Life, 1888-09-06 · page 7 of 14
Life — September 6, 1888 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Page 133 Analysis: Life Magazine Humor This page contains several unrelated humorous anecdotes and sketches typical of Life's satirical format: **"Where They Differed"** jokes about ocean travel fears—Mrs. Dusenberry fears drowning while her husband went to sea to *avoid* drowning. **"Misleading"** depicts a plumber mistaken for a hospital patient due to his bandaged head. **"A Nice Legal Question"** shows Uncle Rastus claiming a lawyer cannot compel him to confess guilt—a joke playing on stereotypical dialect and legal absurdities. **"Off the Track by a Misplaced Switch"** illustrates a train accident caused by improper signaling. The remaining items are brief witticisms about museums, culture, and superstitions. The page reflects early 20th-century American humor conventions, including period dialect humor and everyday mishaps presented as comic scenarios.
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LIFE WHERE THEY DIFFERED. £6 | ies never take a trip across the ocean,” remarked Mrs. Dusen- berry. ‘I am afraid of being drowned.” ‘ “Humph!" — growled Dusenberry. ‘ That's you differ from Noah. “How so?" - ‘He went to sea to avoid being drowned.” Mr. where MISLEADING. HAT in thunder do you mean by coming in here to get your head bandaged?” said the indignant proprietor to a bat- tered tramp. “ This is a plumber’s shop and ain’t no hospital, by a jugful.” “ Why don't yer take in yer sign then?” id the battered tramp, pointing to the legend “Tanks Repaired.” ao WHERE HE HAD BEEN. HERE have you been for a week back, ( Brannigan?” | ‘Been to the hospital, sorr. But how did yez know Oi had a weak back, sorr ?" A NICE LEGAL QUESTION. M AGISTRATE (to Uncle Rastus, who has been unfortunate again): Your name, prisoner? UncLe Rastus: Must I giv’ my name, sah? MAGISTRATE: Certainly. UNCLE Rastus: Well, now, yo honah, I done understan’ frum de lawyer dat nobody am compelled to say nuffin wot has er tendency ter convict hisself. ALMOST INCREDULOUS. Miss Lexington (of Kentucky): WE HAVE A LAKE VERY SIMILAR TO IT IN KENTUCKY. » York, astounded) + ON, WHAT A PERFECTLY ENCHANTING PLACE Hughington (of Waar, oF WATER? OFF THE TRACK BY A MISPLACED SWITCH. Mister O'Twill : TOIME, Mistress O' Twill : DERN OULD DRUNKEN FOOL! Come TO NED WID YE, Faitn, ax I've cor Mim Tits Got Him?) Got them, ye DUN- AND BE AFTHER LAVIN THAT SWITCH OF MOINE ALONE, TWO OF A KIND. UYER: How much are these trousers, Mr. Solomons ? Mr. S.: Vell, mein freund, ve are yust givin’ dose pants avay. BUVER (effustvely) : take this pair. Thanks—thanks! I'll [Exit rapidly with trousers.| UNLIMITED CAKE AND PIE. OBBY was admiring the fat boy at the dime museum. “Mama,” he said, * must have!” what a kind mother he THE UNLUCKY CHILD OF CULTURE. RS. FANEUIL HALL (of Boston): Dear me, John, I don’t know what to do to cure our Erasmus from running away and going fishing on Sunday. Mr. F. H.: Take away his spectacles every Saturday night; then he can’t see to dig bait. HERE'S a divinity that doth hedge a king, but put three other kings and an ace in the same hand and there'll be no hedging. comicbooks.com