Life, 1913-12-04 · page 88 of 112
Life — December 4, 1913 — page 88: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** for consumer products (toothbrushes, billiard tables, hosiery), not political satire. The only satirical content appears in "Our Patent Department" section, which presents **fictional humorous "inventions"** mocking domestic life and marriage. The jokes target husbands' frustrations: a buttoner for wives' dresses (implying dependency/helplessness), an "insulter" device for travel, a "gullometer" to measure wives' truthfulness about whether they're awake, and a handkerchief retainer to stop wives from losing items. There's also a joke about wives "winning" arguments through sheer persistence. These reflect **early 20th-century gender stereotypes**—depicting wives as dependent, forgetful, argumentative, and requiring male assistance. The humor assumes male readership frustrated with domestic responsibilities and marital dynamics. The satire is gentle domestic comedy, not political commentary. It reflects the era's attitudes about marriage and gender roles rather than criticizing them.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Se dralé KLIFE Vedic! Billiards | $700 at Home |Down Your own table will cost Jcas tha to oy ia You play on it while paying. No 1 of tables up to 4x9 leet (stand BURROWES Billiard and Pool Table FREE TRIAL—NO RED TAPE. On receipt of first instal ship table. TH onsati turn it, and on it Ii refund your depos. This insures youa free trial. Write today for il lustrated catalog giving \ receipt XO@ SIWL NI. _ GITVIS ONITE FOIE. TIZINSIUS ATHONOSOH. d - you could look at the inside construction of tooth- brushes, you would see the clearest, sanest, quickest reason why it is imperative to demand a Rudderset. and only a Rudbberset. RUBBERSET TRADE MAR’ THE SAFETY TOOTH BRUSH A toothbrush of frail bristle-holding construction, is a positive! you can tell absolutely whether your danger, and should never enter your mouth. The absolute un- wife is awake or not, and just how qualified reason why a bristle cannot come out of the vulcanized | she feels. Arranged in color discs base of a Rubbersct Toothbrush is readily seen and understood | from a deep purple to a harmonious in the cross-section toothbrush pictured above. The black at! yellow. Prepares you in advance. the base of the bristles is hard rubber, into which all the bristles} have been securely gripped. It is impossible for the bristles to free themselves from this everlasting grip of vulcanized rubber. Besides being safe, each Rubbersct Toothbrush is accurately | and scientifically shaped—planned to clean the teeth as well as the crevices that are difficult to reach, Each Rubberset is — sterilized and individually boxed before leaving the factory. PECK & PECK At your druggist or department storc—Insist on the Rubberset \@ Fine Silk Hosiery RUBBERSET COMPANY, Factories, Newark, N. J. For Yuletide Gifts ly how long an after-dinner speaker will talk as soon as he begins. All you do is to expose it to his first sentences like a camera. More accurate than any pe- dometer. Saves many evenings of pain. Husband's Gullometer—This little un- obtrusive instrument is put at the head of staircases, and connects with a recorder just outside of door. Be- fore you enter your house at night sagan “ss0ve SOA a 2) S = le ) ce A) = lasy Wire: Yes, in a battle of tongues a woman can always hold her own. Husnaxp: Perhaps she can—but she never docs—Denver News. YIIENs GHVH M O73FH SIUSIST _(R.& C,H. T. Co., Props.) Our Patent Department (Some New Inventions.) OMAN Buttoner—A handy little instrument for buttoning your wife up the back. Can be extended from where you sit. Used in the dark. Plays patriotic tunes while at work. No home complete without one. Have You Seen Our Patent Electric Non-Insulter?—Can be carried in the pocket. An absolute barrier against all insults by officials you may meet in your travels. You press the button and immediately become impervious. “When You ¢ Go Shopping Remember Me” This shopping list, in cover of green leather, stamped in gold with extra insert and boxed with gift card, is a new Poblson gift that is stire to please. It is the handiest list imaginable. Sent Postpaid $50 together with our ok of “Unusual Gifts.” Send for our book = | POHLSON GIFT SHOP, Dept. 40, PAWTUCKET, R. I. You are surrounded by non-insulting current which acts as a boomerang against the offender. Extra heavy Cus- tom House size for travelers returning from Europe. Handkerchief Retainer—This useful instrument is invisible. When at- tached to your wife absolutely pre- vents her from dropping her handker- chief on the floor. Saves countless bendings. In use at all dinner parties. Truth Indicator—Do you read the newspapers? If so, you will find our patented device for finding the truth in them invaluable. Can be fastened anywhere. Points automatically to any item in your daily paper which happens to be correct. Reduces your reading by 99 per cent. Can also be attached to all books on_ history. Special auxiliary for listening to con- versations or lectures. Speaker's Guide—Tells you unerring- To solve the gift problem send for mail order cats Jogue or a sample assortment of Stockings, Sox asd Cravats. Return part or all at our expense by express. (Reference requested.) Our $1.00 silk stockings of exceptional value. Ocr special boxes contain 6 pairs. This makes a practical, pleasing gift. Men's Smart Combination Sets of Sox and Cravats, $2.00 t0 $10.00 per set. Send for sample assortment, PECK & PECK |] FOUR HOSIERY SHOPS 588 Fifth Avenue 481 Fifth Avenue 448 Fifth Avenue 230 Fifth Avenue New York SE, Handsomely head mbroidered pattern French an Spitalbeld_ silk pany, dierent tom