Life, 1915-12-02 · page 13 of 100
Life — December 2, 1915 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoons**. Instead, it features: 1. **"Confessions of a Happily Married Man"** — a humorous essay on the left describing a husband's observations about his wife's behavior (her reading habits, golf game, shopping, and financial management). The tone is affectionate satire about domestic marriage dynamics. 2. **Boston Garter advertisement** (center-right) — promoting men's undergarments ("Holiday Boxes") in four designs, marketed as sensible gifts for husbands, fathers, and brothers. 3. **Durham-Duplex Domino Razor advertisement** (bottom-left) — selling razors for $1. The page is primarily **commercial advertising mixed with light domestic humor**, typical of Life magazine's mid-20th century format. There is no political content or social commentary beyond gentle observations about married life.
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-CHRISTMAS LIFE- 1041 Confessions of a Happily Married Man I" takes my wife a long time to read anything. I skim whole pages in- stantly. She hates to be read aloud to. I love it. When we travel I always suggest to her in advance the car we shall take. She agrees, but will suddenly change her mind and insist upon taking an- other one. I grumble to myself and obey. She likes the top of the auto up. I loathe it up. It remains up. I always praise her golf, no matter how badly she plays. She always dep- recates mine, no matter how well I play. When I criticize anything she does I don't say it. I think it. That sometimes makes trouble enough. I compliment her occasionally before others. She pretends that she doesn’t understand why I do it. When I buy a new suit she will never admit that she admires it until it is worn out. Then she says the next one isn’t half so becoming as the last. When she gets a new gown I admire it intensely until it is about time to replace it with another. She never liked any hat that I have ever bought. I like every one of hers—on principle. I laugh at her when she gets too serious. When I get too serious she scolds me. I keep her informed about my busi- ness only when she asks me. She never asks me, so you know the result. I tell her a funny story every day. ‘The Darham-Duplex Domino Razor with white American ivory handle, safety guard, stropping attachment, package of six of the famous Durham- Duplex double-edged, hollow ground blades ia gecuine red leather folding kit. SOLVES YOUR CHRISTMAS PROBLEM $5 ]URHAM -JUPED Domino Razor for $1 ‘We are requesting the owners of Durbam-Duplex Demonstrator Razors to pass them along to friends, oF at least to tell thelr {rlends about the shave 1¥ is possible to obtain with the wonderful Darbam- Duplex Blade. This fs good advertising for us,and we are paying for it by ai 25 opportanity to obtain i oo'with twenty United Prost Sbating Coapoce DURHAM-DUPLEX RAZOR CO., Jersey City,N.J. Gentlemen—Send me a $$ Detham-Daplex Dom- iso Kit Ootst as per lllastation abore tor which fod enclosed $1.0 Name Street J POE AB POL INDICE APIO ES : Boston : * Garter : Holiday Boxes cORD FOUR DESIGNS IN BEAUTIFUL COLORS ENSIBLE gifts that husband, father, son, brother and employe will appre- ciate. They will enjoy year-round com- fort by wearing one of these popular styles—Neverbind—Pad—Cord. At your dealer's or by mail. SILK 50 CENTS—LISLE 25 CENTS GEORGE FROST Co, Makers BOSTON : : g : g = pie ¥ as If I have two I keep one for the next large theatre party in my other suit. day. Sometimes she laughs at them. She always keeps her temper when She asks me occasionally if I think I lose mine. I keep mine when she her hair is as long as it was. I always loses hers. tell her it is longer. I once told her she was thoroughly I hate bridge, dinner parties, dancing spoiled. She kissed me and said she and the opera. She respects my opin- knew it. ion and makes me do them all. a She makes out checks and forgets to enter them on the stubs, very pu® -ISHER: Have you begun time I catch her in this omission your next best-seller? she reminds me of the celebrated Avurnor: No. But you can write occasion when I left the tickets to a the advertisements for it at any time. comicbooks.com