Life, 1890-04-03 · page 3 of 14
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# LIFE Magazine Page Analysis This Easter-themed page from LIFE magazine (Volume XV, Number 379) contains seasonal poetry and illustrations rather than political satire. The top features "At Eastertime," a poem celebrating spring flowers and church bells. Below that is a humorous illustration captioned with dialogue between "Junior Brutus Brown" and what appears to be a dog near a log, with Brown claiming he hasn't seen "Sump's movin'" in "dat ver log" — suggesting crude dialect humor. The lower left shows a character labeled "Winter (before mirror)" with the caption "Winter lingers in the lap of spring, eh? Here are summer flowers on my brow!" — a seasonal metaphor about spring's arrival. The bottom section titled "In Kentucky" depicts a stump speaker addressing a crowd, referencing political speech-making traditions, though specifics remain unclear.
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ye th zine AT EASTERTIME. T Eastertime the joy-bells ring A gladsome greeting to the Spring, And roses deck the chancel rail, With violets swect and lilies pale, And choir a grand hosanna sing. The little birds take fluttering wing, While trees their pinkening blossoms fling, And brooks come tumbling down the dale, At Eastertime. Y. sree My Angelice, with curls which cling ccipt of “Round eyes that primrose fancies bring, ch, sent Builds her a hat of fowerets fi "Neath fetching film of dotted veil, She looks too sweet for anything! Zastertime, Nate Masterson, a} >. Junius Brutus Brown: GOAN 'F VS'T SEE SUMP'N: MOVIN" IN DAT YER LOG, I'sk stistoox. S for the kind of piety that tries to exclude poor people from the innocent and elevating pleasures of life, it is a kind of piety for which the better American has very little respect, and when the trustees of the Metro- politan Museum realize this it will be a fine step in a good direction. IN KENTUCKY. (Se : A Hotel Corridor.) UMP SPEAKER (about to address a public meeting): Gentlemen — Winter (before mirror); WASTER LINGERS 18 Crown (threateningly): Sir-r-r!!! THE LAP OF SPRING, EH? HERE ARE SUMMER SPEAKER (unabashed): Colonels — FLOWERS ON MY BROW ! Crowp: Hear! hear! comicbooks.com