Life, 1886-11-11 · page 4 of 16
Life — November 11, 1886 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 288 The page contains several short satirical pieces rather than a single political cartoon. **"A November Wail"** is a poem mocking political candidates and seasonal cold. **"Pictorial Shakespeare"** features a small sketch illustrating Henry IV's line "That rascal hath good mettle in him," showing what appears to be a confrontation between two figures, though their specific identities aren't clear from the image alone. The remaining content consists of brief humorous observations on contemporary topics: Mexico's political instability and bureaucratic incompetence, a Port Surveyor shooting incident, bicycle safety, wheat supply prices, a Detroit rolling mill closure, and a New York Transfer Company trunk-moving mishap. This appears to be a typical Life magazine miscellany page—brief satirical commentary on current events rather than sustained political cartooning.
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A NOVEMBER WAIL. H winter sere, Thy blast we hear, Draw near. Thanksgiving’s trump Is on the jump! And pump- Kin pies will not Remain long hot For what? WELL: November is cold for the foot-ball player, Likewise for a few candidates for mayor. E’en Geronimo, rich in his countryman’s hair, Will find it rather coldish in Florida there, And even that thing which we dub reform Will have to hump itself for to keep itself warm. When we cry With a sigh Oh my! Winter's nigh ! * * * Ux JOHN: Got anew baby down at your house, | have you, Bertie? BERTIE: Yes, guess what it is UNCLE JOHN: Girl? BERTIE: No. UNCLE JOHN : Boy? BERTIE : Oh, somebody must have told you. * * * PEAKING of the Last of the Incas, where does the proof-boy at a newspaper office come in? * x * PICTORIAL SHAKESPEARE. ‘*THAT RASCAL HATH GOOD METTLE IN HIM.”—Henry IV. * * * T is a noticeable fact that since the Violet Cameron failure at the Casino the advertising columns of our daily papers contain numerous allusions to “ Peerless Actresses.” M EXICO is reported to want a Dictator. When they get that they will never rest until they get a stenographer who wont, be satisfied without a type-writer that can’t be worked without a lady operator who must have the most tak- ing costumes in the Dictatordom, etc., etc., etc. It would seem as if Mexico had enough national debt with- out indulging in all this flummery. * * * HE shooting of the Surveyor of the Port by a discharged employee, is uncivil service with a vengeance. The culprit should not be ex-humpt from the punish- ment that fits the crime. * * * THE WHEELMAN’S WOE. ADDRESSED TO TIME. HE melancholy days have come, The saddest of thy cycle ; When earth’s so hard it breaks one’s neck To fall from a bicycle. * * * T is now stated that the Count Reuturn is still alive. We should like to see the Reuturns before we accept the statement. * * * HE visible supply of wheat on October 30th, showed 56,154 bushels. Of this not more than 87,562.496 bushels have been sold to date by the grain speculators, so that the cost of bread this year cannot, in reason, amount to more than $7.50a slice, with oleomargerine included. * * * ROLLING mill out in Detroit has had to suspend pay- ment. It looks as if a rolling mill gathers no moss, too. * * * USKIN says: LIFE is disgustingly short. Thank you John. -You might subscribe for two | copies and remedy the defect. * * * ISS HARCOURT, of Louisville, Ky., has written a book on “Florida Fruits, and How to Raise Them;” but as a perusal of the volume divulges no hints on the sub- ject of alligators, we must set it down as unequal to its mission. * * * T was rumored about town last night that the New York Transfer Company had managed to get a trunk from the Grand Central Depot to Desbrosses street inside of eighty-six hours, and that out of four straps and seven hinges only three straps and six and a half hinges were broken. It is due to the company that we state that the rumor lacks confirmation. comicbooks.com