie Fermiére de la Grande Chartreuse, is complete. “We got all the reg'lar kinds,” said the waitress, who was a Cherryville girl; am an’ eggs, fried steak, brook trout, The Carthusian Monks (Péres Chartreux), and they alone, have the formula or recipe of the secret process em- és >. ployed in the manufacture of the genuine Chartreuse, and doughnuts, an’ apple pie. You can have have never parted with it. There is no genuine Chartreuse ‘em all if you like, an’ a cup 0° coffce save that made by them at Tarragona, Spain. in’ griddle cakes. We calculate to charge enough so folks can eat all they want.” —Youth's Companion. Chicago Grocers, Hotels. Cates & Co.. 45 Broad New York, N.Y. Sols Agents for United States Caroni Bitters. A good friend of all the fami te ple bottle will surely captivate you. 25 cents will briue it. Oct. C. Blache & Co., 78 Broad St., New York, Gen'l Distr comicbooks.com