Life, 1915-12-02 · page 96 of 100
Life — December 2, 1915 — page 96: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and humor page** from Life magazine, a satirical publication known for witty social commentary. The page contains three main elements: 1. **Merak Cigarettes ad** (top left): A straightforward Turkish tobacco product advertisement. 2. **Honolulu travel ad** (bottom left): Promotes the SS "Great Northern" ocean liner offering luxury Hawaiian cruises, appealing to wealthy travelers seeking exotic leisure. 3. **Satirical humor pieces** (right side): - A cartoon about messy children at Christmas - **"Christmas Presents Every Woman Gets"** by Carolyn Wells: A tongue-in-cheek list of unwanted, tacky gifts women typically received—cheap ornaments, cheap perfumes, feather fans, and trinkets. The alliterative wordplay mocks both the poor quality of gifts and the presumed tastelessness of male gift-givers. - **"Sponges"** section: A satirical essay personifying "sponges" as freeloaders who exploit friends' hospitality without reciprocating. The humor reflects early 20th-century attitudes toward consumerism, gender roles, and social parasitism.
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‘HO Ty the n-w way A trip exceeding all anticipation ‘our enjoyment of fascinating Honoluls and the *Istes of Peace” MERER =D) THE PERFECT TURKISH BLEND FIFTY MERAKS Beautiful Mahogany- Finished Humidor CIGARETTES Finest Pure Turkish Tobacco ARETTES- Cr fe Grown ONE DOLLAR Sent at our expense to any address in the United States on the re- ceipt of $1. Ideal for Holiday Gift. Handy Mahogany-Finished Humidor opens by merely pressing centre of nickel-plated metal cover. Closes by pressing edges of cover. Write today. MATHUES BROS., Inc. 79 Filth Avenue New York City NOLUL 7 de ‘pends Largely on the route you travel. For the traveler who desires a fast, safe, tnip~sach as has no equal on the Pacifc-the new de lute service offered by the doating “Palice of Nosnwtaw should prove attractive This trip will prove a realization of your fondest travel dreams the delightful ocean voyage on this $3,002,000 triple turbiner-the tropical climate, ‘scenery, and natural wonders all combining to make bag oy ne day and night topover at meat night view of volcano Kilauea Home of Eernal Fue 8 © 4 SS“Great Northern” LLenath 424 fe. width 65 pend a4 baoes, tonnage tha government ‘erst 800 passenger, crew 340 4: Day Service fis ONE WAY FARES ESO5ey S45 et me $35 Special Reduced Round Trip Fares From San Francisco SAILINGS From tos Angetes Dee. 16, Jan. 5, Jan. 25, Dec. 17, Jan, 6, Jan 26, 1G Feb. 15 ‘Winte fr descriptive euseer CE Stone, Genera Tet Manages, 706 Cad Dang San Frasca OR ANY TICKET AND TOURIST AGENT PETER J. CAREY, “ARE YOU THE LITTLE BOY THAT NEVER HANGS HIS CLOTHES UP? WELL, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS” Christmas Presents Every Woman Gets Ov outlandish obnoxious oxydized ornament. Two tactless tasteless time-worn terra-cotta teasers Three thankless thoughtless thoroughly threadbare thing- umbobs. Four flashy futile fluffy feather fans. Five flaunting flimsy foolish formless flumadiddles. Six sickening scented smelly satin sachets. Seven silly senseless stupid silver souvenirs. ‘ight elegant elaborate eyelet-embroidered eyesores. Nine nonsensical nouveau-art no-account nuisances. Ten trifling tawdry trumpery trashy trinkets. Eleven effluvious exasperating execrable extracted es- sences. Twelve tragic tarnished tinsel tinted tomfooleries. Carolyn Wells. Sponges THE sponges live in the depths of the sea, and also on dry land. The sea sponge clings to the rocks and absorbs nourishment from his surroundings. The dry sponge spends his week-ends with his friends and does the same. Every sponge claims as his natural right the assistance of all the non-sponges. No sponge ever recovers from being one, Once a sponge, always a sponge. The sponge, like every other creature that grows, has to develop the capacity for being a sponge. He begins in a small way by taking an occasional ride in a friend’s auto, and not always insisting upon paying his share of the car- fare. By and by, when he is a large, luxuriant sponge, he can visit for weeks and borrow money from his host as if it were the special business of that gentleman to keep him supplied. PRINTER comicbooks.com