Life, 1888-11-29 · page 5 of 14
Life — November 29, 1888 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis: Life Magazine, Page 301 This page contains three separate satirical pieces from early 20th-century Life: 1. **"She Could Read the Sign"**: A shop scene where a young woman seeking Madame Lucette is told she's absent, with the implication being a commentary on women's shopping behavior or salon culture. 2. **"Not the First Time"**: A brief joke about a broken engagement where the jilted lover claims the girl's brother (not the father) ended things—suggesting a humorous twist on family interference in courtships. 3. **"No More Than Right"**: A Randall character discusses charitable contributions to help a deceased man's family, arguing it's morally obligatory—satirizing social responsibility and charity expectations among men. 4. **"Color-Blind"**: A small illustration, likely another social commentary. The page reflects turn-of-the-century attitudes toward gender, courtship, class, and social obligation.
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ity 1} Hi ul ih ul ! il SHE COULD READ THE SIGN. Miss Kansas: 1 wis 10 sek MADAME LUCETTE. Young Modiste: MADAME LUCETTE 18 NOT IN AT PRESENT. Miss Kansas: WELL, THEN, TELL MADAME CIF TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO TAKE MY ORDER. NOT THE FIRST TIME. sf W AS it the girl's father who broke off the engagement?” inquired Jenkins. “No,” replied the jilted lover, “it was her little brother.” ISS 3) NO MORE THAN RIGHT. RANDALL, here’s a chance," remarked one of his friends: “can’t you contribute two dollars to the fund we're raising for the benefit of Jodson's family? The poor fellow died and left them penniless.” “Why, certainly,” responded ‘Crandall, “I'll gladly do so; and besides, I have owed him two dollars for a long time: it’s no more than right that I should help them that much, I'm a square man, and I believe in doing what's right every time.” HE man who buys bric-a-brac nowadays, and pays for it, may be pardoned for doubting if virtu is its own reward. COLOR-BLIND. comicbooks.com