Life, 1913-02-13 · page 35 of 44
Life — February 13, 1913 — page 35: what you’re looking at
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This page contains primarily **advertisements and light satirical content**, not political cartoons. The main item is "A Timid Suggestion"—a humorous editorial proposing that New York City install calliopes and fire blank cartridges to increase urban noise, since residents aren't yet "half mad" from existing racket. It's satirizing the city's cacophony by suggesting absurd solutions, likely reflecting contemporary complaints about New York's growing industrial clamor. A brief anecdote jokes about a modern Romeo and Juliet: a young man helps a girl elope via motor car while her father watches from a window, only to ask the couple to return the ladder—he needs it for his other daughters. The humor relies on implying the father has multiple daughters eloping. The page is otherwise dominated by **product advertisements**: Sexology books, Allen's Foot-Ease powder, and Pond's Vanishing Cream (the dominant ad). These ads are typical early-20th-century magazine fare with medical/scientific appeals to sell personal care products.
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ctive world. ower- cents. A Timid Suggestion Is New York behindhand in the mat- ter of noises? It scems to us as if something might be done in this direc- tion. At present, the noises of New York are old and stereotyped and con- fined to the clanging of bells, the blow- ing of whistles, the chugging of auto- piles, the screaming of newsboys, the nts, the din of drays, whistles of policemen, the rattle of ing buildings, and the screams of peo ple who are run over. Are these noises enough for a city like New York? Should not a special calliope be stationed at the corner of every street on Broadway, with a man in charge of it? Why not fire off a few blank cartridges during the quicter hours? We are aware that these suggestions are crude; but it is the spirit that counts. We are an inventive people, It seems quite certain that if enough inducement is offered a great deal of talent will be brought to bear.upon this problem. At the present time, people who are living in New York are only half mad from the noise. This is a great’ mistake. Mayor Gaynor ought to do something about it Tue modern Romeo helped his Julict to descend from the vine-covered bal- cony, “Dearest,” he called, when she had climbed into the big motor, take away the rope ladder Just then the upper window. was raised, and the old man leaned out. ave that ‘ere ladder where * he cautioned, I've got a couple more darters 1 want to get ott my hands."—Tit-Bits “shall we A Happy Marriage Depends largely ou a know |- of the whole trat self and sex aod relation to life and health, This kuowledge does uot come intellizeatly of itvelf nor correctly from ordinary every-day sources. SEXOLOGY (Miustrated) by Widtiam MH. Walls wirolesome way in, to Her Daughter. Mt Have. fed, $2, postpaid. Propie’s Oploious” and Tauie ot Contents. Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa. ] _ ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE The Antiseptic powder shaken into the shoes 7the Standard Remedy tor the teet = ra quarter century. 30.000 testimonials. Trade-Mark. Sold everywhere, Sample FREE Address, Allen $ The Man who put the EE Motion Picture Plays Wanted nero ctn, er nh ilure Flays Wanted an them. Weteachyou | by mail. Rerlence needed. Big demand and good ASS'D M1", SCHOOLS, 804 Sheridan Tel, < Why your skin chaps and How to prevent it “The reason for chapping is that the skin, because of unnatural drvness, loses tts power of resistance, Like @ piece of dry leather, it cracks and breaks under conditions that it endures without strain when lubricated.” “The Care of the Skin and Halr""—W1 Allen Pusey, A.M., M.D., Profes Dermatoiogy, University’ of Iilin You can’t avoid the dry, cold, irritating winds of winter, but you can protect your- self from their damaging influences. Before going out, your skin should be softened by alight application of Vanishing Ci It is just the cream to use in this way, be- cause it contains no grease of any kind. It won't harm your gloves or veil. Vanishing Cream is made in accordance with the advance in dermatology and contains ingredients which have a special affinity for the skin, The moment you apply it, your skin takes itup. You can see it vanish, It never reappears on the skin as do so many other toilet prepara- tions, Vanishing Cream overcomes all dryness and Hamediately restores the necessary skin pliancy, Protect your face, wrists and ankles with Vanishing Cream and you won't know what it is to suffer from Toughened, chapped skin, Any skin re- sponds to it quickly and is easily brought back to the transparent delicacy, of youth, We will gladly send, upom request, @ sample of Vanishing Cream. If you desire an extra large trial tube. send ge im stamos 10 Vond's Extract Compony, Deft. L,141 Hudson St., New York Pond'’s Extract @mpany’s old for use im emergenc injuries such as cuts, bruises, GeT ore THERE!" comicbooks.com