Life, 1914-04-23 · page 33 of 44
Life — April 23, 1914 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes editorial content with advertising, reflecting early 1900s magazine culture. **Main Content:** A "Feminist Contest" announcement offering $300 for the best 500-word article on feminism, to be published in Life's June 1914 "Feminist Number." The magazine positions itself as presenting "the case for and against Feminism from Life's own standpoint"—suggesting balanced but skeptical coverage typical of satirical publications toward the emerging women's suffrage movement. **Advertisements:** The page features luxury silverware (Reed & Barton), soap, and cake ads—products marketed to middle-class women. The silverware ad ironically emphasizes how women can now "discuss silver intelligently and buy it on my own judgment," subtly nodding to contemporary debates about women's autonomy and consumer power. **"A Jail" Definition:** A brief satirical piece defining jail as where the poor go who can't afford bail or lawyers—commentary on class-based justice. The page reflects 1914 anxieties about feminism coexisting with assumptions about women's domestic consumer roles.
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Feminist Contest j 3 4 a ‘OR the best article on Feminism . ; ty in five hundred words or less, LiFe sa) 3 2, is ; will pay three hundred dollars. The alley 4 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 onee. 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- 4 b evmce testant should: be placed upon the “Your beautiful book, ‘Chats about Silver,’ was a revelation manuscript, which preferably should be | tome. It taught me to read meanings into the silver forms typewritten, I saw in stores—to understand silverware, in fact. Icannow | ; discuss silver intelligently and buy it on my own judgment."* All those manuscripts which are not acceptable will be returned, if accom- panied by postage. From a letter by a reader of “Chats about Silver,” which teaches about silver fashions and styles and the inner meanings of silver decoration. It is sent for the asking — our gift to you 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 Who could, however—even without reading—fail to appreciate the beauty of this exquisite Dorothy Quincy design, with its delicate touch of richness added to the purity of its colonial lines? Such silver triumphs are of slow growth, but the meaning be- neath them is worth much to those who buy. They indicate to the Editor of Lire, 17 West 31st Street, New York City; and “ Femi- nist Contest” should be put in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope. leading jewelers everywhere. Envelopes addressed in any other Send for “Chats about Silver”—a treasury of information way will not be considered as belonging tothe contest. | Reed &, Barton —EEE Taunton —-Eetablished 2 =~ Massachusetts . Represented at Write for Sample Cake! Fifth Ave and 32d St. p Reed & Barton’s steadily pursued effort of ninety years to make silverware supremely well. Reed & Barton’s exclusive designs include all gifts that are sanctioned by good taste. Offered by 4 Maiden Lane, New York Smell its real violet fragrance. Boston Chicago San Francisco London Paris The moment you do you wili [| want this crystal clear soap —the “ Freshening-up” soap of the dainty wom- an. _Lathers freely = in any, water. TA Send 2¢ for your Z @ sample cake. Do it today! Address The Andrew A Jail Jergens Co. . Dept. $07, Spring JAIL is a place where people go when they are too poor to get bail or to hire “Sicenaks 0! the right kind of a lawyer. Ps Sree eel The object of a jail is to protect society from amateur criminals until they have been in jail long enough to become incurable. TI e then let loose in order that the newspapers may be able to print enough information about their 5 activities to keep up their circulation. YOU CAN SLEEP Jails are usually made out of stone and iron. The stone, which is purposely after sunrise. on your sleeping porch, or camping thick, gis used to keep out the rain and to protect the prisoners from sunshine and bd peed ay h lo artcheassird fresh air, The iron is used to enter their souls with. 3 i Some jails are models of luxury and are provided with real bathtubs, where small coal ‘as prolongs sleep, Sent for 25 cents. MPG. CO., 6 Square, lass. and other bric-a-brac can be conveniently stored. comicbooks.com