Life, 1913-06-12 · page 30 of 44
Life — June 12, 1913 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical poetry and short humor pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine, plus period advertisements. The main cartoon features a poem "To a Grocer" by Constance and Burges Johnson, complaining bitterly about inflated grocery prices and the grocer's profiteering. The illustration shows a woman confronting a cheerful grocer—satire on the economic frustration of rising living costs and merchant greed during this era. Below are brief humorous anecdotes: one about Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson dismissing a wounded officer's excuse, another about marital banter over housework, and jokes about social embarrassment at theater and modern art (cubism). The advertisements promote luxury goods: Morny bath salts, Houbigant perfume ("Coeur de Jeannette"), and Calox toothpaste—targeting affluent readers despite the page's complaints about grocery inflation. This ironic juxtaposition reflects Life's audience: educated, middle-to-upper-class Americans who could afford both satire and luxury.
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RE S3N0T Scissors a ah AvT NULLus wih eGo To a Grocer Hail to thee, blithe grocer! ‘Tis against my will, I would have thee know, sir, That T pay thy bill; Sending all my gold to thy rapacious till Higher still and higher Rates thou daily wringest; Useless is my ire At cach price thou springest— And stinging still dost smile, and smil- ing ever stingest! In thy golden butter, In thy sugar-bin, Deeds I dare not utter, Thou dost do, and grin no competition in this town in A pale purple grouch or Rage will dim my sight, When I read your voucher For the check I write. Thou art unseen, but yet I hear thy shrill delight. —Constance and Burges Johnson, in The Delineator, “(1 SUPPOSE YOU THOUGHT 1 NEVER WAS comInc?” Accidental “ Stonewall” Jackson was not a man to speak ill of another without strong reason, but that he could express an opinion in no uncertain terms is shown by a remark that the Southern Bivouac attributes to him Ata council of generals early in the war, one of them remarked that Major —— was wounded, and would be un! able to perform a certain work for which he had been suggested. “Wounded!” said Jackson. “If that is really so, I think it must have been by an accidental discharge of his duty !" —Youth's Companion. His Snap “ By gorry, I'm tired!” “There you go! You're tired! Here T be a-standin’ over a hot stove all day, and you wurkin’ in a nice cool sewer!” —The Masses Embarrassed “Didn't you feel pretty cheap sitting there with a young and innocent girl at such a shocking play?” “I did. She had to explain a good many of the innuendoes before I was able to get them.” —Chicago Record-Herald. Kwicker: Did you turn the picture to the wall? Bocxer: It was a cubist affair, so we turned the wall to the picture. —The Sun, all the priecipal - Dreams Baildiers, there of ans chante ef addr im Lave are capsrighted, Far Reprint Rights in Great Britain apple Lave, Let NROMATIQUES he b ent aura surrounds the woman h-room Ritual ie ministered to by the famous house of MORN: THE ORIGINAL MORNY BATH SALTS lexarhns hath of sclentifcally Meeftenedt” wal ‘pon the eliate’ Hagering fragrance. wed in Exquisite MORNY odours: les $1.80 $4.35 $9.60 125 3.30 7.50 125 330 7.50 100 225 $50 125 330 750 Std by all Might awe Dapartment Source and Widribatore of Nefemery. Wholesale Agents for U.S. A: F. R. ARNOLD & CO., 3, 5 & 7 West 22nd S., N.Y. To THE BRIDE and her maids, ber friends, girl graduates and all women of society :— An odor of regal rank, such as this premlercreationby HOUBIGANT, Paris, is for each and every one of you. A favorite perfume of royalty; ‘Alexandra's preference for herself and friends, ‘You may ask, why should further rea- sons be adv: for your selection of k Coeur de eannette (HEART OF JEANNETTE) asa personal odor? Because it excels among flower perfumes, it is truly the Glory of the Garden” —esthetic— ett, Ce aia unrivaled atmosphere feminine appeal. Leading bortle, $3.18. Sample al nage oh in colors, PARK & TILFORD 225 Fifth Avenue New York Sete Agents in United States ond Canada Sound and White Teeth are surely a rich enough return for usin Calox twice a day. The Oxygen whic! Calox liberates puts an end to that, de- composition of food particles upon which harmful bacteria thrive, and also to the bacteria themselves. Moreover, the gums are invigorated, the teeth whitened and the breath purified in the pleasantest and most gratifying way Sample and booklet free on request All Druggists 25c Ask for the Calox Tooth Brush, 45 cents McKESSON & ROBBINS NEW YORK comicbooks.com