Life, 1887-06-30 · page 9 of 21
Life — June 30, 1887 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page contains three distinct pieces: **Top cartoons**: Two humorous sketches about military life—one showing a soldier in a doghouse asking "Going Far?" (satirizing military discipline), and another titled "An Excitable Veteran" mocking General Lucius Fairchild's eccentric behavior regarding battle-flag displays. **Center section**: An article praising war history contributions to *Century* magazine, with editors R.U. Johnson and C.C. Buel credited for valuable footnotes and editing. **Bottom illustration & caption**: "At the Pier" depicts a social scene where Mrs. Gay confronts a bashful young man about missing a concert, with a chorus of onlookers commenting. This appears to be romantic/social satire about courtship expectations and embarrassment. The page mixes military satire with social humor typical of *Life* magazine's editorial approach during this period.
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AN EXCITABLE VETERAN. ENERAL LUCIUS FAIRCHILD seems to have torn his clothes in his excitement over the idea of returning the battle-flags. It is to be regretted that an apparently intelligent citizen should distinguish himself in such a man- ner. A little ice on the General’s head at the critical moment might -have done him much good. PREPARATIONS COMPLETE . 6c OUNG man,” he said solemnly, “are you prepared to go?” “Prepared to go?” repeated the young man, blithely, “I should say so; I shipped my family to the country last week for the summer, have given up my flat and stored the furniture, and taken a room down town. I'm prepared to go anywhere.” [7 is not true that the Hawaiian Queen has been em- ployed to write plantation dialect songs for a New York magazine, at a salary of $10,000 a year. - LIFE: 365 heavy calendered paper, and bountifully illustrated. The typography and | presswork are excellent; the footnotes are in good, open-faced type, and really are an ornament to the page, while even the reference marks are appropriately made to represent swords, anchors, guns and bugles instead of the conventional asterisks. There will probably be two opin- ions among bibliophiles as to the policy of extending large cuts “two ems ” on the wide margin. Nearly every page of these interesting contributions to war history shows marks of the careful editing of R. U. Johnson and C. C. Buel, who have supplied much valuable information in the footnotes. In their permanent setting the Century war papers are certainly more entertaining and valuable than ever. Droch, EXT to being dissappointed in love, nothing is sadder in a young man’s life than to discover that the bloom is fading from his sum- | mer suit. AT THE PIER. Mrs. Gay (to bashful youth): AW! HERE YOU ARE, MR. MILD, WHY DID WE NOT SEE YOU AT THE CONCERT? Bashful Youth (desperately in love): 1-I-WAS-A-A-READING A VERY-A~A-IN- TERESTING BOOK. AND-A- Chorus of Voices: Was 1T “SHE?” comicbooks.com