Life, 1914-11-19 · page 36 of 44
Life — November 19, 1914 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes humor pieces typical of early-20th-century American magazines with period advertisements. **The Humor Content:** The page features several short jokes and anecdotes—a limerick about a man from Albuquerque with a peculiar turkey, a father-daughter dialogue where she rejects a suitor because he's a "1912 model" (satirizing rapid industrial change and obsolescence), and a war anecdote from South Africa about an overeager nurse. These are lighthearted social commentary rather than political satire. **The Advertisements:** Notably, the page is dominated by cigarette ads (Havone and Herbert Tareyton), promoting cigarettes with imagery suggesting sophistication and gentlemanliness. A separate ad promotes "The Ego Book," a guide to selfish ideals—itself satirical. **Key Context:** This predates knowledge of smoking's health dangers. The page reflects turn-of-the-century America's embrace of modern consumer culture, industrial progress, and advertising-driven magazine publishing. The humor gently mocks social pretension and inefficiency rather than engaging in sharp political critique.
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MOO LESH A Limerick A gentleman of Albuquerque Raised a very fine Thanksgiving terque; When they said “ Does it trot?” He said, “Certainly not; But its walk is a little bit jerque.” —Woman's Home Companion. iced! Oranges with a dash of Abbott's, Bitters are appe- | iain and healthful. Sample of bitters by mail, 3 eta, in stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. Outclassed “My dear,” said the proud father, “I cannot understand your objection to young. Prudely as a suitor for your hand. I am sure that he is a model young man.” “There is no question about his being a model,” replied the bewitching beauty ; & “but, father, dear, the trouble is that he ui is a 1912 model."—Buffalo Commercial. “Tuar little chicken is a glutton.” “Yes; it takes a peck at a time.” —Columbia Jester. DISCOVERED! A _WAY OF GETTING THE BETTER OF ONE’S FRIENDS AND ENEMIES THE EGO BOOK A LITTLE BOOK OF SELFISH IDEALS Cth By VANCE THOMPSON Nets E.P. DUTTON & CO.,, “.0nA" Mave Te a a te tant rer ‘ia 95.23 Tmothirds size, open, In a hospital at Cape Town during the South African War, the keenness of cer- tain amateur members of the’ nursing staff tended to aggravate, rather than alleviate, the sufferings of some of the wounded. At last the British soldier's native wit came to the rescue. One morning a sick soldier's bed:clothes displayed a slip of paper inscribed : “Too ill to be nursed to-day!” —Tit-Bits. THE ADVENTURES OF A SENTIMENTALIST HE PAYS A VISIT TO HIS FIRST LOVE bert Tareyton. % fe Poundso so pample uy Tareyton ‘Street New York. == I believe every cigarette has good intentions if given half a chance. HAVONE GE every cigarette the chai of its young life— provide it with a separate compartment where it can remain clean, upright and self-respecting till it gets the “ready signal” from you. No crushing, squeezing or handling among my charges, but every cigar ette is a "smoke ” when carried by me. Really, you can't know how you've missed me until you've tried me. For yourself or any special friend, or from “her to him "—at high-class jewelers’ and other shops. And look for my mark when you buy. ‘arev! éyton Aare zy FON BSS? scARENS London Smoking Mixture request. Herbert- Try It Yourself In Missouri, where they raise more mules and children than in any other place in the world, a certain resident died possessed of seventeen mules and three sons. In his will he disposed of the mules as follows: One-half to the eldest son, one-third to the next, and one-ninth to the youngest. The administrator who went to divide the property drove a span of mules out to the farm, but when he went to divide the seventeen into halves, thirds and ninths he found it was impossible with live mules; mules not being very valu- able, he unhitched one of his own, put- ting it with the other seventeen, making cightcen, when he proceeded to divide as follows: One-half, or nine, to the eldest, one third, or six, to the next, and one-ninth, or two, to the youngest. Adding up nine, six, two, he found that it made seventeen, so he hitched up his mule and went home rejoicing. —Ladies’ Home Journal. Vv —— en comicbooks.com