Life, 1886-01-07 · page 13 of 16
Life — January 7, 1886 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 27 This page is primarily **advertising and short humor pieces**, typical of Life magazine's format. The cartoons/jokes satirize everyday American life: **Key humor pieces:** 1. **"At Scissors at Nullys"** - A German-accented Milwaukee beer-hall keeper catches Sol Smith Russell in an inconsistency about his age, poking fun at forgetfulness and immigration dialect humor (common in period comedy). 2. **Christmas gift exchanges** - Mock the gap between what women *want* (practical home furnishings) versus what men *give* (shaving sets, cigars), satirizing gender expectations and marital misunderstandings. 3. **"A Detroit Girl's Palm"** - A father jokingly "sells" his daughter's hand to dime museums for $8/week, satirizing both poor marriage prospects for women and the era's popular dime museum attractions. 4. **"Had Seen That Kind of a Man"** - An asylum superintendent's anecdote about a man who thinks he runs the world—the punchline being that the visitor's *husband* has the same delusion, satirizing male ego. The bulk of the page consists of book advertisements and fashion/perfume promotions typical of the era.
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* LIFE: PRY Av? NVLL AT SCISSORS AT NVLLy R, SOL SMITH RUSSELL tells how he recently renewed an acquaintance with Mr. Otto Schnelgarten, of Mil- waukee, Schnelgarten set up the beer, ond. prescaly, he said: **Let me see, Sol, you oond me vas aboud the same age, ain't it? How old vos you, anyray ”" ‘Tam thirty-seven years old,” replied Mr. Russell. “Ach, gome now—dot vos a choke !"" insisted Schnelgarten, smiling sceptically. “No, protested Mr. Russell, ‘I was born in 1848.” “In eighdeen forty-eighd, ch?” cried Schnelgarten, “Get oud! I gatch you now—you told me dot den years ago !"— Chicago News. Maup: Laura, I am almost distracted trying to think what to give Gus for Christmas, What are you going to give Algy? ura: I haven't made up my mind yet, But I want a new Ri of lace curtains for the parlor, and a lambrequin for the ibrary ; either of them, I think, would be just lovely. Maud : So they would, glass smelling-bottle. Gus: Hello, Algy ! got Laura’s Christmas present under your arm there? Algy : Yes, I’m going to give her a shaving-set. Gus: Good! That will be a joke. I ‘ve got a box of cigars for Maud. Bet she won't give me any more tidies for my Christ- mas.—Harper's Basar. I am going to give Gus a nice cat- 27 In making a switch “ first catch your hair."”—Lowell Courier. A WEARY WORLD. AT THE CLUB: De Jones yawns and stretches himself. Van Brown: Tired, dear boy? De Jones: Aw—beastly. Van H.:__ Up late, eh? DeJ.; Naw, Been thinking.—70-Day. LOST SOMETHING. Someone says the Goddess of Liberty on the silver dollar looks as though she had lost something. She has. She's lost fifteen cents she can’t seem to find.—Adany Express. A DETROIT GIRL’S PALM. Detroit PATER (to languishing daughter) : ‘ Sophronia, I had four proposals for your hand to-day.” Languishing Sophronia: ‘* Goodness gracious, father, who were they from ?” Detroit Pater: ‘‘ Dime museums, child,” Languishing Sophronia: “ What an insult !” Detroit Pater: ‘*Insult, indeed! Why, do you know the highest bid was only $8 a week. Ye gods! Will that hand never be appreciated ?’—New York Star. HAD SEEN THAT KIND OF A MAN. “Here is a curious case, ma'am,” said the Superintendent of the insane asylum, ‘This man imagines that he is the motive wer that runs the world. He's perfectly harmless, though ; Bae he thinks the world wouldn't move without him, Very queer notion, isn’t it?” “T don’t know about that ; my husband has got just the same notion in his head."—California Maverick. i OBLIVION ! An Episode in the Tennessee Mountains, by M- G. McClelland. 16mo, Leisure Hour Series, “ Though the great charm of the book is in wise. NEW BINDING FOR ‘LIFE: In Maroon and Gold, ay’ Same prices. to be ready in a few s. KRAKAUER $5 per vol. or witty, or tender touches, there is quite enough story to the plot to keep the reader in quivering suspense as well as delighted enjoyment.—7he A novel of Virginian Life in 1840, by Tiernan (author of" Homoselle”). 600, nated cloth, $1.25. LEISURE HOUR AND LEISURE MOMENT SERIES. “An Ill-Regulated Mind,” by Katharine Wilde, 1 OF asc. Slings and Arrows,” by Hugh Conway, $1 or 3oc. “The Red Route,” by William Sime, $r or 3c. ‘i Healey," by Jessie, Fothersill. $1 of ase. © At Bay,” by Mrs, Alexander, $: or 3oc. “A Pannily Affair,” by Hugh Conway, $1 or 30c. HENRY HOLT &CO.,N. Y. PUBLISHERS. M. S. iltami- es: CELEBRATED HATS LADIES’ ROUND HATS. j = ALLY’ 178 & 180 Fifth Ave., and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., New York, Palmer House, Chicago. 914 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, , bet. 22d & 23d Sts. LADIES TAILOR, HABIT MAKER AND HATTER, 19 EAST arst ST., NEW YORK. London & Newport. ‘Will, as last year, in order LOW PRICES From date to February rgth next. N.B—All garments made ‘at gedecad prices to be 0 ALFRED T. CARROLL Tailor and Importer Are easily dis tinguished by their softness and beauty and regularity of finish. They are made of the finest silk and best Australian ‘ool, and are the most thoroughly reliable goods in the market. 166 SIXTH AVE., TWO BLOCKS BELOW FOURTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK. Correct Styles, Exclusively the Finest. Lundborg’s Perfume, Edenia. Lundborg’s Perfume, Maréchal Niel Rose. Lundborg’s Perfume, Alpine Violet. Lundborg’s Perfume, Lily of the Valley. Lundborg’s Rhenish Cologne. comicbooks.com