Life, 1916-06-01 · page 33 of 44
Life — June 1, 1916 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** (Tiffany & Co., Autowline rope, hotels, patent medicines) with one satirical cartoon and a brief humorous text section. **The Cartoon:** A simple sketch shows a mother and "perplexed bachelor" discussing a baby. The joke plays on physical resemblance—the mother suggests the infant resembles the elder Brutus (the historical Roman figure), a pretentious or absurd comparison that satirizes affected conversation among the upper classes about genealogy and distinguished ancestry. **"Reported Birthbed Utterances of the Great":** This section parodies famous historical/cultural figures making supposedly profound first statements. The humor comes from anachronistic or ironic "deathbed wisdom"—Nero rejecting Georgia lynchings (which didn't exist in his era), Gutenberg regretting printing's effect on journalism, Noah supporting Prohibition ("the wets"). The satire mocks both historical reverence and contemporary concerns being retroactively imposed on the past. The page reflects early-20th-century Life magazine's blend of luxury advertising and gentle social satire targeting educated, affluent readers.
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TIFFANY & CO. PEARLS Pears FoR NECKLACES. PEARL NECKLACES JEWELRY DIAMONDS AND OTHER PRECIOUS STONES IN NECKLACES COLLARS, PENDANTS, BROOCHES, BRACELETS, BAR PINS. RINGS AND HAIR ORNAMENTS, WATCHES GoLD AND PLATINUM WATCHES, PLAIN AND JEWELED WATCH BRACELETS, ENAMELED WATCHES WITH DIAMOND ORNAMENTS SILVER AND GOLD For TABLE SERVICE AND DECORATION. LIBRARY, SMOKERS AND TOILET ARTICLES, VANITY CASES, MESH BAGS AND PURSES NOVELTIES ENAMELED BOXES, VASES, TRAYS, CLOCKS AND DESK SETS AGATE, ONYX, JADE, LAPIS, IVORY, SHELL-AND LEATHER ARTICLES CHINA AND GLASS FINE DINNER SETS IN EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS. RocK CRYSTAL ETCHED, CUT, ENGRAVED AND GILDED GLASS CLOCKS AND BRONZES HALL, LIBRARY AND TRAVELING CLOCKS, BRONZES AND Mother: AND WOM DOES HE RESEMDL Perplexed Bachelor: We Mas A SUG TION—JUST A TOUCH, YoU KNOW—OF THE ELDER BRUTUS. rope with the big pull When you need a tow home you can depend upon the AUTOWLINE to withstand the most severe tests it will be called upon to endure. Basline Autowline, is pencil size but hawser strength. It’s abo leet of the famous Yellow Strand Wire Rope with patented Snaffle Hooks at cach end to keep it when line sags. Compactly coiled, it easily fits under a cushion, ready at all times to be used as a towline, as a means of pulling your car f a rut on its own power, or as a sub- te for tire chains. Price, east of EL, TRUCKLINE is Bas live Autowline’s “big brother” for heavy to East of Rockies, $6.50. NWERSTEEL AUTOWLOCK insures your car and spare tires against theft. It is 4 feet of waterproofed Yellow Strand Wire Rope with an eye at each end and a strong brass lock. Some insurance com: panies reduce rates 10% if you wse it. Price, $2.00. _ | Write for free literature. Every wire rope need is best met by a Broderick & Bascom brand, A BAB. Cable held the U, S. submarine “Fa” in’ Honolulu Harbor when other brands of wire rope and huge 10-inch lines snapped like twine, The a Canal, the Woolworth Bldg., prac- y every big engineering project has to completion with the aid of Ropes. Broderick & Bascom Rope Company 809 N. Zed St., St. Lonis, Mo, New York Otfice, 76 C. Warren St. MARBLES. TIFFANY FAVRILE LAMPS AND SHADES STATIONERY INVITATIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS. VISITING CARDS AND NOTE PAPER PURCHASES MAY BE MADE BY MAIL FirtH AVENUE &37™ STREET New York Reported Birthbed Utterances | E of the Great | ERO: Well, for one thing, I shall never be accused of attending a Georgia lynching. teNbeRG: When I think of those best-sellers and yellow journals, I shud- der at my own coming genius as an | inventor of printing. But here goes! | Noa: It may be wrong, but I think | I shall join the wets. MernustLan: My only regret is GLUE 10 FIXES RICKETY FURNITURE HOTEL ASPINWALL LENOX, MASS. In the Heart of the Berkshires AN HOTEL OF DISTINCTION Opens June 17 HOWE & TWOROGER, Managers Winter Resort, PRINCESS MOTEL, Bermuda _ Elevation 1400 Feet that I can't be the author of a new set of rules on how to live toa ripe old age. PraxiteLes: Praise be to the gods, I shall not live to see those monuments to old soldiers! Amma: Some day the world will realize my true gentleness. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. comicbooks.com