Life, 1888-10-25 · page 3 of 14
Life — October 25, 1888 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 227 This page contains several satirical sketches and dialogue exchanges typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines. The main cartoon "At Nice" depicts a social scene with military officers and civilians. The caption references "Miss Jenkins" and suggests romantic/social comedy about a woman navigating attention from multiple suitors. "Hide and Seek" shows two small comic vignettes with children. The "Peace Must Prevail" dialogue humorously depicts a domestic argument between husband and wife over noisy children and unpaid bills—common domestic satire of the era. The final quip about "raw material" and "campaign" appears to reference cooking/housekeeping metaphors applied to wartime or political situations, though the specific context remains unclear without additional historical framing. The overall tone emphasizes domestic discord and social awkwardness as humor sources.
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INTIMIDATION. EGINALD: Papa, can I have a piece of mince-pie ? Papa: You may if you will promise not to tell mama that I gave it to you. (Pie is devoured in silence.) REGINALD: Please can I have some more? Papa (sternly): No more, sir! -., REGINALD (after a pause): If you don’t let me I shall tell mama. He gotit. OT LUCK depends often on the Jack-pot. o) ta opponents of free schools probably favor hire education. OTHING BUT LEAVES—A (Ly pamphlet. Lif 5 HE PRIZE-FIGHTER'S MAN- UAL—His fist. RED UPON THE WATERS —Aphrodite. HIDE AND SEEK. AT NICE. M. le Baron (complacently): WeALLy, Miss AMIDON, I CAWN'T SEE WHAT MAKES “1 just pet Jimmy Mucotn’s Lookin’ MEES JENKINS FLEERT SO OUTWAGEOUSLY WIZ ME! WHAT CAN I PO TO GET RID OF HER? ALL OVER F’ ME.” diss PROPOSE TO HER. SHE'S A GIRL OF SENSE. PEACE MUST PREVAIL. USBAND (impatiently): Is it possible, my dear, that you cannot keep those children quiet for a moment? WIFE (soothingly): Now, John, don’t be harsh with the poor little innocent things; it is natural for them to be full of spirit, and they're doing the best they can, HUusBAND: Well, if I could have a moment's peace I would sit down and write that check for fifty dollars that you've been bothering me for. Wire (sternly): Children, go upstairs at once! and if I hear another word from you to-night I'll punish you severely. HAT'S all this fuss about raw material, any way? Let it be cooked in the “1 sevi" heat of the campaign! comicbooks.com