Life, 1890-10-02 · page 7 of 16
Life — October 2, 1890 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 175 This page contains two distinct satirical elements: **Top cartoon ("Too Strong a Resemblance"):** Shows a photographer directing two men to pose. The caption jokes about one man being instructed to "look like yourself" while trying to avoid resembling "somebody else"—a visual gag about difficult photography or perhaps about physical similarity causing social awkwardness. **Bottom section ("A Surviving Pre-Adamite"):** A poem-and-illustration piece about a jester or fool character who has survived through history, from biblical times (Noah's ark, Pharaoh) through classical antiquity (Romans, Greeks) to modern era. The accompanying cartoon shows a comical fool figure. It's a humorous meditation on how foolishness and jesters persist eternally across civilizations—a timeless satirical observation about human nature.
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W. J. Rolfe has edited “Shakespeare’s Poems” (Harper) after the manner of his edition of Shakespeare's plays. ‘The significant thing about the volume is its large type and clear page for the text of the poems, The mul- titudinous notes in finer type will probably please those who like that sort of thing, and imagine that through them they are getting at the essence of poetry. ~ Proch. NEW BOOKS. SHAKESPEARF'S POEMS. Edit "Edited with Notes by William J. Rolfe. New York: Harper and Brothers. ampaigning with Crook. By charles “King, U.S. & Harper and Brothers. “ivit Government in the United States By john Fiske. Boston jew Vork: Houghton, Mittin Company. Citizeness Bonaparte. By Imbert de SaintcAmand, New Vork: Chas. Scribner's Sons. Sifting Matrimony. By Cara Camera’ Pniladelphia: T. B. Pe: terson and Brothers. ramous Novels by Great Men. New York: Minerva Publishing Company. Children of Giteon. By Walter Resant. New York: Harper and Brothers. Dust and Its Dangers, By T. Mitchell Prudden, M.6, New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Holland and Its People. By Ed- monde de Amicis, ‘Translated by Caroline Tilton, New. York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, Moths and Butterflies, By Julia Ballard. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. The Trees of North-Eastern America,” By Charles S, Newhall. New Vork and London: G. P. Put: pam's Sons. Ger you nome, co! —Merry Wives of Windsor. TOO STRONG A RESEMBLANCE. Photographer: NOW TRY TO LOOK LIKE YOURSELF. TO LOOK LIKE SOMERODY ELSE. (Noting the effect)—W1t, ER, HM; TRY A SURVIVING PRE- ADAMITE. \ HEN gorillas were laughing in trees, And Adam wore aprons of green, My delicate humor would please ; I was voted the best ever ne When Noah went into the ark He gave mea spare bit of room, And said I might make the dogs bark, But he'd cherish the family heirloom. When Pharaoh was weary and sad, The jester his little piece spoke, And the king said“I “wasn’t half bad For an ancient and venerable joke.” The Athenians shouted in glee, Aristophanes gave us new zest, And the Romans, in mad jubilee, Went wild o'er this tattered old jest. In the court of the good Charlemagne, In the home of the Teutonic kings, Though nobles and warriors were slain, I drank at perennial springs. Tcan still hear gay Rabelais’ roar, And Russia's Imperial Czar Killed a fussy old courtier, who swore That this joke had been carried too far. I've weathered my ups and my downs, I've long been the funny man’s friend, I'm acquainted with streaky-faced clowns, And, still, there's no signs of the end. Into Harper's U wearily trudge, In the pages of Punch Tam stuck, T enliven the gloom of the Judge, I cheer up a down-hearted Puck, comicbooks.com