Life, 1913-03-20 · page 30 of 44
Life — March 20, 1913 — page 30: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This **Life magazine page** (circa 1912-1913) contains satirical short pieces and period advertisements: **"The Spendthrift Lover"** mocks a financially irresponsible man who lavishes gifts on a woman, then loses her to a thrifty suitor—a commentary on marriage as economic transaction. **The medieval costume joke** references the contemporary **suffragette movement**: women demanding voting rights held public parades in period dress. The satire suggests wives adopted the fashion without understanding its political meaning. **"Bound to Get It"** is children's humor about a persistent child manipulating his mother into fetching water through emotional leverage. **"The Sins of the Father"** satirizes parental hypocrisy: a father beats his son for arithmetic errors, then admits to losing money through poor judgment. **The suffragette wife quip** dismisses women's justice concerns, suggesting voting rights are their only real grievance—typical anti-suffragette sentiment of the era. The page is primarily **advertising** (gasoline gauges, tobacco, advice books), with humor serving as filler content between commercial pitches.
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AT LAST!! A Gasoline Gauge for automobiles that is accurate and dependable — up hill, down hill, on ied at and on the r hottest and coldest days. Shows at a glance the amount of The Spendthrift Lover gasoline in’ the tank. To buy her presents his cash he spent And her words of thanks were sweete: She than honey, But when he had squandered his last red ; Cj en O) . cent i, £ She married a youth who saved his Brae oF Nickel among Gasoline Gauge a‘ Vew York Press. E (Attaches to the Dash) . SOME OF ITS MANY ADVANTAGES “T see the women are going to wear y No more Dry Tanks miles from Carage. Detects Leaky Tanks immediately. medieval costumes in that suffragette No lmare pulling up uabians f0\run Shows incadly smauct of gute that eo i : measuring tick into tank, into tank and amount being consumed per parade,” remarked Mr. Wombat, pleas- " ‘As dependable as your watch and will not get out of order. os our “ost Me rey mole te wear, Pru directions for tnstalting sent ttth each gauge. my dear i a é . 5 as ; plied at present for the 1912 and 1913 My medieval hat,” said Mrs, Wom- Ford, Overland, Buick, E.M.F., and the 1913 Studebaker. bat, significantly. If for other cars, send us name, model and year, and we will notify you if we can supply. And there were no further remarks. yous (Not made at prevent for cara having pressure tanks, If your dealer canaot wpoly —Kanses City Journel, you, we will, direct, on receipt of price. Catalog No. 3, giving full particulars, seat Iree, C. F. ROPER & CO., Hopedale, Mass. In a Pinch, use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE Bound to Get It Tommy, after going to bed, became thirsty, or thought he did. He called oui “Ma, T want a drink.” The mother's voice answered back: “Tommy, you go to sleep.” Tommy grunted, turned over, and was silent for ten minutes. Then again: THE THIRD EARL OF CRAVEN “Ma, I want a drink.” Inventor of the “Tommy, you go right to sleep,” was Finest Smoking Tobacco in the World the reply. : Intense silence again for ten minutes. Craven Mixture =o %« (Made in England) “Say, ma, T want a drink.” What I call the “Arcadia” in | “Tommy, if you dua't go right to slecp “My Lady Nicotine” is the Craven T'll come and spank you.” Mixture and no other. J. M. BARRIE More silence, this time for about two This famous mixture has the minutes, And then: ‘ ma, when you come to spank largest sale of any high class me won't you bring me a drink?” smoking tobacco in the world. —Detroit News Tribune. If your desler cannot supply you at once, pena: 30 cents ached oz, or60 cents for a3oz tin. D. > "acked two ways, Loose or in Cartridget: for Baron Pipe Filler. " U. 8._AGENTS OF CARRERAS, viele The Sins of the Father cess SONY 121; West 33d Street eVeovke City Tommy came home from school very Me t ay pk 5 s observed his father cheerfully, “how did you get on at A Happy Marriage school to-day?” Depends largely on a know!- ; ic had ‘teen: whipped edge of the whole truth Johnny said that he had been whippe iS ches ue Dan kept NOW ON SALE come intellizently of itself. wrong answer,” he added. “ Last night wy correc! dinary. ; dollars, and you said it ‘was a hell of a . ye SEXOLOGY lot.’ That isn’t the right answer.” Spring Millinery Namber (Itustrated) ing Post. ON SALE “MARCH. 25TH by William H. Walling, A.M. .A1.D. imparts In a clear, wholesoine way in one volume & y¥; Man § V Wire (with suffragette leanings) : Until women get the vote, it is impos- ‘ $ : ROGAN awiedtee Hate MM te Beso sible for them to get justice inthe Spring Fashions Namber wowledge a Young We courts. ON SALE APRIL out edge Mather then i Huspaxo: True; they get more mercy number Have. mnert to Her Daughter. than justice—London Opinion. é Alt in one volume. Blustrated, $2. postpaid. ‘ la Write for Other Peop! aad Table of Consents. A.ceanpoonlill of Abbot’ ems wiih your Gra Fruit Puritan Pub. Co., 776 Perry Bldg., Phila., Pa. || mates an Ideal appetizing tonic. Sample of bitters by mail, Meee nn 2scts.in stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. eRe Re UU $86 comicbooks.com