Life, 1915-05-20 · page 39 of 44
Life — May 20, 1915 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines satirical commentary with advertisements. The cartoon "The Fruits of His Labor" (top left) depicts a juggler—likely representing a public figure managing contradictions—surrounded by ironic "lies" or hypocrisies of the era. The satirical items mock contemporary figures and events: W.J. Bryan (politician/orator) being guest of brewers; Billy Sunday's religious conversion; boat owners claiming unsafety; and Colorado rejecting women's suffrage as "never of any use"—a jab at anti-suffrage arguments. The right page features a large Gillette Safety Razor advertisement promoting the product's global reach, ironically placed among satire about American contradictions and incompetence (corrupt legislators, dangerous drivers, slow battleships). The "Old Overholt Rye" ad and diary excerpt create additional irony—whiskey advertising appears on a page criticizing Bryan's association with the alcohol industry. Overall, the page satirizes American political hypocrisy, corruption, and technological advancement coexisting with moral failure, circa 1915.
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THE FRUITS OF HIS LABOR Lies J. BRYAN will speak as the * guest of all the whiskey and beer men on Saturday night. Frank Tannenbaum is visiting John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Billy Sunday has been converted. The owners of seven summer ex- cursion boats from New York an- nounced that they would not run this coming season, because the boats were unsafe. Colorado. repudiated woman suf- January 22,1820 A cold day, and blustery, coming from town, I was mighty’ glad to sce the lights of the Inn. where I was soon made comfortable at the fire with my favorite OLD OVERHOLT RYE “Same for 100 years” _For over a century this de- lightful pure Pennsylvania Rye | has cheered men's hearts. What more strengthening than good Old Overholt? Aged in the wood, bottled in bond. A. Overbolt & Co. Pittsburgh,Pa, The Gillette at the AID a man just back from the Panama-Pacific Exposition: “Some of the biggest things at the Fair are the little things.” The Gillette Safety Razor, for in- stance—alittlething, made in America, that has encircled the globe. The most universal men’s specialty in the world. Whether the visitor be an American citizen,a Russian Nobleman or an Indian Maharajah, the Gillette —no stropping, no honing—is a home friend among a wilderness of strangers. By all means call at the Gillette Booth when you visit the Fair—lo- cated in theVaried Industries Building. On your way to San Francisco the Gillette will make things easier for you. Get one and take it with you. Dealers everywhere. Gillette Safety Razors, $5 to $50. Blades, 50c. and $1 a packet. GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR COMPANY BOSTON, MASS. frage on the ground that it had never leen of any use. Some of our best battleships will have new engines installed which will make them as fast as the slowest ones of some other countries. Several members of the New Jersey Legislature were convicted of honesty and held for trial. Lillian Russell is growing older. An automobile driver who ran over a pedestrian admitted that he was going over fifteen miles an hour. | | Ghe forraine Fifth Ave. at 45th St., New York | APARTMENTS AND ROOMS WITH BATH PERMANENTLY OR George C. Howe TRANSIENTLY George Orvis |) Aim EQUINOX HOUSE, tances, Veron | Guaranteed not_ over three days old. Deliv- ered at very moderate prices. Orders accepted, large or small, Write, phone or call, SPRINGSIDE FARMS, 639 Madison | aay COMED OOKSEC