Life, 1916-04-13 · page 3 of 46
Life — April 13, 1916 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The top advertisement promotes a residential property in Morristown, New Jersey, formerly owned by "the late Richard A. McCurdy," handled by real estate broker Pease & Elliman. The lower left contains a **domestic humor cartoon** showing a woman in a kitchen with the caption: "Mr. Torloue: You'd better hurry through your bath and get dressed, dear. We have our engagement is for the end of the week." The joke appears to reference marital domesticity and time management—a common theme in early 20th-century Life magazine humor. The right side advertises a Mor-Lite electric light plant for country homes, priced at $350, marketed by Fairbanks, Morse & Company. This reflects the era's technological advancement and rural electrification efforts.
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ALTA AT MORRISTOWN, N. J. THE RESIDENCE OF THE LATE RICHARD A. McCURDY TO BE SOLD AT AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE Particulars may be had from PEASE & ELLIMAN County Dept K Full commission to brokers 340 Madison Avenue, New York Telephone: Murray Hill 6200 | | A Complete Electric Light Plant fo: your Country House for $350 Extreme simplicity of operation Low cost of operation and maintenance Absolute freedom from trouble Dependable under all conditions Moderate cost of installation Wels fost Hire ae fence o be Mec tite in- oa pabiresty dividual electric light plant for country. ae ue homes. Ample current for lighting the about Mor-Lite average house, garage, etc., and for op- electric light | erating any household apparatus, such plants. at as vacuum cleaner, sewing machine, electric fans, etc. Costs only about ten cents a day to use. We have larger plants where greater capacity is needed, also smaller and lower priced outfits for bungalows, etc. FAIRBANKS, MORSE & COMPANY Mr. Tortoise: you'p WETTER MURRY THROUGH YOUR BATHE AND BOSTON NEW YORK BALTIMORE GET DRESSED, MY DEAR, OUR ENGAGEMENT 1S FOR THE END OF 47 Oliver St 30 Church Street 17 So. Hanover St. THE WEEK, comicbooks.com