Life, 1914-02-12 · page 32 of 44
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This page features early 20th-century humor mocking women's suffrage activism. The main cartoon poem depicts a suffragette demanding equal wages with men. When she argues her case to a crowd, a man leaves with a cutting retort: she should simply marry to solve her financial problems—dismissing her labor rights argument with domestic dependency. The satire reflects anti-suffrage sentiment of the era: rather than engaging women's economic justice claims seriously, the "wit" suggests marriage as the "real" answer to women's poverty. This was common rhetorical dismissal of suffragists' broader demands for equality. The page also includes unrelated period humor about Mozart, dinner dances, and ancestry—typical Life magazine fare mixing social commentary with light jokes. Several advertisements (tire company, foot powder, hotels) occupy the remaining space, standard for the publication.
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He Knew the Answer The suffragette stood grim and firm, The crowd around haranguing ; And. masculinity came in For nothing but a whanging. “T want,” she cried, “the wages of A man, . That's all I'm asking. As out the door a heartless wretch Who'd in her light been basking, Went forth, he sped this Parthan shaft ; “Tis well with us you've tarried, Your wish I have the answer for— Dear lady, just get married.” —Livingston Lance. Wine Jel bre deltght! ete, in stamps. and healthful. Sample of bitters by ©... Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. Tue accomplished and obliging pianist had finished several selections in the hotel, parlor, and the guests were dis- cussing other numbers, One turned to an elderly lady and said: “Now, for instance, there is Mozart's Twelfth Mass. You remember that, Mrs. Hiscomb “Remember it? I should say so. Why, my husband served through the war in that very regiment !"—Argonaut. First Lavy: Too bad! Mrs. S. al ways has such abominable weather for her afternoon teas. Secon Lavy: Yes; she never pours but it rains—Tit-Bits, whon flarored with Abbott's Bitters ts made mall, Heed the call ef the German “Vaterland” the historic Rhine country, rich in nat- wnt ten cist mecbevalerchectre Tour to BALTIMORE-SOUTHAMPTON. Comfort without luxury. Delicious meals. A EITIES .. Plain or Cork Tip £~ FN ¢, Utmost in Cigarettes” Se ’ One Advantage “There's one thing I like about these new-fangled dinner dances.” * ew hat’s that?” ey keep a man from wondering to do with his hands between Detroit Free Press. what courses."—, Comfort Without Extravagance, Hotel Woodstock, New York Tue First Lapy: My husband wired me from Paris on my birthday asking whether he should buy me a Rem- brandt or a Titian. Now, which would you have? Tue Seconp: Well, as far as that goes, any of those French cars are pretty good—The Sketch. Cuottie: I figured out this morning how many ancestors I really had, and found there were several thousand, Miss Biunt: And just think of the insignificant result of all those ancestors. —Boston Transcript. Kelly-Springfield Automobile 15 Our ancestors, with their infinite pains in handicraft, could have made wonderful tires. Probably the biggest single reason for the excellence of our tires and tubes is | that we apply this careful handworkmanship to the excellent rubber obtainable today. KEI LLY-: '-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY ach offices in New York. Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St, Louis, os Angeles Cleveland. Taltimore. Seater Atlant, Auro™, 0. Cor. B’way & 57th St., N. Y. Detrott, ‘San Francisco, Los ‘The Hearn Tire & Rubber Co., Columius, Obie Boss Raber Cou, wer, Ce South'n Hdwe & Weodstcck Co.. Ltd., New Cifeane La anapolis, 1 Central Rubber & Suppl ‘Otmasted Co., Inc, Co., tdi acute, N.Y. Barnard & Michael, Buffalo, ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot~Eate, the antiseptic powder fur the feet. It’ relieves painful, swollen, UJ smarting, tender, nervous feet, and ‘takes the sting outof cornsand banions. Just the thing for Dancing parties and for Breaking in new shoes, Nothing reate the feet like Allen's Foot= Ease ‘The Standard Remedy for the feet for a Qsarter Century. Allen's Foot Ease makes {fitting or new ehoes feel easy. It Ie a cer- n rellef for ingrowing naile, aweating, callou and tired, aching feet. We have over 30,000 tes- timonial, TRY IT TO-DAY. Sold every- where?Scts. Do not accept any substitate. rasa FREE DuAnncksce Doubly an Agnostic Professor Haley had been much an- noyed by the persistency with which a young man, who boasted of being an agnostic, discussed his religious beliefs in the history class. One day he was giving his class a brisk oral examination. The young man was having a hard time with the direct, pointed questions that Professor Haley shot at him. “T believe,” remarked the professor, after a bit, with his usual lisp, “that you are an agnothtic in religiouth mat- terth.” “Yes, sir,” answered the young man, promptly, scenting an opportunity to escape from the grilling to which he was being subjected. “T can athure you,” said the profes- sor, setting down a zero in his grade- book, “that you are an agnothtic in hithtory ath well."—Youth's Companion. Wuex a modern girl says she has nothing to wear it is only a slight ex- aggeration—Springfield Union. FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL * eee Europes Plan All Winter Spots, Bootie ALBERT TtERIOn Ss “hanaser