Life, 1912-09-12 · page 49 of 52
Life — September 12, 1912 — page 49: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and light humor**, not political satire. **"The Jabberwocky of Golf"** is a parody of Lewis Carroll's famous nonsense poem, applying his structure to golf terminology ("niblick," "mashie," "foozle," "bogey"). It's gentle wordplay mocking golf's specialized jargon rather than social commentary. **"Fulfilled His Contract"** is a brief humorous anecdote about Fritz Pfankuchen, a street-sprinkler, who stops gossiping, notices rain approaching, and abandons his job—fulfilling his contract to sprinkle streets just as nature provides water. It's ethnic humor (German immigrant character with a comedic name), typical of early 20th-century American magazines. The bulk of the page features **Palmolive Soap advertisements** emphasizing that the soap's green color comes from natural imported oils (olive and palm oils) rather than artificial dyes—a selling point for consumers of that era concerned about product purity. No significant political content or complex satire is present.
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The Jabberwocky of Golf ‘Twas niblick, and the dimpled ball Did top and foozle from the tees; All mashie were the bunkers tall, And the links clecked with trees. Beware the bunkered course, my son, The grassy lie, the pond’s encroach, are the putting greens and shun he hazardous approach. B He took his driving club in hand, Long time the red dot ball he sought; Then rested he at the second tee, And stood awhile in thought. And as in golfish thought he stood, he bunkered course before him came ; On one side sliced the jigger wood, The other pulled the same. One two, one two, and through and through The cightcen holes, with cries of “ for He's six holes up! He's won the cup! He has a bogey score! And hast thou played the bunkered course? Come to my arms, my brassy boy, Oh baffy day, oh stymic play, He caddied in his joy. "Twas niblick, and the dimpled ball Did top and foozle from the tecs,— All mashie were the bunkers tall, And the links clecked with trees. Ellen R. Pyne. Fulfilled His Contract When the village decided that it could afford to have its streets sprinkled, old Fritz Pfankucken was put in charge of the wagon. One day while on his rounds he stopped to gossip with a crony, And suddenly he looked up at the sky. “Mein Gott!” was his exclamation, as he started his horses. “It iss going to rain!” He turned in farewell and discovered sr dark ‘rere inchs any bE At you don't hme $3 Are Street, Phitaden and prizes offered for inventions + vi ATEN Ts SHEE RETURNED Send skerch tor free search of Patent Orhce Recor ObiataaPatent ana What to invest wat of cat tree, Patent ‘OR J. EVANS & CO., Wi Tay Lo Sw eeda ae sweeter he looks a. te 7 Lng Palmolived be wou es | at aca le ee alvays — and when a Lig man have fine rosy che fs | like Daddy."S6I496I08 These Two Imported Oils Make Palmolive Green The cool, green hue of a cake of Palmolive Soap comes from two expensive oils. There is absolutely no artificial coloring used. Palmolive is composed of olive oil scientifically blended with fa/m oi/ and saponified by the Palmolive process. This soap is as wholesome in appearance as its choice ingredients. The fresh, greenish coloring reflects the oils. Palmolive’s delicate odor is as pure and dainty as its color. Its spicy fragrance suggests the Orient—the source of its oils. Palmolive Differs From Any Other Soap Not only the ingredients but the effect of Palmolive is different. It lathers abundantly in Aard as well as soft water, cleansing every Jar of Palmolive tiny pore, Palmolive contains no free alkali, Its lather entirely rinses off, leaving no film of soap in the pores. Thus the skin is Cream, FREE perfectly cleansed and nourished. For these two oils have ever been the choice of women who know and achieve complexion beauty. Olive oil is such an important skin food that it is used for the baby’s first bath. Now doctors and nurses prescribe this to be fol- is at noticeable. Your lowed by a daily Palmolive bath, as they know Palm- drheaiy piltisramlr tee: || olive to be the olive oll soap. Palmolive is best for the bath and toilet of every member of your family. For it leaves every skin soft and velvety, Palmolive’s cost isnowno greater than ordinary soap. Your dealer will supply you, or for two 2-cent stamps we willsend youagenerous free sample and booklet, ‘*The Easy Way to Beauty.” B. J. JOHNSON SOAP COMPANY 484 Fowler Street, Milwaukee, Wis. an amazed expression upon his friend’s while the eyes of the leader followed face. every movement “T must hurry up,” he called back, He then took a plate in his right hand, “and vater dese streets. Odervise it iss passed it around, and a large sum was no use!"—Harper’s Magazine. collected, every one meanwhile wonder- ing what he held in his left hand The Mysterious Handful “Why, it’s very. simpl the A troupe of wandering musicians were leader when questioned, “We are all playing before a Swiss hotel. At the end subject to temptation, and to be sure of of the performance one of the members the fidelity of our collector he has to left the group, approached the leader of kold five flies in his left hand, and we the band and pulled out a little paper count these when he returns, to. make box, which he emptied into his left hand sure of the money. Tit-Bits, 1789 comicbooks.com