Life, 1888-06-21 · page 7 of 18
Life — June 21, 1888 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 351 This page contains several short humorous pieces rather than political cartoons: **"After the Theatre"** depicts a conversation where a man declines a night out, claiming he must husband his resources for an upcoming marriage—prompting the witty reply that when marrying, one typically husbands someone *else's* resources. **"Not Easily Embarrassed"** jokes about a man's shameless spending habits. **"A Type-Setting Machine"** offers commentary on new printing technology. **"The post-mortem"** references a cigarette-related death from Virginia Bright's disease. **"A Well Founded Report"** shows two women discussing marriage proposals and an inheritance. The page also includes a "Popular Literature" section listing contemporary books with brief humorous descriptions, and a joke about tennis terminology. These are light, domestic humor pieces typical of Life's satirical style.
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AFTER THE THEATRE. 6c OME, let us make a night of it!” “Can't do it, old man; I’m engaged to be married, you know, and I must begin to husband my resources.” “Hum! When it comes to marrying, I hope to hus- band somebody else's re- sources,” NOT EASILY EM- BARRASSED, “ AVE you kept track of young Baboony lately? At the rate he is going on he'll soon be seri- ously embarrassed.” “Embarrassed? Nonsense! you don’t know the man. He asked me for the loan of a hundred this morning with- out the quiver of an eyelid.” TYPE-SETTING ma- chine, which can do as much work as eight com- positors, has been invented, but as it can’t cuss the proof- reader it is doomed to failure. HE post-mortem of the latest cigarette victim resulted in the certificate of death, from Virginia Bright's disease. “THERE'S MUSIC HEIR.” A WELL FOUNDED REPORT. Miss Ethel (confidentially): Do you KNOW, CLARA, THAT I HAD TWO OFFERS OF MARRIAGE LAST WEEK. Miss Clara (with enthusiasm): OH, 1 AM DELIGHTED, DEAR! TRUE THAT YOUR UNCLE LEFT YOU HIS MONEY. THEN THE REPORT IS REALLY POPULAR LITERATURE. ODERN PAINTERS,” ‘*As You Like It,” ‘©The Scarlet Letter,” “The Second Sight,” «The Pathfinder,” . “‘The Woman in White,” ‘Beyond the Gates,” . “Out of the Wreck,” “© Face Illumined,” . “Twenty Years After,” . Ye clubmen late. They take it straight. Their work of art. A very good start. Each one despairs. The wife on the stairs. We dare not go. To-morrow will show. Marks well theirjjoys. The same old boys. B. MeV. A, oe TENNIS AS IT IS PLAYED. LD LADY (explaining toa friend): And after each point they call out the score; so when Charley sent the ball back it was “deuce,” and when the other man missed that made it “dam.” comicbooks.com