Life, 1913-06-19 · page 38 of 52
Life — June 19, 1913 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with brief humor columns interspersed. The main content includes: **"Our Foolish Contemporaries"** — A satirical column mocking three ladies whose friend cancels a planned drive. One excuses herself for indigestion; her companions dismiss this as insufficient. The humor targets women's perceived hypochondria and weak constitutions—a period stereotype. **Other brief jokes** mock women's chattiness ("Made yourself plain?"), musicianship, and domestic dynamics—typical early 20th-century gender humor. **"Knowledge Is Power"** — A brief anecdote about a Black church janitor impressed that a new minister prayed for things the previous preacher "didn't even know He had." The humor relies on a racial stereotype of Black servants as simple-minded observers. **Advertisements** dominate: Allen's Foot-Ease, Abbott's Bitters, Indestructo Trunks (with 5-year guarantee), and correspondence courses for writing movie plots. The cartoonish illustration shows a fashionable man in a car with women, likely supporting the contemporary advertising/lifestyle content rather than conveying specific satire.
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