Life, 1914-04-02 · page 52 of 68
Life — April 2, 1914 — page 52: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (circa 1914) contains advertisements and contest announcements, not political cartoons. **Key content:** 1. **Feminist Contest**: *Life* announces a $300 prize for the best essay on Feminism (under 500 words). The magazine notes it will publish opposing viewpoints in a special "Feminist Number." This reflects the active suffrage and women's rights debates of the 1910s era. 2. **Advertisements**: The page includes ads for Southern Pacific Railway's "Sunset Limited" train, Pebbleford Kentucky Bourbon whiskey, and Blue-jay corn remover (a medical product). 3. **"Give-Away" jokes**: Two brief humorous anecdotes about misunderstandings appear at bottom left—typical light humor filler for magazines of this period. The page primarily documents how early 20th-century publications engaged with contemporary feminist debate while generating revenue through advertising and reader contests.
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first week or so, do not whir too near your jugular vein. oe ar ae | The Edwards Mfg. Co., 336-386 Eggleston Av., Cincimt “For the Utmost Progress in Safety” The E.H. Harriman Memorial Medal, offered each year by the American Museum of Safety to the railroad making the most progress in safety and in accident prevention, hasbeen awarded to the Southern Pacific The Exposition Line—1915 Route of the luxurious, all-Pullman Sunset Limited EVERY DAY—NO EXTRA FARE between California and New Orleans Write for interesting descriptive booklets. General Offices: Ney, YORK CITY SAN FRANCISCO, ‘3466 Broadway Flood Building New Orleans—Metropolitan Bank Building Houstoa—Southera Pacife Building i the United States, Mexi Amictean ee A Give-Away “What made you think Mr. Lovetwet had been drinking?” “Why, when the charlotte russe was set before him he tried to blow off the foam."—Philadelphia Public Ledger. “How did you propose to support my daughter, sir?” “I didn’t propose to her to support her at all. I only proposed to her to ‘Rehoboth Sunday Herald, Feminist Contest 'OR the best article on Feminism in five hundred words or less, Lire will pay three hundred dollars. The contributions as they are received will be passed upon and such as are ac- cepted for publication will be paid for at five cents a word. The one which the editors of Lire consider the best of all the contributions accepted will re- ceive the prize of three hundred dollars. The competition begins at once, The accepted manuscript will be published in the Feminist Number of Lire, to be issued the first week in June, 1914. This number will present the case for and against Feminism from Lire’s own standpoint. The conditions of the contest are as follows: No manuscript shall exceed five hun- dred words in length. Any number of manuscripts on the subject can be sent in by one con- tributor, The name and address of each con- testant should be placed upon the manuscript, which preferably should be typewritten. Fi All those manuscripts which are not acceptable will be returned, if accom- panied by postage. The contest will close on Saturday, May 2nd. No manuscript received after noon on that date will be con- sidered, All contributions should be addressed to the Editor of Lire, 17 West 31st C4: soft. rich whey with the fla ofanold es Bottled Old ro ile in Bond tillation—ripened by age only. PEBBLEFORD Old Fafbioned Quay Kentucky Bourbon CLEAR SPRING DISTILLING CO, DOURSON, NELSON COUNTT, KY. This little Blue-jay is re- moving a million corns a month. It is doing that for hundreds of thousands who used to doctor corns in old ways. And every one of those legions of people would gladly tell you this: ‘That Blue-jay stops pain instantly. That the corn comes out in 48 hours without any pain _or soreness. That Blue-jay is applied in a jiffy. And from that instant one forgets the corn. That the corns never come back. New ones may come, but the old don't reappear. Think of that, you who pare corns, you who use old-time methods. A famous chemist, in the one right way, has solved the whole corn problem. And that way--Blue-jay-—is. at ey drug store waiting for your use. jon’t you think it time you tried it—now that sixty Zillion ended corns owe their fate to Blue-jay? Blue-jay F or Corns 15 and 25 cents—at Druggists Bauer & Black, Chicago and New York Street, New York City; and “ Femi- nist Contest” should be put in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope. Envelopes addressed in any other way will not be considered as belonging to the contest. The Black Spot TATE TREASURER KEN- NEDY’S death is attributed by the more candid contemporaries to his reluctance to hand the black spot to Charles Murphy. It is an ugly job, that. John Silver Sulzer seems the only one who has the nerve to do it.