Life, 1889-06-27 · page 12 of 17
Life — June 27, 1889 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers This page contains three satirical pieces from *Life* magazine: **Top cartoon**: A beach scene satirizing class differences—wealthy people enjoying leisure while workers labor nearby, with the caption about "the brave" and fairness suggesting ironic commentary on social inequality. **"A Financier"**: A dialogue mocking extravagant spending and debt. A woman (Dorothy) buys expensive items; her husband (Rufus) objects, but she replies she had them "charged"—a joke about purchasing on credit without immediate payment consequences. **The Sullivan passage**: References a real historical figure (appears to be John "The Shaughraun" Sullivan or similar), noting he violently assaulted Francis Hanford in Chicago (1876) and killed him. The text sardonically warns against shooting people through the abdomen without "excellent reasons," as such violence creates suspicion of other crimes—likely alluding to unsolved murders he may have committed. **Bottom cartoon**: A domestic humor piece about fitting a three-foot turkey into a six-inch oven—a simple joke about practical impossibility, relatable to holiday cooking.
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but the brave deserve the fair.” And even the brave an't live with some of ‘em. Brother Jo: SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE DEVELOPED INTO 18 IT, WELL I MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED as MUCHT A FINANCIER. on pororny. 1 think you are dreadfully extravagant é to buy all those things.” “But, my dear Rufus, | had them charged.” met Mr. Sullivan during his Seran- 0, Will be slow to belie placid, 1 public-spirited lawyer would rate a crime as the assassina- Truth EVERTHELE cloquent, and public-spirited gentleman is un- S. this placid, accomplished. derstood to be the same who knocked down Franci: Hanford, in Chicago, on the 7th of August, 187! and shot him through the abdomen so that he died So far as is known, there is no proof that Sul van had a hand in the murder of Dr. Cronin, but when it comes to acquitting him on general princi- ples of suspicion, his record makes awkward work of it. ence should be a warning to us all not to shoot men through the abdomen, without excellent reasons, for fear that, some time or other, ispicion of having committed a serious crime. His experi- it may expose us to the ss eR OS, SEE TKKowATTR “OH, Ves, LITTLE boy, I'm oreN ON SUNDAY AS usuaL.” IN THE COTTAGE BY THE SEA. A DOMESTIC PROBLEM. How TO GET A THREE FOOT TURKEY INTO INCH OVEN? comicbooks.com