Life, 1887-04-21 · page 3 of 16
Life — April 21, 1887 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 217 The main illustration depicts two figures in period dress examining or discussing something against a wall, with the caption "IN TIME OF PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR." This appears to reference military preparedness, likely relating to early 20th-century U.S. Navy expansion (the text mentions "Whitney baby has been baptized the work of constructing the new United States Navy"). The page contains various brief humor items ("A Man of Undoubted Family," "A Last Word") typical of Life's satirical format—short jokes about domestic life, business, and social customs. These are gentle observations on contemporary American society rather than pointed political commentary. The naval reference suggests the page dates to a period of active military modernization.
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A MAN OF UNDOUBTED FAMILY. , UNT CRESUS: “I cannot tell you, Clara, how shocked I am to come | home and find you married without consulting | me. And toa man with all these children, after all that I've told you about my fortune being yours whenever you should marry to my liking !" Ciara: “Why, Aunty, you know I gave up young Smith on your objection that he hadn't family, and I supposed this would | just suit you.” | MAN who does business on a large | scale — A coal dealer. | W HEN punishing a child never strike it above the belt. HE FOUND HIS MAN. ROWN: What's the matter with Dum- ley? I saw him across the way a little while ago, and he looked quite used up. ROBINSON : He was all right yesterday. Brow Where did you see him ? ROBINSON: I met him on the street. The Bugle had an article about him in the morn- and he was looking for the reporter who , wrote it. Brown: Ah, yes; he must have found him. Now that the Whitney baby has been baptized the work of constructing the new United States Navy will be pushed i letion, rapidly to completion IN TIME OF PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR. HOME RUN — Running the sewing- Cholly (who has dined): SWAY, OLD CHAPPIE, GIMME YOUR TAILOR'S SHADDRESS ; ‘| . ‘ ‘MA MARRIED MAN MYSHELF, AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BEING ON THE SAFE machine. SIDE OF A TIN ULSTER—EH, OLD (/ic) CHAPPIE. A LAST WORD. Then, I prithee, dear one, brace ! Do but speak the word Else must I to father yield, Else must you vacate the field, Else must some one take your place ; ** Stocks and bonds” preferred. F you love me, tell me so; Coal is very high : Father thinks it isn’t right You should come here every night, Staying till the fire is low Just to spoon and sigh. Caryl Gould. Calling me your “‘ little sweet” Does not pay for gas ; ENERAL SIR GARNET WOLSELEY has written While your lonely heart may yearn, an essay on General Lee, which demonstrates that In the chandeliers there burn what Sir Garnet does not know about our civil war is not Jets that make a thousand feet worth printing, much less knowing. O’er the meter pass. The kick of a Soudanese camel may give an Englishman Love, I know, completely fills military prestige, but it does'nt make a “literary feller” of Life's void gallery : him, by any means. Yet while these dear moments haste, Think how many dollars waste— Coal and gas and other bills— A LL the difference in the world—The difference between Father's salary ! the North and South Pole. comicbooks.com