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This page from *Life* (a satirical publication) contains several short humorous anecdotes under the heading "Our Foolish Contemporaries," typical of the magazine's satirical format. **Main content:** The page features brief jokes mocking social attitudes of the era. "Her Alimony Explained" satirizes divorce and changing gender roles—a child innocently describes how her mother "gets paid for staying away from father," implicitly criticizing alimony as payment for separation. "Mabel's Attitude" pokes fun at a young woman's romantic indecision, suggesting she's playing suitors against each other. "Troubles of a Prophet" jokes about a weather forecaster so notoriously inaccurate that he requests transfer, blaming the climate rather than his incompetence. The page is primarily **advertising-driven**, with ads for artificial ear drums, personality magazines, Egyptian cigarettes, Western Electric car phones, and Pinehurst resort. These short items reflect early 20th-century middle-class humor about domestic life, divorce, courtship customs, and professional failure—concerns relevant to *Life*'s educated readership.

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820 FOOLISH) CONTEMPO ARIES Her Alimony — | Miss Curley kept a private school, and one morning was interviewing a new pupil. “What does your father do to earn his living?" the teacher asked the little lease, ma'am,” was the prompt re- ply, “he doesn’t live with us. My mother supports me.” “Well, then,” asked the teacher, “ how does your mother carn her living?” “Why,” replicd the little girl, in an artless manner, “she gets paid for stay: ing away from father. —London Evening Standard. Wine Jelly when flavored with Abbott's Bitters is made | more delightful and healthful. Samp bitters by mail, Bere eine MG Woabbott & Coe Baltimore, Md Mabel’s Attitude “Your daughter seems to have a great ny. suitors.” at least four or five.” “Which one does she favor?” “T don't know. She scems to be observing a strict neutralit “—Detroit Free Press. NO JOKE TO BE DEAF Every Deaf Person Knows That. I make myself hear after being deat for 25 years with bs) these Artificial Ear Drums. I wear them day and night. They are per tectly comfortable. No one sees them. Write me ana I will tell you oy a true story, how I got deaf aod how I make myself hear, Address wf GEO. P. WAY, Artificial 92 Adelaide St., Detroit, Mich. Fall of the Joy of Living and the Happinessof Doing | A pocket magazine of tang, foterest and lavghter, Full at Good Chee ser than a cup of good cheer, ‘A dollar Livgh anil perhaps a ten TERSONALITY ™ bor ten Cente!” Newss not more than please. Feaway Station, Moston, The Utmostiin Cigarettes ¢ 2YPTIAN DEITIES J Pla End orCorkTip Troubles of a Prophet In a certain town the local forecaster of the weather was so often wrong that his predictions became a standing jok to his no small annoyance, for he was very sensitive. At length, in despair of living down his reputation, he asked headquarters to transfer him to another station. A brief correspondence ensued. “Why,” asked headquarters, “do you wish to be transferred?” “Because,” the forecaster promptly replied, “the climate doesn’t agree with me."—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. “Caw you tell me which class of people lives the longest?” “Why, centenarians, I believe.” —Dallas News. Install a Telephone in Your Closea Car Western Electra Chau-Phone A new convenience that makes the luxury of the limousine complete. The transmitter into which you speak is as neat as a lorgnette. The receiver at the chaufleur’s ear carries the message clear and distinct above the noises of traffic. ‘The Chau-Phone is regular equipment on leading cars for 1915. It can easily be installed in any car—old or new. Price, $25.00. Write us for booklet No. 181-AK, WESTERN ELECTRIC Co., 463 West Street, New York Hoases in all principal cities, “Agents [pinehurst ORTH CAROLINA Center of Winter out-of-door life in the Middle South Four excellent hotels—many cottages. The Carclina opens informally November 10. FORMALLY NOVEMBER 20 Hay lan, Berkshire and Harvard open early in January. 1 tates during December and January, Three 18-bole roll coursss undone 6-bole practice course, tennis, li eryand saddle borses, model dairy, shooting preserve, trap shooting. Frequent tournaments in all sports for desirable prizes. Goce roads ina radi of $0 miles Throsh Pelinan Ser Serice from New a4 York via Seaboard Ai ‘one night from Neo Terk, Boston leveland, Pittsbargh and Cincinnati. ci Sead for ilastrated booklet gi ite Pineburst General Office, Pinehurst Leonard Tufts, Owner, Boston, A Problem Little eight-year-old Florence had a birthday recently and her mother gave her a party. During the afternoon the little girls had been comparing their ages. “Mother,” asked Florence, during the evening, in a perplexed manner, “how docs it come that all the other little girls of my age are nine or ten and I'm only cight?"—Harper's Magazine. ae ee ee ee es ] | | |