Life, 1916-11-23 · page 27 of 40
Life — November 23, 1916 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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**Left Column - "The Art of Being Interrupted":** This is satirical advice based on C. Benson's book *Along the Road*. The humor presents deliberately absurd moments to practice "being interrupted" — ostensibly to maintain one's grip on life. Examples include: a romantic moment in a back parlor interrupted by unexpected maiden aunts arriving by motor-car; an afternoon nap disrupted by a son asking about naval rankings; a work meeting interrupted by your grandfather's old Civil War friend; and an evening of reading interrupted by a forgotten seed agent appointment. The satire mocks both Benson's philosophy and the petty domestic annoyances of middle-class life. **Right Side - Advertisements:** The page features ads for Gillette Safety Razors (marketed as a practical Christmas gift enabling savings of $40-50 yearly), Fownes gloves, and Cortez cigars. These are period advertisements, not satirical content. **Bottom illustration:** Shows a man instructing children with caption "Practice Makes Perfect" — unrelated to the text above.
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The Art of Being Interrupted C. BENSON, in his admirable + book, “Along the Road,” has a splendid sermon on being interrupted, in which he says that we ought to encourage ourselves to be interrupted because the important thing is not to lose our hold on life. We suggest, therefore, the fol- lowing moments when it is good prac- tice to carry out Mr, Benson's idea: When, having schemed for weeks amid the most superhuman difficulties to get your best girl alone, you are about, in the religious darkness of the back parlor, to imprint a burning kiss upon her coral lips, a large motor-car arrives containing three unexpected maiden aunts on a tour from New Eng- land. When you have just sunk down on the first delightful lap of your afternoon nap and gathering speed every moment, your youngest son bursts into the room and wants to know if we have the third or fourth largest navy in the world. When, on the’ day previous to your summer vacation, you are working at your office with closed doors, a touchy bosom friend of your grandfather, who fought with him in the Civil War, and who is godfather to your eldest child, an- book nounces himself as coming in to talk me] Soe 7A A Chri Gi ested Whem jell? wile has gone tobe apes P ia | stm as ift nae and you have settled yourself with a te of book for the first evening you have had leas with a Pu rpose alone in three months, and a seed agent with whom you have a forgotten appoint- ment is suddenly announced. oie aes Gillette Safety Razor receiv- “ A RE you in favor of capital punish ; ed at Christmas has enabled E you in fav punish: ment?” ; } many a man to add $40 to “You bet. Capital deserves it.” pri $50 a year to his savings. a = == = 2 The Bulldog, the Aristocrat, the Standard Set or fi : 3 Pocket Edition-$5; with gold-plated razor, $6. Or more at rst you elaborate-a Combination or Traveler's Set, $6 to $50. . A clever ‘‘littie gift’? is a packet of Glilette Biades— 60c. or $1. don’t succeed Soe eS ee in getting glove style meses ey GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO. and glove service; you BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS can either buy, buy again,—or you: can insist on a pair of Fownes, and be suc- cessful right away. NO HONING that’s all you need to know about a GLOVE. = FOR » MEN OF BRAINS IGARS “MADE AT KEY WEST — “ meacrice MAKES Penrtcr” A\e