Life, 1914-03-05 · page 40 of 60
Life — March 5, 1914 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine combines short humorous quips with advertisements, typical of the publication's format. **The cartoons/jokes satirize:** - **"Nothing Exclusive"**: Mocks wealthy anxiety about exclusivity. A rich man opposes affordable grand opera and terrapin dinners because losing exclusive access to luxuries diminishes his status. The satire targets class pretension. - **"His Rake-off"**: A brief anecdote about Wellington receiving a military commission, with a tourist's crack about whether he got "commission" (payment)—a play on words mocking military compensation or graft. - **"We're Wrong Again"**: Satirizes people blaming "the high cost of living" on political economy rather than genuine causes—poking fun at misplaced economic theories. - **Short quips throughout**: Mock various subjects (crippled brakemen, marriages, farming knowledge, office cats on payroll) with gentle, cynical humor typical of *Life's* style. The page is primarily **advertisement-heavy**, featuring promotions for *Sexology* books, the Sober Paragon Orchard, and European travel.
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Lith ak wetante>s Nothing Exclusive “So you are opposed to grand opera at popular prices?” “Yes. Next they'll be having terrapin at popular prices and orchids at bargain rates, And then what interest will a rich man have in life?” —Kansas City Journal. Comfort Without Extravagance, Hotel Woodstock, New York “ Coxpuctor, can you tell me how that Irakeman lost his finger?” asked the in- woman. “He seems to be a very nice fellow. It is a pity he should. he crippled.” “That's just it, mum. He is a good He is so obliging that he wore his finger off pointing out the scenery slong the line.”"—Chicago Nex A Happy Marriage Devens largely 0 knowledge of the wi ole fruit about self and sex cir relation to life and Wealth This knowl- eilge docs’ not come in- EE teligently of itsell nor His Rak correctly’ from. ordinary, every-day sources. is Rake-off We're Wrong Again SEXOLOGY — Jj _ ster: te was in thi very toom, net gears oe Pare, zee, Tl (itustvated) that Wellington received his first com- cory abourstuezcauseotothe: high ‘cast uw H. Walling, A.M., 31.D., imparts in a clear mission. of living ” . ho “T have," replied Mr. Growcher: “too Amnnican “Tosenn Tedeed! And many people are trying to make political how much commission did he get? moony take. the. place of domestic Boston: Transcript. economy.”—Washington Star. Rieter Shontd face. n " Prorgssor at Acricutturat Scuoor: A Sherbet 1s made tasty and delightful by using Abbott's Medical Rnowledge a mane Tse ee Dewentee: What kinds of farming are there? hitters. | Sample of bitters ‘by mall, 3 cte. in stamps All ta one volume. CL W, Abbott € Co., Baltimore, Md. WAT Ne bee 5 New Srvve: Extensive, intensive, Puritan Pub. Co. ard pretensive—Indianapolis Star. Fixancter: What's all the hubbub in —_ a the directors’ room? Stexo: Some wise minority stock- holder just found that the office cat is on | $30,000 for one orn from a Sober Paragon Orchard the payroll for $3,000 a year under the name T, Feline.—Milwaukee News. Plant for profit or for decoration—Pleat @ theauend treet of 2 sine one— Sober. Paragon jestnut will pay you more in dollars and satis- ‘ a faction than anything else yoa could plant. Do you believe in long engage- yal Qtf <ef0D, Sold for the’ highest price “per ments?” ushel on record. Large nuts averaging 1 {0 2 = ¥ inches in diameter, and as sweet and delicious Ofcourse, “The longer.a man is ¢a- as the Native Pretest The only large sweet gaged, the less time he has to be chestnut in the world. married.” —Tit-Bits. SOBER PARAGON Mammoth, Sweet Chestnut tree pictured, seven years old, bore more than a beshetot perfect nuts. At one year from araft, bore three pints, at three yearsit bore three quarts, An orchard pays almost from the start, Because you start with bearing trees. Every Tree We Ship This Spring Bore Chestnats Last Season These are magnificent trees for park or law they make quick, hardy symmetrical growth, ff) : with luxuriant spreading foliage, clean trun! ~ a rrr and stately appearance. act Balimore-Southampton. ae, Bron ser in We have bad exclusive control of this variety she Beth it mas Ueyd means tr ince 1907, when we introduced it and sold the 7 3 Stel ane at trees.” Every year our stock has improved, we now have tossoohearing tres to offer. CAUTION—Be sure es bear our metal, sgpyrighted. seal, wih the trade mark Tame Swiuerland™—by ¢ Paragon.” 4) BP cess and lucidity * Que 1916 Cotalog and Planting Geide—Incedes Not f to, Coltare, Froits, Lon. ‘Shrabs, ‘cfc, mailed ‘pHipitor 6110.00 Roses, Evergreens, etc, , sepa! Fiac'on Regus A. SCHU. mt & CO. Ceoaral Agente GLEN BROS., Inc. a Glenwood Nursery Established 1866 = ot Ne y. iN. 18x comicbooks.com steamers.