Life, 1912-10-10 · page 38 of 48
Life — October 10, 1912 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two advertisements with no political cartoon. **Left side:** Hampshire Bond paper promotes its product by showing a writing desk, suggesting the paper reflects "a man's personal writing desk, his personal thoughts and his personality." It's an appeal to masculine identity through quality stationery. **Right side:** Arrow Collars advertises the "Devon" collar style as appropriate for seasonal transitions (summer to autumn), emphasizing it as "modish, mannish, comfortable." Below is a humorous cartoon showing two working-class men in dialogue, with heavy dialect spelling ("GITTIN'," "YER YE," "HOS"). One character apparently always "twists" things, while the other has a talent for "hittin' the nail on the thumb"—a comedic reference to missing the mark or self-inflicted mistakes. The cartoon trades in period-typical working-class stereotyping through exaggerated accent representation.
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SCTE E: EVON is a good collar for the Summer’s end |; and the Autumn’s beginning. | Modish, mannish, comfortable. ARR | COLLARS | 2 for 15¢ Hacnnshire fond It suggests a man’s personal writing desk, his personal thoughts and his personality. We have a sample packet we would like to mail you. Ask us for it. ee “MONANAN MAKES ME LAUGIL. IE'S ALWAYS GITTIN’ THINGS TWISTED.” “TRUE YER YE, ME HOS A KNACK AV MITTIN’ THE NAIL ON THE THUMB.” Hampshire Paper Co., South Hadley Falls, Mass. 1974 comicbooks.com