Life, 1916-07-13 · page 37 of 40
Life — July 13, 1916 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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**Main Satirical Letter ("From One Neighbor to Another"):** This piece mocks the indifference of wealthy husbands to their wives' infidelity. The narrator's wife has run away with a neighbor, yet he's unmoved—he's more concerned about locating his golf knickerbockers than her departure. The satire targets the emotional detachment and preoccupation with leisure (golf) among the affluent class, suggesting marriages of convenience rather than affection. The husband's casual tone ridicules both marital dissolution and the triviality of upper-class concerns. **"The Puzzle":** A riddle describing a wife through insulting comparisons (vain, brainless, giddy, expensive to maintain). The punchline—"why does a millionaire marry?"—satirizes wealthy men entering loveless marriages, questioning the economic and social logic of matrimony among the rich. **Advertisement Content:** The B.V.D. underwear ad and vacation resort advertisement are period marketing; not satirical.
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LIFE: From One Neighbor to Another EAR NEIGHBOR :— Thank you for your kind note telling me that you have run off with my wife. I had not missed her, but that is not singular, as she has rarely been home recently. I have had to make my own bed and cook my own meals so long that the question as to whom my wife is living with is comparatively unimportant. I can remember the time when a letter like yours would have upset me completely. I should have considered that you were not a good neighbor or a good friend. At present I can only express the hope that you will see something of her. She is really a nice woman. By the way, would you mind asking her—when you see her next—if she knows where my tweed golf knickerbockers are? The golf season is now opening and I cannot locate them. Thank ing you in advance, Yours, etc, ——— Summer Paradise THE ADIRONDACKS—LAKE GEORGE—LAKE CHAM- PLAIN-AUSABLE CHASM—LAKE PLACID-SARA- TOGA SPRINGS —COOPERSTOWN—PLATTSBURG And 150 Other Delightful Vacation Resorts Beautifully Mustrated 360-paRe Vacation —covering jummer ate tevorts in thio 3% million. acre territory ge. Illustrated folders of any Dot / eon trees Address M, J. POWERS, General Posen Agent, Delaware& HudsonR.R., Albany, The Puzzle IRST cost, $10,000 to $25,000. Upkeep, $50,000 to $100,000 a year. Actual worth to the possessor, noth- ing. More tyrannical than his doctor. Less faithful than his dog. Faster than his racing car. Gives him fits oftener than his tailor. As likely to leave as his cook. Less anxious to please than his valet. As brainless and giddy as his stenog- rapher. As vain as his peacock. Always missing when wanted, and present when not desired. Conversationally on a par with his parrot. Musically, ranks below his gramo- phone, and cannot be shut off at will. Scratches him worse than his cat. Preaches at him in a way that his pastor would never dare. And finally makes him pay a prince's ransom to get rid of her. This being what he probably will get why does a millionaire marry? Terrell Love Holliday. Which ? IF you typewrite rite wrong on the typewriter, Then you're certainly not a right type writer ; But would you type type right, Write rite right, or you might Write rite wrong typing type on the typewriter. B.V. D.s And A River Breeze— Isn’t This Great On A Hot Day? OWEVER, even though you must “‘peg along’’ at work and live on hopes and wishes, easy-breezy B.V. D. helps take your mind off the heat and is first aid to keeping you comfortable from out-o’-bed to in-again. Loose fitting, light woven B.V.D. Underwear starts with the best possible fabrics (specially woven and tested), continues with the best possible workmanship (carefully inspected and re- inspected), and ends with com- pice comfort (fullness of cut, alance of drape, correctness of fit, durability in wash and wear). If it hasn't This Red Woven Label (Trade Mark Reg. U. &. Pat. Of, and Fereien Countries) BV.D. Closed Crotch B.V.D. Coat Cut Under- Union Suits (Pat, shirts and Knee Length U.S. A.) $1.00 and) Drawers, $0c. and upward the Suit. upward the Garment. The B.V. D. Company, New York. comicbooks.com