Life, 1914-01-01 · page 30 of 44
Life — January 1, 1914 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous anecdotes typical of early 20th-century American satire, plus period advertisements. **The cartoons/jokes:** - **"That Made a Difference"**: A woman rejects a suitor lacking ambition, then accepts him when he reveals his wealth—satirizing women's materialistic priorities. - **"An Editor's Savings"**: Mocks self-made wealth mythology by revealing an editor's fortune came entirely from an inheritance ($99,999), not frugality and hard work. - **"His Teeth"** and **"A Sure Thing"**: Joke about literal misunderstandings (a dentist gnashing the *dentist's* teeth; a surgeon's grim statistics presented optimistically). **The advertisements** promote Viyella flannel and D.J.A. Scotch Ginghams with period-typical emphases on avoiding counterfeits and shrinkage. The satirical tone targets hypocrisies in courtship, business mythology, and professional awkwardness—themes resonant for 1914 Life readers seeking entertainment through gentle social criticism.
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¢ His Teeth — VT C| OR g 4 “Well, did he pay you?” asked the Yj, N wife of a dentist who had been to collect OES Z a bill for a full set of false teeth that he / : : s had made for a man almost a year before. : : “Pay me?” growled the dentist. That Made a Difference “Not only did he refuse to pay me, but Suz: No, George, I am afraid I can- he actually had the effrontery to gnash at not marry you. I want a man who z: me—with my tecth!"—London Opinion, possesses a noble ambition; whose heart is set on attaining some high and worthy 4 a A Sure Thing According to a nurse in one of the big hospitals, a visiting surgeon recently caused a robust patient almost to col- lapse by joking with him after an operation. . . | : “What are my chances for recovery? An Editor's Savings fal 1 asked the patient. “Splendid,” said the surgeon. “What do you mean by splendid?" “Why, you have one chance in twenty for recovery.” Well, don't I want you? Oh, George! I am yours! —Ladies' Home Journal, An editor who started about twenty years ago with only fifty-five cents is now worth about $100,000. His accumu- lation of wealth is owing to his frugality, " good habits, strict attention to business, ccahianes “That is not very encouraging. I and the fact that an uncle died and left i =e can't sce how my chances are as splendid him the sum of $99,999. 2 as you say.” —Editor and Publisher. it — “Well, I'll explain,” said the surgeon. i “In this particular operation it is gen- : erally conceded that there is one chance “You surely don't give your husband { " = in twenty for the patient to recover. The a necktic every Christmas?" j last nineteen patients I have operated “Oh, yes, I do! And the poor dear 3 = upon for your complaint died, so you are never seems to know that it is the same <= ~ the one out of the twenty who ought to recover."—Tribune. ied States, Great “Britala, Canacla (and Brith LAE is for sale by all pewsdealers in Great Britain ard may be obtained from booksellers ta all the principal prsessions. $5.00 a yeat la advance. "Additional prstage to foreign countzics in the Postal Union, $1.08 a year: i ve world.” ‘The foreign trade suppiied trom LIPE'S London Office, Ralls House, reams Buildiogs, C ‘32 cents.” "Slagle current copies, 10 ceats. flack numbers, alter three manths trom date of publication, (brtar to 1910 ext ot priat, rhe te fons in LAWR are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights tu Great Britain apply to LAPR, Vo contribution mill be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. VAPK doct not Gaels respoustste for the [ott or momsreturm of unsolicited tontributions VIYELL New Spring Desigias for 1914 Viyella”’ can be obtained at all leading retail stores A large range of plain colors, Stripes! Plaids! AVOID SUBSTITUTES! DAVID & JOHN ANDERSON. Facsimile of label on each 214 yard NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS m+, PROG: Scorch GINGHAMS. DOES 14 ° 99 KNICKERBOCKERS, not“ Viyell ? 6 tyetta NDAY SHIRTS, Flevilte of, 184i atamned. on xoerg three (Rexd. SHRINK ‘ PYJAMAS, ete. yards of each piece. JOES NOT SHRINK For Sale at Leading Retail Stores Avoid Substitutes Tl | comicbooks.com