Life, 1889-09-19 · page 10 of 18
Life — September 19, 1889 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Page 164 of Life Magazine - Satirical Content This page contains several humorous short sketches typical of Life's satirical format: **"The Glyse of the Sluse"** is a mock-poetic piece about animals in winter conditions, appearing to parody overwrought nature writing. **"Sensational Journalism"** mocks newspaper sensationalism through a dialogue between editors discussing a lunatic's suicide and how to exploit it for circulation—satirizing yellow journalism's callous disregard for human tragedy in pursuit of sales. **"A Few Recent Titles Explained"** offers sardonic one-liners debunking book titles—satirizing literary pretension and publishing trends. **"The City of Extremes,"** "The Sea and the Sailor"** are brief comedic vignettes poking fun at geographical contradictions and social pretension. The small cartoon illustration shows children in poverty, accompanying social satire about class and hardship.
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Young Firebrand: WHAT! ARE THEY KEEPING YOU ON A MILK DIET veT? Why pon't you kick? I pip, aN’ 1 GOT MEAT AN CRACKERS THE VERY NEXT Day! A FEW RECENT TITLES EXPLAINED, E START."—Going to the mountains in October. THE GLYSE OF THE SLHUSE. (FROM NICHTMAIR.) HE bangel-whoo and the knuphar-gling Hoopeld along the swow ; They glinked and hetteld thro’ the kling, Jeckelling on the spow. The lamber-dyke up-grattled he, All on the loocre-loo ; His turbeld tenkles seemed to be Some harpquinated dou. SENSATIONAL JOURNALISM. EDITORIAL ROOMS OF THE VORLT. EGRAPH EDITOR: Here's a dispatch from Illinois to the effect that Brown, the recovered lunatic whose hiding place we discovered, has hanged himself. Epitor: What was the reason? TELEGRAPH EptTor: His neighbors got hold of our paper with the story of his life and he couldn't stand the disgrace. How shall I head it? Epiror: Put a scare head on, “ Dr. Brown Hangs Himself. Another Vor/t Prediction Comes True,” and give it the top place on the bulletin boards, IRST UNDERTAK trade? SECOND UNDERTAKER: Dead. : How's The Truth About Tristrem Varick."—What the novel doesn’t tell. “Looking Backward."—The Republican Party, “ Unfinished Worlds.”—Those that were not sold last week. HANDY BINDER FOR “LIFE” “The Home Life of Great Authors.”"—Hash three times a day. —The marriage certificate. “ Monarchs | have me! Four kings in the other man’s hand. —— -- “ What I Remember."—The money I have lent. . HE cannibal is known by the “ April Hopes.""—That the rent will be reduced in May; but it won't. company he eats. “A Magnificent Plebeian.”—Buffalo Bill. “An Old Man's Love.”—Boodle, “ Kept in the Dark. he surplus. “What He Cost Her.""—About seven times as much as he thought she would. THE CITY OF EXTREMES. AWKINS (as their friend walks away): Does Wiggins live in Jersey City or in Brooklyn ? HocG: Neither. He lives right here in New York. JAWKINS: That's funny, He looks neither rich enough nor poor enough for that! THE SEA AND THE SAILOR. ISS NEPTUNE (on Atlantic Steamer): Who is that poor fellow leaning so pale and miserable against the rail ? Mr. SPINNAKER: Oh, that’s young Toppinglift, the Commodore of the Gos- ling Bay Yacht Club. He hasn't got his sea-legs on yet. Scexk—Jnterior of Smith's sleeping apart- ment. Tite—1 A.M. SYNOPSIS OF PLAV—A musguito is sup- posed to have alighted on Smith's forehead, and he strikes wildly at it, (Our artist has endeavored to show what Smith saw when he struck, and a very small portion of what he satd.) I" isn’t every country that has, like the United States, the free choice of a national bird, Russia would be a Turkey-gobbler if she dared. comicbooks.com