Life, 1914-02-19 · page 32 of 40
Life — February 19, 1914 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising mixed with brief humor pieces**, typical of Life's format. Key content: **"Tango vs. Tanglefoot"**: A joke-advertisement suggesting the tango dance craze (popular in the 1910s) reduces alcohol consumption because dancing requires sobriety and steady feet. It promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder, claiming restaurants report decreased wine sales as patrons prefer dancing to drinking. **"Politics at Home"**: A brief anecdote mocking partisan political fervor—a Republican child, overhearing heated election-year attacks on Democrats, becomes afraid a Democrat is hiding under her bed. The satire targets adults' excessive political rhetoric alarming children. **"The Twentieth Century Way"**: A Sunday school lesson backfires when teaching "return good for evil"—a student points out that if you return kindness after being struck, the striker will simply hit you again for another reward. It's satirical commentary on naive morality. **"Costly Justice"**: A dark racial humor piece about a Black defendant arguing his execution would be wasteful because he's a good singer. The page also contains period advertisements (Lea & Perrins sauce, Kelly-Springfield tires, Dreer's Garden Book).
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It’s TANGO vs. TANGLEFOOT | What if dancing proves a temperance agent in disguise? “Trotting” and “Onestepping” on slip- pery floors, requires a clear head and a sure poise. Of late Many Restaurant owners report a material decrease in wine drinking. The head and feet must be kept steady, Very few women or men seem to care to Tango or get Dancing Exercise ss they are assured the freedom from aching that Allen's Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to be sh: n into the shoes, always gives. Since the tendency to hold Dancing Parties has become almost a daily and hourly necessity in every com- y, the sale of Allen's Foot-Ease, so the s report, has reached the high-water Sold Everywhere 25 cts. peal package Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Politics at Home Little Millic’s father and grandfather were Republicans; and, as election drew near, they spoke of their opponents with increasing warmth, never heeding Millie's attentive ears and wondering eyes. One night, however, as the little maid was preparing for bed, she whispered in a frightened voice: “Oh, mamma, I don’t dare to go upstairs. I'm afraid there's a Democrat under the bed.” —The Woman's Journal. miful of Abbott's Bitters with Frat maieean eal appetizing tonte. Beta in stamps. C. our Gray bitters Ca Go Baltimore: Costly Justice A colored gentleman, on trial for his life in a remote Tennessee town, was asked by the judge if he had anything to say, whereupon he repli “AMT has to say is this, Judge: If you hangs me, you hangs the best bass singer in Tenncssee."—Everybody’s. vue nanueci ns tgnntauea Naat “Rikugun” in JAPAN —Officers’ mess we call it. Here the brilliant little soldier ofa people * whose marvelous ability for imita- tion has startled the world—de- mands the international appetizer that has no substitute. LEA « PERRINS’ SAUCE THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE The chosen condiment with the lively flavor that is truly wholesome Mrs. Hippo: 1 wisi To see’ soar TOOTHBRUSHES Floorwalker: MOP AND BROOM DEPART- MENT ON THE RIGHT, LADY Only One Doubt Briccs: Rogers claims to be an ag- nostic, doesn’t he? Griccs: Only as to religion; as to everything else he knows itvall, —Boston Transcript. SAasacacancecsseesransesusescienieay The Twentieth Century Way Miss Varney was trying to illustrate to her youthful Sunday-school class the les- son, “ Return good for evil". To make it practical she said: “Now, suppose, children, one of your schoolmates should strike you, and the next day you should bring him an apple, that would be one way of returning good for evil.” A little girl, sitting in one of the front seats, raised her hand. “Well, Elizabeth,” said the teacher, “what is it?” “Then,” said Elizabeth firmly, “he would strike you again to get another apple."—Ladies’ Home Journal. “You are « regular miser!” exclaimed Mrs, Snooper, when her husband refused to give her twenty-five shillings she asked for. “No, not miser,” replied Snooper, “ merely an economiser.”"— Flowers yoo will wish to try will be fowed ta is pages. New Vs bles tll want fe your geréea Comfort Without Extravagance, Hotel Woodstock, New Yerk Climbing “You folk are being taken society, aren't you?” “Well, we don’t believe in bragging, but we know three ladies who smoke cigarettes."—Newark News. up by 021 Ge per MIb. Carden book free FORT WILLIAM HENRY HOTEL '3°3:*" HENRY A. DREER, "ifingiphta, Pa.” 0 all yar, Forpean Plo, Fler aromas id a ALDERE THiCiOT, Manager Aternelite Tees Rubber has a way of rebounding. It it's good rubber, it rebounds to the credit of the maker. If it's poor rubber it rebounds—the other way. We hear a lot about the rubber in our tires and tubes. It's worth mentioning. KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY Cor. B’way & 57th St., N.Y. Braach ofices in New York, Chicago. Phildeiohla, Boston. St. Leult, Detroit, ncanal. Sen F 08 Angeles, Cleveland, Baltimore, Seaitie. Athiata, Akron, O. Tig Mem Tire & Robber pber Ca. Causa ‘Obio Bering Tire and Rabber Co. Todd Rubber Co., New Ha Sou nildoe i, Weodick Ce. Lid. New Orteant, La. Atkiosan Tire & Se Olmsted Co., Inc, Syracus Shuto X. ‘Auto Ti Sees cate ok ‘Barnard & Michael, Bufalo, N. ¥. Houssoa, Texas} comicbooks.com