Life, 1914-04-23 · page 36 of 44
Life — April 23, 1914 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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The "What Congress is Doing" section satirizes congressional hypocrisy. Mr. Marblehead opposes a bill preventing employers from underpaying workers, ironically framing wage increases as a threat to "constitutional privileges" and "rights of American freemen." The joke: he's defending employers' right to exploit workers while using patriotic language. This likely references a real Detroit labor dispute where an employer was pressured to raise wages. The satire mocks politicians who twist rhetoric to defend corporate interests against workers' welfare. The page also contains period medical advertisements (rubber garments for "reducing" body fat) and promotional content for *Ainslee's* magazine, featuring Marie Van Vorst's novel about "super-women"—famous historical female figures like Lola Montez and Delilah who wielded influence through relationships with powerful men. The juxtaposition reflects early 20th-century attitudes about women's agency and power.
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CROSS HATCHT What Congress is Doing (Being a More or Less Accurate Ex- tract from the Congressional Record of a Recent Date.) M* MARBLEHEAD: Mr. Chair- man, I desire to utter a few thoughts upon this bill which seeks te prevent employers from paying em- ployces more than necessary, This bill was suggested by the recent act of a large employer in Detroit. You al- cady know how this man took ad- c of his workers’ ignorance to increase their wages out of all pro- portion, but I wonder if you have stopped to analyze the tremendously deteriorating effect which this will have upon them? I venture to say that never in all the long history of chicane has there been a more cunning and unwarranted attack upon the consti- tutional privileges and __ inalienable “rights of American freemen. Mr. Pompus: Will the gentleman yield to a question? Mr. Magpteneap: Certainly. Mr. Pompus: Is the gentleman a LIFE TODAY 4s doubly enjoyable for men and women alike if they have disagreeable, unsightly superftaous fat Reducing your fat means you Improve your ‘and 6 Your 8p pearance. And the sure, fet yasy, hygienic way to rid yourself of superfluous fat is w Dr. Jeanne e Walter’s Rubber “Garments By induciog pers piration these gar- ments cause the safe and speedy re? of any part. They are en- dorsed by leading physi- BUST REDUCER, $5 in Reducers, $3 Chin Reducers only, $2 | ‘ule Eradicator or Frown Band, Price $2. Union Suits. Stockings, Jackets, etc., lor the purpose of reducing the cable to those suflering from rheumatism. x Ibe. JEANNE WALTER, Des U, 4S West 34th St, NEW YORK Patadetpie Ri tative Pu Te eASMERER, 1059 Wecect Na Tronciace epreaeniatiee ADELE MILLAR CO. 163 Geary Super-women? has written an American novel, so big, so compelling, as to cause a highly en- tertaining and successful magazine to change its policy. SEE AINSLEE’S —the number now on sale at the near- est stand. Incidentally, in the same number, Albert Payson Terhune will introduce you to another of the fas- cinating super-women. the women who upset thrones and hearts and history and things; women like Lola Montez, Delilah, Georges Sand, Adah Menken and Adrienne Lecouvreur. Besides these, there are eleven other good, entertaining reasons for going right out now and buying NG ARIE VAN VORST Oh, they’re For sale everywhere AINSLEE’S 13° cents ‘the copy