Life, 1890-07-10 · page 3 of 14
Life — July 10, 1890 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page (Volume XVI, Number 393) This page contains humorous dialogue pieces rather than political cartoons. The main illustration shows two figures on a terrace discussing delayed social visits—likely referencing common excuses for avoiding social obligations. The dialogues below address mundane social situations: a hansom cab driver's complaint about fare collection, and a dispute over umbrella ownership. The text jokes reference "River of Hansom Cab" (a contemporary serial novel), "Adam and Eve," and "Cain"—creating wordplay about familiar cultural references. The illustration of a man with a horse-drawn cab represents working-class humor about urban transportation economics. Overall, this appears to be a humor/advice column page rather than political satire, focused on relatable domestic and social inconveniences of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
AN ANSWER FOR THE ANXIOUS—MUCH DELAYED. He (class of 90): WHEN ADAM DELVED AND EVE SPAN, WHO WAS THEN THE GENTLEMAN ? ‘She: WHEN CAIN CAME BACK FROM COLLEGE, HE PRORABLY THOUGHT CAIN WAS—UNLESS THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED MIGHTILY. RIVER OF HAN- OF COURSE HE CAME. SOM CAR (Ce ASHAWAY: I don't see why Travers don't come. I young lady): Yes, Miss, invited him to dine with me. it's a dollar and a ‘arf CLEVERTON: Did he understand that you were to pay an hour, but I'llhaveto — ¢o the dinner? =FS . i aS charge you fifty cents DASHAWAY: Of course. : , ! hextra, ‘cos you knew = Cyevertron: Here he is. every one of the swells andard false! we met in the Park, ~~ Bol % Vy, ees and I couldn’t let the A GLUT ON THE MARKET. mond. ‘ : ae cad by Sy 5 : horse down in his hac- RM : I bet I can keep an umbrella longer than anyone. he only j ‘ tion not for a minute ! DazzLE: Does that belong to you? avorins DEAD men write RazzLe: Yes. no poems. DazzLe: No wonder. always onico’s. onico’s DT, Yroutt’s. comicbooks.com