Life, 1890-02-06 · page 7 of 18
Life — February 6, 1890 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 77 The page contains two distinct humor pieces: **Upper Section:** A sketch showing two women in Victorian dress discussing a marriage proposal. The dialogue satirizes romantic conventions—one woman reports that a suitor named John proposed with "emphasis," and when she declined his advances ("Do not you love me a little bit?"), he accepted her rejection matter-of-factly. The humor lies in the anticlimactic, unemotional response to what should be a dramatic romantic moment. **Lower Section:** Three brief humorous notes about social types: a "Wanamaker" (wealthy person), a dentist as potential politician, and a joke about small boys struggling to carry mutton chops home from the store. These are generic social observations rather than political satire, typical of Life's general-interest humor. The page demonstrates Life's focus on middle-class social comedy and domestic situations rather than specific political events.
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From the Bed: SO JOWN PROPOSED LAST NIGHT AND YOU ACCEPTED HIM! Do TELL ME HOW IT ALL HAPPENED, From the Lounge: Ou, 1T WAS SIMPLY A MATTER OF EMPHASIS, From the Bed: OF EMPHASIS? From the Lounge: YES; WE Sab, ‘DON'T YOU LOVE ME A LITTLE i?" AND I ANSWERED ‘‘ No, I DO NOT LOVE YOU A /ittle wit.” DESCRIBED. £7 OU'VE met Wanamaker?” “Oh, yes.” “What kind of a man is he?” “Well, he is a man of the postage stamp kind—rather sticky, and a little of him goes a great way.” HE dentist should make a good politician—he is skilled in the use of gas and has a strong pull. N OVERDRAWN ACCOUNT —The sensational newspaper Ong OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF BEING A VERY SMALL BOY AND HAVING TO CARRY A report. POUND OF MUTTON CHOPS HOME FROM THE STORE. comicbooks.com