Life, 1890-06-26 · page 10 of 15
Life — June 26, 1890 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page 372 of Life Magazine - Satirical Comics and Jokes This page contains several unrelated humorous cartoons and short jokes typical of Life's satirical format: **"Through One Administration"** shows buckets progressively shrinking, likely satirizing government inefficiency or budget cuts over time. **"One Way to Raise a Pup"** depicts dogs being fed compressed dog cakes from a groceries box—a visual joke about commercial pet food. **"A Mistake of Judgment"** mocks Congressman Turner, suggesting he abandoned a profitable ice business to pursue politics, implying he'd have earned more money staying in business. **"Well Fitted"** jokes about a job applicant's only qualification being a college prank (painting "Damn" on chapel steps). The page concludes with a one-liner comparing limburger cheese to a tack—both difficult to locate in darkness.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
- LIFE: THROUGH ONE ADMINISTRATION. A MISTAKE OF JUDGMENT. ce ONGRESSMAN TURNER made a mis- take when he gave up the ice business to become a Representative.” “Do you think so?” “Undoubtedly. If he had stuck to it for another year he would have made enough money to become a Senator.” Brown: ARE YOU SURE THEY SENT ALL THE THINGS | ORDERED FOR MY FISHING TRIP? Brown: 1 THINK $0, THE BASKET CAME FROM THE LIQUOR WELL FITTED. g¢ you want a position on the staff as a humorist, eh?” asked the editor. “Yes,” said the graduate, “ that's what I want.” “ What experience have you had?” “Well, I painted the word ‘Damn * on the chapel steps up at college once and lit a giant cracker under the chair of our Greek Professor.” z A PIECE of limburger cheese is like a tack ~ cS in one respect—you can always find it in the dark. comicbooks.com