Life, 1919-07-03 · page 41 of 52
Life — July 3, 1919 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes editorial content with advertisements. The main article, "And All for Gloom" (continued from previous page), appears to be a satirical short story or serialized fiction about a woman who revisits a blacksmith after years apart, only to discover he now has several children and domestic chaos—the "anvil chorus" of crying kids. The humor comes from romantic expectations meeting messy reality. The advertisements include: - **Cantrell & Cochrane Ginger Ale** (top left) - **Whitman's Sampler chocolates** (center/right): A vintage confection ad showing a woman holding a sampler box, promising "$1.25 the pound" and offering a contest to "win a smile" - **"Dwellers in Arcady"** book advertisement (bottom left) - A humorous **formula** (bottom right) mocking postwar financial calculations The overall tone is lighthearted domesticity and consumer culture typical of early 20th-century American magazines.
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co, ren se, New Yi] |] CANTRELL & COCHRANE \ THE STANDARD Ginger Ale OF TWO CONTINENTS Order by the dozen for use at home | rders” And All for Gloom e kids, (Continued from page 28) ; to conquer (I wanted to be original), she fe for determines to go back and see if the honest Blacksmith still retains his mighty charm. It would be foolish to decide without assurance of this charm, She walks from the train (they never ° take a hack), and finds him punishing a «you, | BE of iron with his manly blows. It an win Tew} ecurs to her, while she thrills at his : strength, that if he should hurl a cup at / + Man J bis wife it would leave a mighty mark. aA smile : ss Without a word she turns away to take c.” te] apeek at his house, to sce if the dishes ave to] are washed and (she must be womanly) I have {| if his winter flannels are on the dining- room table. If they are, she knows that be hasn't got them on, and is therefore neglecting himself, But here comes the clement of surprise. (Every story should he ex: {) bave some.) She finds that he has sev- $7.25 the pound at our agencies "s trip | el children, The wife is not present. She has gone to buy the flannels, but the en ee much ef0ine doesn’t know that, and believes REBTTY CUT YWRELE that his wife's death has made him free _ pelea. ho iris te ieseys usually the lead- id the Suddenly it dawns upon her conscious- ness (a well-regulated novel must have a touch of psychology) that there is a curi- ously unpleasant element in the air— inharmonious noises, etc. In a few para- graphs she realizes that his children are crying. She desires to comfort them, ing druggist. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON,, Inc., Philadelphia, U. S. A. Makers of Whitman's Instantaneous Chocolate, Covoa and Marshmallow Whip but her tenderness begins to struggle F with her sensitive ears. (I couldn't have omua too much conflict, you know.) And then KE 1 man. Add 1 pocketbook. +. « She flees from his anvil chorus. Subtract 5 war loans. Deduct 30 There was another line which I planned : to bring in, but the Blacksmith’s powerful children made it impossible: “For a ARE you tired of the jar and jangle of city life? Do you long for a glimpse of green and a gar- Gilden sweet with blossoms and the song of birds? Se Read this charming book and you will go deep isto the peace and charm of country fastnesses— listo the lives of the most delightful family you per cent from the remainder for war shrinkage. Multiply by 10 to obtain t Bee kk: weaves:a:mpeil' of eweck sonnds little while everything was very, still.” the figure necessary for his mainte- VAVE Hand fragrances—of rosy dreams that come to the When I read my complete outline T nance and divide by 2 for excess profit Relia fullness of realization. Milustrated by Thomas Fogarty, iS TIO was too deeply moved to write. In fact, I discovered that I had too much tem- perament. I was like the gnotus Pictor. But anyone who wants this plot may have it, E, P, Schumann From the remainder subtract income $1.50 tax, luxury tax and surtaxes. Add 5 per cent alcohol (by volume), and rican, ER & BROTHERS Ex. 1817 behold—the 100-per-cent comicbooks.com