Life, 1913-10-23 · page 34 of 40
Life — October 23, 1913 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct pieces: **Main Article**: "Why We Said 'No' to These Men" advertises an upcoming series in *Ladies' Home Journal* about women's reasons for rejecting marriage proposals. The framing suggests these are frank, intimate confessions—insights into "women's hearts"—meant to guide other young women on whether to accept or refuse proposals. **"On Life's Wire" Column**: A humorous phone conversation between "Lire" (Life magazine, personified) and Jane Addams, the famous Progressive Era social reformer. Addams had just stated New York was "wickeder" than Chicago. The joke mocks her activism: Lire teases her about being a "philanderer" and references her controversial support for the "Bull Moose" (Progressive Party) convention, implying her political involvement distresses her admirers who preferred she stick to "knitting and weaving." **Minor Comic**: "Subtle Revenge"—a brief bootblack joke about retaliation. **Advertisement**: Kelly-Springfield automobile tires. The page reflects early 1900s attitudes: patronizing interest in women's marriageability and skepticism toward female political participation.
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On Life’s Wire ELLO, Lire?” e {4 99 “Lire, At your service.” “This is Jane Addams speaking.” ht “Oh, hello, Miss Addams. Mighty glad to hear from you.” “You're not angry, then?” “Angry at what, pray?” (@] ese en “At my saying that New York is ' wickeder than Chicago.” “Oh, not at all. We are not affected by little things like that. When two The real reasons why women refuse some men cities become as wicked as New York and Chicago are, any slight disparity who propose to them between them is of no significance. If Chicago can get any consolation out of the fact that New York is wickeder, why, bless your heart, go along and These reasons—the real reasons——are not bi ar “Thank you, Lire. That lifts a great often told. But here they are, frankly, load from my mind. 1 wont, your esteem always.” and by realwomen. Theyare like glimpses -¢* Yeaahall almays baveli: But there is a matter that has worried us a . . . rifle.” into the inner shrine of women’s hearts. a Ob, Lire “And it concerns no less a person The women tell not only why they said than your own dear self. You know we have always thought a heap of “No,” but how they said it. It is for wtLare! You are such a dreadful bhilanderer.” other girls that these women tell what they “*Pon our honor, Miss Addams. You have always looked good to us. The do, and never has the girl’s question way youl went along and attended to your knitting and your weaving and ‘“How shall I know whether to say ‘Yes’ tative nick one oe ot Hol Tass . appealed to us mightily.” or ‘No’?” been so directly answered. “I’m sure yow're very kind.” “And we've often said that if we were to give the vote to any woman, *. e o Jane Addams should be the first to The series begins in get it, for we believed you knew what to do with it.” The October LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL wet ee “Not entirely. But you can’t im- 15 Cents: On Sale Everywhere agine what an awful wrench it gave to our heart strings when you got up ’ ° before that Bull Moose convention.” THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA “Why, Lire, you don’t understand. The glorious opportunity to emanci- aie. / ‘ Kelly- Spring fiel d Two young bootblacks who have stands close together on Tremont Street A bil: Ti Guarrled the ether day. "Ill get even utomobile lires erie pads yet vowed the smaller’ | You hear a lot of free conversation about tires these days, which sari fe ex he Bi ie ” J more refreshing to be able to count on such a definite proposition as Gola to abt: ble, :areiyery, fiat? : (2§8] rubber plus handmaking plus 17 years experience equals Kell Springfield ies he was asked. “Naw! When he gets troo polishin’ KELLY-SPRINGFIE! -D TIRE COMPANY a gent I’m goin’ to say ter that gent soon's he steps off the chair: ‘Shine, sir, shine !’"—Boston Transcript. comicbooks.com