Life, 1915-04-08 · page 5 of 44
Life — April 8, 1915 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and literary content**, not political satire. The advertisements include: - **Cigarettes** (Tcharic, Simleh & Company) promoting a trial box - **Carstairs Rye Whiskey** featuring a Scottish figure and what appears to be a Native American caricature, emphasizing the product's age and quality - **Johnny Appleseed** book promotion by Eleanor Atkinson The poem "The Architect" mocks architects' pretensions through satirical verse about their education and competition for commissions. The "Husbands Wanted" classified ad is satirical commentary on matrimonial expectations, humorously listing exacting demands wives must meet while providing specific "physiognomy" requirements—reflecting early-20th-century attitudes toward gender roles and marriage markets.
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Sites losed 1¢ Dol. nadiza reign | Lire rhs to ‘ CIGARETTES jgarette of such alluring charm and natural fra~ i a citarethatit brings asmile of unalloyed content erance is are capable of enjoying the better things in life, Trial Box of 10 Large Size Cigarettes Postpaid for only 30 Cents ‘ll be returned atonce if youare in any way dissat- money will ber return any of the Cigarettes. Just say you Here Your ied. are disp) ; isthe way to learn without risk, the delightaof the finest Sobere the Gizarette we believe it possible to produce. Free al tera dalterants and heavy nicotine, you will find them as feqaitul as they are delicious. Monograms and Crests and Ladies’ eee Cigarettes a Specialty Cigarettes Mailed in Plain Packages 4 Reautifel Dooklet, telling how your cigarettes: One coor ta NOUKS. Ask ui to mail you your copy. TCHARIC, SIMLEH & COMPANY, Inc. 114-116 East 28th Street, New York City M The Architect ISCIPLES, heed my warning lec- ture And take no stock in Architecture: For Architects must learn by heart The Fifty-seven Styles of Art To build the Rich Burmese Chateaux And Saracenic Bungalows. In hope of Fame and Proud Posi- tions They enter Public Competitions Aud sweat beneath Electric Fans Computing Costs and draughting Plans; And after all their Works and Wast- ings Who gets the Job?—Carrére & Hastings! A. G. Just Out \ / JOHNNY APPLESEED Eleanor Atkinson All the romance of our early frontier life, with its hardships, its courage, its sacrifices, and its joys, fills the pages of the book. An exquisite story of a real and unique personage by the au- thor of “Greyfriars Bobby.” $1.25 net HARPER & BROTHERS Paced and back goes your 3 cents without argument. || “James, was na this bottle 0’ Carstairs full th’ morn?” “It were, lass. But I was pourin’ a wee drapie th’ now an’ I got t’ thinkin’ on th’ sin o’ wastefulness an’ I poured a bit more than a drapie. The bottle bein’ non-refillable I could na pour it back. But ’twas na wasted, lass.” BE sure you get Carstairs Rye in the non- refillable bottle— a good bottle to keep good whiskey good.” It insures your getting this rare old whiskey—whose mellowness is the result of long ageing combined with our more than 100 years experience as distillers. Call for Carstairs Rye in Leading Cafés STEWART DISTILLING CO. Philadelphia New York — Baltimore Wie tere Big demand. Unparalleled opportunities for right kind. Must be kind, gentle and indulgent. Must be willing to work hard all the time and give their wives everything they ask for. Must guarantee that their wives may be slovenly around home and that they will be provided with the most expensive gew-gaws when out in company. Must not object to untidy houses and poor cooking. Must impose no limitations to matinees, bridge, tea dances or late suppers. In short, must have no foolish mid-Victorian ideas that a wife should be a helpmate. No prospective husband need apply who is not ready to make every possible sacrifice for the sake of feminine uselessness and incompetence. In writin ate financial resources only. Details of physiognomy, stature, etc., are not necessary, Address Ketchum and Hitch, Twentieth Century Matrimonial Agents, New York. comichooks.coyy)