Life, 1928-05-10 · page 46 of 50
Life — May 10, 1928 — page 46: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct sections: **Left side**: A satirical dialogue between two men ("Joe" and "Bill") discussing marital finances. They present themselves as having superior systems to their friend Sam, who allegedly gave his wife minimal spending money, leading to divorce. Joe and Bill describe giving their wives allowances—either on-demand or weekly stipends—framing this as generous and modern. The satire's target is unclear to modern readers, but the piece appears to mock either: working-class men's self-congratulation about controlling household finances, or conversely, the patronizing attitude toward women's financial autonomy. **Right side**: A straightforward advertisement for "Marmola" weight-loss tablets, claiming scientific validation and widespread use. It promises slenderness without diet or exercise—a common early 20th-century patent medicine pitch. The cowboy illustration advertises Santa Fe Railway excursions.
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come on this summer he SantaFe is selli Xcursion tickets at bargain rates to California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and the whole Pacific coast. Be sure to take the In- dian-detour and stop over at Grand Canyon. Mr. W. J, Black, Pass. Traf. Mgr... Banta Fe System Lines, 1064 Railway Exchange, Chicago Am int in summer trip to______. send me detailed information and free folders =Callfornia Pieture Book, Indian-detour, Grand Canyon Outings. aeeerceecescseed LIFE TWO BIGHEARTED BABIES SETTLE THE HOME FINANCE PROBLEM “We t, Joe, I see where Sam and his wife have busted up at last.” “It was bound to come sooner or later, Bill; bound to come. The way Sam treated that littke woman was a damn shame. That’s all it was, Bill, a damn shame!” “Yeah. She told my wife once that in the twelve years she and Sam had been married he hadn’t given her but three dollars to spend on herself!” “That ain't right, Bill. A woman nowadays has got to have some money of her own, or feel that she can go out and spend a little, once in a while, without being jumped on.” “You said it, Joe. We got a pretty good system, the wife and I. At first we tried having a joint account, but that didn’t week. She was always for- getting to fill out the check stubs, and we never knew how much we had in the bank. So I says one day: ‘Honey, there’s no sense in you having to bother about keeping track of checks,” T says, ‘We'll just put the account in my name. And any time you're down- town and see some little thing you'd like to have, just drop into the office and I'll give you the money for it.’ She thought it would be too much bother at first. But it’s worked out fine. I don’t suppose she drops into the office for money once in three months, but she always knows that if she wants any, all she has to do is ask for it.” “The wife and I got a little differ- ent system, Bill. ‘How much does it take to run the house — buy meat, groceries and things like that?’ I says a year or so ago. ‘Well,’ she says, ‘I guess I could get by with seventeen or eighteen dollars a week.’ So I says: ‘Well, each week I'll give you twenty, and you can have all that’s left over | at the end of each week.’ Of course, if some one comes in for dinner some weeks it cuts down on her spending | money. But those things equalize | themselves, Bill, and I ess she has plenty, because she hasn’t asked for a cent from me since we went on that system.” “Tt don’t do a woman any good to have too much money, Joe. They haven’t got money sense like a man has. Why, last month my wife's moth- er sent her five bucks for her birthday. She went downtown and came home with a lot of little doodads — rouge, bath salts and that sort of stuff—but when she got to adding up what she'd spent she was sixty cents off! And she couldn’t for the life of her dope out what'd become of it!”” “Yeah, that’s the way women are, Bill. Money doesn’t mean much to ‘em. But it does make a fellow boil over to hear how sémie fellows, like Sam, Fat isa But Don’t Worry —Just Do This There is a way to slenderness, easy pleasant, scientific, No abnormal exer. cise or diet is required. People have used it for 20 years—millions of boxes of it. You can see the results in every circle. Excess fat is nowhere near as common as it was, That way is Marmola prescription tablets, based on wide scientific research, proved by thousands of experiments. Medical men have found a substance which turns food into fuel and energy, rather than into fat. Marmola contains that substance, to combat over-weight in the natural way. Marmola is no secret. The complete prescription is in every package, also the reasons for results. So you may know why fat disappears, aad know that it means no harm. Go try Marmola. Simply take four tab- lets daily until the weight comes down to normal, Watch the new beauty, new health and vitality. You will be delighted. This is the modern, the scientific way to combat the formation of fat. Learn how much it means to you, at once. Then, when it brings you what you wish, tell your friends about it. Tell them how a slender figure is now easy to attain. Do this before you forget it. Order now. There are few things more important than what Marmola brings to people, You will be delighted. Marmola prescription tablets ere sold by all druggists at $1 per box. If your druggist is out, he will get them at once from his jobber. MARMOLA ‘Drescription Dablet: teasant Way to! E.Z. Tbe ORIGINAL wide GARTER Always comfortable. Never slips. No adjustments. Favored by ath- letes. Sold everywhere. 356 ta $1.25 everywhere, If not at your deater, send 500 for pair to Dept. L. The Thea, P. Tafler Cars Bridgeport, Conn. “Ce very revo hin comicbooks.com "J