Life, 1913-03-27 · page 57 of 60
Life — March 27, 1913 — page 57: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoon**—it's primarily advertising and brief humor pieces. The left side advertises **Reed & Barton silverware**, emphasizing Hepplewhite pattern design and the company's reputation for fine craftsmanship. The right side features an advertisement for **Madame Nordica's Bath Powder for Weight Reduction**, endorsed by the famous opera singer Lillian Nordica (1857-1914). The ad claims she personally developed the formula and achieved weight loss results, appealing to women's beauty standards of the era. Between these ads are two satirical anecdotes: one about playwright J.M. Barrie's experience at London's Athenzeum club, where a member breaks into tears after thirty-seven years of silence—mocking the club's cold, antisocial culture—and another brief joke about preferring poetry quoters to those relying on "original conversation." The page reflects early-20th-century consumer culture mixing product endorsement with celebrity authority and social commentary.
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utter hat's thing been | ] LIFE: Heppelwhite Pattern TH grace and refine- Thee of this Heppel- | white pattern embody the perfected ideals of that noted English de- signer and cabinet-maker who produced some of ‘the finest work of all times | during the eighteenth p soem The Reed & Barton pro- aatvoats in Sterling silver— representing the best from all periods—enjoy a reputation second to none in the art of the silversmith. ‘Reed & Barton Jewelers and Silversmiths TAUNTON MASSACHUSETTS Represented at Filth Avenue and 32d Street NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. 4 Maiden Lone CHICAGO, IL Cold Silences The London Club is remarkable for its silences, its cold silences. The playwright Barrie tells a story about the Athenzum, in Pall Mall. Bar. tie frequented the Athenzum a long time without exchanging a syllable with a single fellow member, and then, one afternoon, overcome with loneliness over his tea in the library, he ventured to ad- dress a remark upon the weather to an old fellow who sat before the fire with the Times But the old fellow, instead of answer- ing Barrie's remark, put down the Times, drew forth his handkerchief and burst into sobs. “Why,” said Barrie, puzzled and moved, “why, what's the matter The old fellow looked at Barrie ten- and, his cyes swimming in tears, he answered “Oh, my dear sir, T have been a mem- ber of this club for thirty-seven years, and your kind words are the first that have ever dressed to me within these walls.”"—. York Tribune. If Poetry is Good “Do you like a man who quotes Poetry?" “Well,” replied Miss Cayenne, “he is usua b ft than one who relies on original conversation. —Washington Star. Bath Lowder Tord eduction of Weight A Word to All 1 Women “Having tried every other known means of reducing weight, I have succeeded by a method of my own, “The Bath Powder bearing my name is the same I have used with most amazing results. “As my own discovery, my own formula proven in my own use, I recommend it lor the general good of humanity, “My experience, and the endorsements of many prominent people, are all contained in a litle book will you write for it? tw MADAME NORDICA'S COMPANY ‘Studio 17, Eight West Ninth Street New York City iB — comicbooks.com