Life, 1912-07-25 · page 38 of 41
Life — July 25, 1912 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and serialized content** rather than political satire. The major elements are: **Main Content:** "Three Simple Fables for Grown Women" (conclusion of a story started elsewhere) is a satirical fiction piece about romantic/financial expectations. The narrative mocks an ambitious young woman, Miss Van Goldylocks, who discusses needing fifteen thousand dollars annually to live modestly—requiring servants, an automobile, and fashionable entertainment. The beau flees, recognizing her mercenary nature. **The Cartoon:** "Little Troubles of Our Pre-Historic Ancestors" is a single-panel cartoon making a prehistoric joke, though the specific image detail isn't clearly legible in this OCR'd reproduction. **Advertisements:** The page features typical period ads for Kelly-Springfield tires, Sheboygan ginger ale, Chiclets gum, and vacation packages to Quebec and Bermuda. The satirical thrust targets materialistic women and inflated lifestyle expectations among the social set—a common theme in *Life* magazine humor of this era.
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Automobile | Tires How you use a tire is one thing, but it’s how it is made that deter- mines how long you can use it. Kelly-Springfield Tires give you greater usage no matter how they are used. KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE CO. 20 Vesey Street, New York New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston. St. vinelonatl, ‘San Francisco, Los Angeles. Buffalo, ington, Seattle, Cleveland, AUapta and Akroo, O. Boss Rubber Co... Denver, Colo. Appa & Burwell Rubber & Tire Company, Dallas, Texas. Bering Tire & Rubber C as. ‘Todd Rubber Co.. Ni None can resist the delightful sparkle and zest and richness of Sheboygan Ginger Ale —Made good by finest Jamaica erjend purest fruit Ravors Rade best by Sheboyeen Mi Weter—most andhealfal Selby orer36,000Groen, Dr “leading hotel cote, aia ‘or Quality’s Sake, ne: insist on™ Th Chief of Them All. LIFE This Week’s Colored Cartoon This week's double-page cartoon, mounted on board, ready to frame, will be sent carriage pre- paid to any address on receipt of fifty cents. The print will carry no type other than the title and will be free from the crease caused by folding. Remit to LIFE PuB- LISHING COMPANY, 17 West Thirty-first St., New York City. Three Simple Fables for Grown Women (Concluded from page 1495) wife. Miss. Van Goldylocks knew by experience that he had come for this purpose and determined to make it easy for him. So she opened the subject her- self. “T was just thinking how happy I should be to be married and live in a liny, tiny little cottage, with just fif- teen thousand a year,” she said, coyly. * Fifteen thousand,” gasped the beau “Indeed I could live very comfortably on fifteen thousand. Of course, I should not expect a stable full of horses. I * could get about very well with a good automobile. And I should have to be content with one lady’s maid, and if we didn’t entertain very often six or seven other servants would be enough. I should probably not have a nervous breakdown oftener than once a year. So you sec I could scrape along quite well on fifteen with a small gift now and father.” ad been waiting five years from three thousand five hundred to an even four. He made a rapid calculation on his cuff and patted his head to sce that his hair was still there. Then he said good night and strolled over to Broadway and ceased to be spoken of in polite soc: Miss Goldylocks’ father died of over- work and she made haste while her gowns were still in style to marry old Mr. Swag, who had just been divorced. Then she became interested in the cause of fallen women. The beau is no longer spoken of in polite society. Here is a pretty story to be read at a fashionable woman's slumming club. Julian Hinckley. LITTLE TROUBLES OF OUR PRE- HISTORIC ANCESTORS RURAL FREE DELIVERY 1497 hic DELIGHTFUL Che Dainty Nint Covered Cand Coated Chewing Gum Look for the Bird Cards in the packets. You can secure a beautiful Bird Album FREE. Half a million folks of all’ kinds — including grown-ups, children, teachers, etc., are collecting our wonderful Bird Studies—faithful reproduc- tions of American birds in full colors, with descrip- toa of the birds’ pluma Know them on sight. You will find one beautiful bird picture i Send us any fifty of these pictures with ten cent and we will send you—free—our splendid Bird Album. The refinement of chew- ing gum for people of refinement. It’s the pep- permint. The true mint. For Sale at all the Better Sort of Stores 5c. the Ounce and In Sc., 10¢. and 25c. Packets SEN-SEN CHICLET COMPANY Metropolitan Tower New York River 8t. Lawrence ‘and rt 8. rv | idad™ trom New, York July 20m, August Stand 17th: From eevee July 12th and 261m, August 9th and 23rd. *% Bermuda ee Pee! Hotels, Shore Excursions, Lowest Rates. S. “BERMUDIAN,” 10,518 tons displacement. jectric fans; wireless telegraphy.. \d only Steamer landing passengers at the rmuda without transfer connection with R. MS. P. Co. interchangeable. For full information apply to A. E. OUTERBRIDGE & CO., . Co., Ltd., 29 Broadway, New York, + 248 and 2389 Broadway. 264 and S83 ECS. S.CO., Afents Quebec ‘HO: “comicbooks.com