Life, 1913-04-10 · page 45 of 48
Life — April 10, 1913 — page 45: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces of content: **"Repartee" (top left):** A brief anecdote from the War of 1812 mocking British naval officer Commodore Macdonough. A captured British officer insults American combat tactics as cowardly; a Burlington woman cleverly retorts that such hiding places wouldn't exist on lake battlefields—a pointed jab at American naval victories. **Remington Typewriter Ad (center/right):** A commercial comparing white sheep's wool productivity to Remington typewriter market dominance. The analogy suggests Remington's superiority stems from adoption rates rather than inherent quality. The ad emphasizes that business schools and trained stenographers prefer Remington machines, citing 12.5 million daily letters as proof of market leadership. **Bottom cartoon:** Three sketches showing how John's bride appeared differently to family members versus to John himself—likely satirizing the contrast between a woman's public presentation versus her husband's romantic perception. The page is primarily **advertising-driven content** with minor historical/satirical elements.
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Repartee A British naval officer, a prisoner of Commodore Macdonough, said to a woman in Burlington, that the only way the d——d Yankees gained victories was by skulkin behind every stump and tree; that they were afraid to come out in open fight: to which the woman ob- served: “Were there stumps and trees on the lakes?” Tue Abbé rolles made a trans- lation of the igrams of Martial,” so deprived of the wit and purpose of the Latin author that the critic Ména posed to call the French version “ determines the buying choice of connoisseurs — they consider price only in so far as it may buy super- iority—they unite on Cook’s. Be coldly criti- Extra Than As you drink it, compare it with all the other cham- pagnes you ever liked— point for point—purity, life, bouquet, flavor; and you will decide in favor of Cook’s, irrespective of price. And remem- ber, thisdifferencein price is due only to duty (60f) and ocean freight (40F) —Cook’s cost goes into quality. 25 SIS White sheep give more wool than black sheep—there are more of them REMINGTON stenographers do more of the world’s work than other stenographers— there are more of them. Nature only knows why there are white sheep than black. more All the world knows why there are more Remington operators than others. REMINGTON is the machine in which the most operators have confidence—and the machine which gives them the confidence to make good. REMINGTON is the machine in which the majority of good business schools have confidence—the confidence to turn out com- petent, efficient operators—the thing on which the very life of these schools depends. REMINGTON is the machine in which business men and business houses have con- fidence—because the big majority of good stenographers are Remington trained and ““go to work the first day without break- ing in.”’ 12,500,000 Remington letters mailed in the United States every business day in the year. Isn't that the answer to the question, ‘‘which machine?"’ for your office ? Throughout the world Remington is a synonym for typewriter efficiency. of the business world. It is the voice Remington Typewriter Company (lacorporated) New York and Everywhere HOW JOHN'S BRIDE LOOKED TO THE FAMILY HOW SHE LOOKED TO HIM TO MIS BROTHER TO HIS FATHER, AND comicbooks.com