Life, 1887-08-11 · page 5 of 16
Life — August 11, 1887 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 75 This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor: **"Life's Tips"** mocks upper-class sporting culture with absurd betting advice about horse racing and yachting competitions, poking fun at wealthy leisure activities. **"Men Were Deceivers Ever"** is a comic dialogue where a tramp manipulates a sympathetic woman by invoking motherhood sentimentality to obtain food and money—satirizing both male deception and female gullibility. **"On a U.S. Man-of-War"** depicts naval military life through dialogue about a coal barge attack, showing soldiers' pragmatic responses to danger. **"Ingrediential"** and other sections contain humorous observations about regional American products (pork from Chicago, whiskey from Kentucky), using crude ethnic stereotypes common to the era's satire. The page reflects turn-of-the-century class commentary and American regional humor typical of Life's satirical mission.
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-LIEE-: LIFE’S TIPS. NEVER bet on the leeward horse unless you have previously thrown out an anchor to windward and attached it firmly to the capstan of the rival animal's off hind leg. A sure tip is that which is provided by every cutter that sails close to the wind in a good breeze. You can always bet with confidence on that tip. The near taffrail sinks down almost into the water; and a favorite pastime among cutter-yachtsmen is the organizing of up-hill go-as-you- please races from the submerged side of the boat to the other side which is tilted into the air. If you wear tennis shoes with rubber soles, a pair of canvas knee-protectors and copper elbow sheaths, you stand a fair chance of winning one of these climbing contests. It is not wise to put your money on any baseball pitcher or catcher, because these trusty steeds, however good their breed or training or record may be, are subject to sale and purehase before the event. R. LANSDOWNE, besides being a Lord, is a Marquis, two Viscounts and three Earls. He must be related to the Early bird that caught the worm. . OVERHEARD IN LONDON. ENCLISHMAN: Great many Americans in London this yeah. YANKEE: Yes, indeed. ENGLISHMAN: Vewy few left at home, I suppose ? YANKEE: Only two families left in New York. ENGLISHMAN: Fawncy! “MEN WERE DECEIVERS EVER.” Tramp: No, MUM, I DON’T WANT NOTHIN’; ON'Y I WAS A PASSIN’ BY AN I SEE THAT LOVELY CHILD AN’ I COULDN'T HELP A STOPPIN’ JUST TO ASK IF YOU WUZ ITS MOTHER, (The lady is delighted, of course, but discovers later she is minus a coffee pot, a loaf of bread, a leg of lamb, and a bow! of sugar.) ON A U. S. MAN-OF-WAR. Lieutenant; THE LOOKOUT REPORTS THAT A COAL-BARGE IS MAKING FOR US TO Lieut.-Commander : DOUBLE SHOT THE GUNS; RUN OUT TOR- PEDO NETS, AND CALL TO QUARTERS TO REPEL BOARDERS! Lieut,: BUT SHE'S LOADED WITH COAL FOR OUR BUNKERS, SIR. L.-C.: NEVER MIND, I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY CHANCES. « INGREDIENTIAL. TV IS an ancient saying with a truthful germ, That money makes the mar’ go ; But ‘tis plain, e’en to a pachyderm, That pork has made Chicago. HEY may talk all they want to about the blue skies of Italy, but it cannot compete with the whiskies of Ken- tucky, or the vitskies of Russia. ROUBLE is imminent between Russia and the Vatican. The Czar attended mass before breakfast on Saturday morning, and in a moment of ravenous abstraction ate all the candles in the church, to the discomfiture of the Cardinal- in-charge and horror of the Pope, who was informed of the event by cable before the Czar could cut the wires. comicbooks.com