Life, 1913-09-25 · page 38 of 43
Life — September 25, 1913 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and light humor content**, not political satire. The main humor piece is a courtship story by Addison Fox, Jr., where a young man visits a father to propose to his daughter. The joke's appeal is the **ironic reversal**: when the father assumes his daughter loves the suitor and worries about expenses, the young man reveals the daughter actively dislikes him and wants him gone. The punchline is the young man refusing payment, joking the "experiment" actually saved him money—darkly suggesting a failed courtship was financially beneficial. A second humor piece, "A Dog Telephoned," recounts an anecdote where a dog abandoned at a friend's house responds to his mistress calling through a telephone receiver and rushes home. It's a sentimental tale showcasing animal loyalty. The page is otherwise dominated by **period advertisements**—luxury crystal sets, Thomas Cook travel tours, soap, furniture, foot powder—aimed at affluent readers. The Vogue advertisement promoting "Forecast of Autumn Fashions" reflects contemporary fashion industry marketing targeting middle and upper-class women.
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CRYSTAL That is Exclusive We import direct in the unfnithed state and decorate to order the beet French Crystal, designed for practical service. Special Cocktail Set Complete ea with genuine Shef- Od Tey sad asd imported Ce each decorated Send for Catalog “be Luce Art Coton Six months leisurely travel de Lure. Limited pri tours leave Easthound Oct. 18, Nov. 8. 29; South: hound (the Antipodes) Oct. 28 SPECIAL ‘SHORT TOURS Westhound Oct. 4; Eastbound Jan. ro, rota. EGYPT AND THE NILE A. series_of high-class Tours to THE ORI . Nile, Holy Land, Greece, ete., leave an, Feb, and March. COOK'S ‘NILE 'STEAMERS ‘Tesve’ Caico every few days during be season for the First and Second Cata racts, the Sudan, ete. Also elegant private steamers and dahabeahs for families and private parties. SOUTH AMERICA Complete Tours of South America. including Paname w York . 1 for Program desi THOS. COOK & SON, 245 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, or Boston, Philadelphia Chicago, Meatreal, Toronte, Sau Prancisce, Les Angeles In this crystal- Clear soap we have caught the real fragrance of violets. Send 2c. stamp for sample coke, enough to last over a week. Writetoday. Address the ANDREW JERGENS YOU CAN “SLEEP on your sleeping porch, nd sleey ‘ou use the Black Knight ae ning cars Tefits comfortabl Bd alg there has been nothing doing, and I came here to find out what the matter was.” The younger man smiled. “My dear sir,” he replied, “you are a business man and so am J. There is nothing the matter, I assure you. The only trouble is that we all of us over- trained. I saw too much of your daughter.” The other man jumped up, his face beaming. “ Do you really mean that?” he said. “Tam obliged to confess that I do.” “Then, my dear boy, shake hands. This is a big relief. My daughter told me this morning that she was so heartily sick of you that she was afraid every minute you were going to pro- pose. Won't you at least let me pay half of the expenses?” His companion shook his head. “Not much, sir,” he said. “Just think of the money that this experi- ment has saved me!” elddison Fox, Jr. “CHEW YOUR FOOD, DORIS, BEFORE YoU SWALLOW IT; YOUR STOMACH HASN'T TEETH TO CHEW wiTit.” “MINE HAS. 1 SWALLOWED TWO LAST SUMMER. A Dog Telephoned A woman took her little brown cocker spaniel with her to call on a friend who lived a'mile or so away. When she left she quite forgot the dog, and as soon her friend discovered him she did all she could to make him leave, without success. Some hours passed and he was still there. So she telephoned to his mis- tress to let her know his “Dring him to the telephone,” One of the boys held him, while another put the receiver to the dog's ear. Then his mistress whistled and called. “Come home at once, Paddy!" Immedi- ately he wriggled out of the boy's arms, rushed to the door, barking to get out, and shortly afterward arrived, panting, at home.—The Spectator. Of all Vogue's claims to distinction the greatest is its ability — —to forecast the fashion! Not the styles of Yesterday, Not the styles of Today, —but wonderfully accurate presen- timents of the styles of Tomorrow in Vogue's FORECAST OF AUTUMN FASHIONS NOW ON SALE ALL NEWSSTANDS The Man who put the EEs in FEET Look for This Trade-Mark Picture on the Label when buying ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE The Antiseptic Powder to be shaken into the shoes for Tender, Aching, Swollen Feet. The! standard remedy for the feet for a Quarter: Century. 30,000 testimonials. Sold everywhere,» Sc. Sample FREE. Address, 3 ALLEN S. OLMSTED, Le Roy, 5 Trade-Mark comicbooks.com Ess,