Life, 1889-10-03 · page 3 of 18
Life — October 3, 1889 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Life Magazine Page Analysis This page from *Life* magazine (Volume XIV, Number 352) contains satirical dialogues rather than political cartoons. The top image appears to show a domestic scene, with accompanying text referencing **Artemus Criticks** advising someone named **Danstitick** about prioritizing relationships over appearance—a social commentary on values. Below are two separate humorous exchanges: 1. **"How He Was Secured"**: A dialogue between a **Chairman of Committee** and **General Sherman**, apparently about securing Sherman's attendance at an event by offering to exclude "Marching Through Georgia" from the program—a reference to Sherman's Civil War campaign. 2. **"He Was Partly Right"**: A domestic quarrel between husband and wife about noise from neighbors, with comedic misunderstandings about a child "crying upstairs" and a man "swearing." The humor relies on wordplay and domestic/social situations rather than explicit political satire.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
iS. fers of at may Ye . he work d many | price of ose who of the Artemus Criticus (to his friend Daubstich): YOU OUGHT TO RELY LESS ON YOUR COLOR AXD MORE ON YOUR RELATIONS. Cousin Florence: WHY, ARTEMUS, COUSIN NED DEPENDS WHOLLY ON MIS RELATIONS, HOW HE WAS SECURED. “HAIRMAN OF COMMITTE General Sherman, if you will accept our invitation I can offer you one Special inducement. SHERMAN: Indeed! CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE: Yes. The band positively shall not play “ Marching Through Georgia.” SHERMAN: I'll come. Gor dogs, when they die, go to the Lappy land of a canine, of course. HE WAS PARTLY RIGHT. USBAND: Confound these thin walls. Why, you can hear that disagreeable child next door whining and crying, and the man in there is swearing at it like a trooper. WiFe: That's our Willie crying upstairs. HUSBAND (doggedly): Well, there's a man in there swear- ing about it, anyway. RIGGS: Why, how well you are looking ! GriGGs: Yes; I took no vacation this summer, comicbooks.com