Life, 1915-07-01 · page 34 of 44
Life — July 1, 1915 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes humor columns with advertising. The "Aut Scissors Aut Nullus" section presents brief jokes about punctuation rules and a Yiddish-dialect gag about a child swallowing a dime—typical early 20th-century ethnic humor. The central cartoons labeled "Under an Awful Strain" (image unclear in OCR) appear to satirize social awkwardness or domestic situations. The bulk of the page promotes **Perrier Water** through advertising that exploits French cultural prestige. It references Napoleon's advice to "keep a good table and don't forget the ladies," positioning Perrier as an elegant, sophisticated beverage—particularly for women. The ad emphasizes French origin and epicurean refinement to market sparkling water as a luxury item. The smaller humor pieces mock dancing instruction and letter-of-credit embarrassments while traveling abroad, reflecting early 1900s leisure-class concerns about propriety and international travel.
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sylvan Us of articles tly receives from a cer tain citizen, They are always pertinent and worthy of publication, but they a netuated in a most peculiar way Meeting his correspondent one eve- ning at a fricnd’s house, the editor said “That was an excellent letter I got from you this morning, and I am going to print it Saturday, But tell me, what rule do you follow for punctuation Why,” said the gentleman, “ the same rule that I learned when I was a boy I put a semicolon every twelve words, and two commas between each pair of semicolons.” —Youth's Companion, Mxs. Rosexuaum: Ob, Jacob, little Ikey has swallowed a dime! Rosexsaum: Send him to bed mid Dot will make it aboudt in the United States, advance. Ad The enthusiasm for France inspired by Lafayette is re-inspired by Perrier. 1| IIc fe of publication Mere Scraps of Paper “1 surrose you had a good deal trouble when you spent your holiday Germany this summer?” said Mrs. De Jinks. “Yes,” said Mrs. Von Slammerton “chiefly in the matter of getting mone; however. Why, would you believe it Mrs. De Jinks, a letter of credit ove there wasn't of any more value than y of neutrality !"—Tit-Bits Dancing Lessons—The One-Step (An extremely difficult dance, requit ing many weeks of practice.) Turn yoce partner's back to the wall—so she ca see where she’s going—and push te: gently the length of the hall. When @ the way there turn her half-way around and push her the other way. If doesn’t. like it, push her throug window.—Yale Record. “ Hexe's a fellow patents a contrivare to keep girls from falling out of h mocks “More machinery for displacing sm UNDER AN AWFUL STRAIN Louisville Courier-Jow all newsdealers in Great Rritain and may be obtained pal cities in the world. foreign trade supplied . B dings, London, E. C. * A stamped and t docs wot hold tself Pn upon For Reprint Rights in Great fe ntvibi WC es Th That HE advice to“ keep a good table and don’t forget the ladies” came fittingly from the 7, quench hol great Emperor of France. From weather thirst drink The Champagne rance we now get th atch- ° France we get the match of Table Waters less epicurean gift of Perrier ; Water. And to complete the accord with Napoleon’s advice, the subtle delicacy of Perrier appeals particularly to ladies, Perrier is bottled at the Springs in the South of France amidst the glorious French vineyards, ‘here is no saltiness in Perrier, the great reason why it combines so perfectly with Wines and Spirits, —A glass of Perrier alone or with a slice of : ae lemon in the early morning is invaluable in gout Bubbling with its and uric acid troubles—the bughear of middle-age. own Carbonic Gas. Obtainable at all high-class Hotels, Restaurants and Grocers. comicbooks.com