Life, 1913-07-03 · page 39 of 48
Life — July 3, 1913 — page 39: what you’re looking at
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This page contains primarily **advertisements and poetry**, not political satire. **Main Content:** - "The Wanderlust" is a romantic poem by E.M. Price celebrating travel and adventure, referencing Kipling and other literary figures - An Emerson quote about intellectualism versus practical action - Large **Kodak camera advertisement** dominating the right side, promoting a "3A Folding Pocket" model for $20 - Supporting ads for Calox tooth powder, portable garages, and Chihuahua dogs **The Bottom Cartoon:** A single-panel joke shows a car crash. A man says "That's an awful smash-up. Is your wife under there, too?" with the response "I ain't married—this is the worst thing that ever happened to me!" This is a **marital joke**—the humor relies on the period stereotype that marriage is worse than a car accident. It reflects common early-20th-century "nagging wife" comedy tropes. **Historical Context:** This appears to be from approximately 1915-1920s Life magazine, before its mid-century transformation into a photo magazine.
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iia lide Jeg The Wanderlust Adrummer am I and I follow my trade over the world and back— Over the world to the stein of the stars I follow the Kipling track— [follow the wail of the “Gipsy Trail,” like night on the Thé Dansant; Aod the suds that drip from the Dutch- man’s lip are born of the grief I vaunt. Iride on the carousels of Time, in the car of earth's Ferris-wheel ; I drift on a dew-drenched echo of song at the end of the showman's spiel ; Isleep in the reck of the Burmese teak and ‘neath the patchouli’s glow; Idrink the wine of some anodyne, as the wind-gods ebb and flow. jokes in the World are my broad ay, I am better than Farnol or Wells, Ilaugh at my “Shears of Atropos,” I ought to have copied “ The Bells. For a drummer am I and I follow my trade, like the foxhound the master's heel, To a land so far where no Kiplings are. and no Swinburne titles appeal. —E. M. Price, in Yale Record. bad. ured, Ove young people have thought and bad written much on labor and reform, and New for all that they have written, neither rnold the world nor themselves have got on these a step. Intellectual tasting of life will sty.” ot supersede muscular activity. If a Ten man should consider the nicety of the nder- passage of a piece of bread down his n the throat, he would starve.—Emerson. o-day way Sample and Booklet free on request All Drugei 25 cent Ask for the Calox Tooth Br: 1cKESSON & ROBBINS, wosmRe GARAGES - For Automobiles and Motorcycles $30 and Up Easy to put up. Portable. All sizes. Postal brings = MS ‘latest illustrated catalog. WARDS MFC. CO., 336-386 Egrleston Ave., Cincinnati, O. uch valval ooklet, whi and addr 1 natty select finest from native | tex tabee and il dint? yo0 at Accy pcncusked Write toda y in East, 7. oatreal, Vranels E. Laster, Depts TN-1K, Meaitia Park, N. M. ! 34 Folding Pocket Pictures, Post Card Size, (34 x 534 inches) Price, So capable as to meet the requirements of the expert—So simple as to fit the needs of the novice. The high grade rapid rectilinear lens permits snap shots up to a hundredth of a second. The automatic focusing lock is quickly set for any distance from 6 feet to 100, Has Kodak Ball Bearing shutter, automatic speeds 1/25, 1/50, 1/100 second —also operates for time and bulb exposures—loads in daylight with Kodak film cartridges, and an indicator registers each exposure as made, Kodak simplicity, quality and efficiency all the way. Kodak catalogue free at your dealers, or by mail. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Rocuester, N.Y., The Kodak City. comicbooks.com