Life, 1890-12-04 · page 7 of 14
Life — December 4, 1890 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 321 This page contains several brief humorous sketches typical of Life's satirical format: **"Wedded Bliss"** depicts a conversation between Mrs. Mulvaney and Mrs. O'Brien about married life, with O'Brien noting they've been married six months and already called police twice—suggesting domestic discord presented as comedy. **"The Pathetic Stop"** shows a pastor and Dr. Broke discussing bedside visits, with Broke claiming he performs the same duty nightly before retiring—dark humor about death. **"Quite Friendly"** and **"Seeking His Level"** are brief one-liners about social interactions. The illustrations include **"Bad Form"** (upper left), **"An Indian Summer"** (lower left)—likely visual gags unrelated to the text. The page reflects turn-of-century American humor: domestic squabbles, class commentary, and wordplay typical of Life's satirical approach.
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BAD FORM. WEDDED BLISS. RS. MULVANEY: An‘ how do yer husband an’ yerself get along together, Mrs. O'Brien? Good, I hope. Mrs, O'BRIEN: Oh, yis; very good, Mrs. Mulvaney. Here we've bin mar- ried goin’ on six months, an’ | ain't had to call in the police but twice. ~ OLILOQUY of Mr. Pinckney Snow (colored) surveying his cotton patch. “De cotton grows so slow, and de weeds grows so fast, and de sun am so hot, and de redbugs so plenty, dat I feels like as how I had a call f'um de Lawd to go to preachin’.” THE REFRAIN OF THE ARCTIC CirRcLE—“ Freeze a jolly good fellow.” The Lady: \ WANTS LATTLE ARSENIC “YES, Mis: (OMPLEXION OR SUICIDE >” THE PATHETIC STOP. Pastor (tremulouslyy: Last week, my dear friends, | stood by the bed-side of a poor fellow: DE BROKE (aséde): Humph, that's nothing; | do that every night, myself. before I turn in. QUITE FRIENOLY. GARRY : Is that girl across the street who plays the piano familiar with Gounod ? GILLs: She must think so, she takes such liberties with him. SEEKING HIS LEVEL. se S*: old man, you should call on Miss Hopkinson. She’s’a bright girl—a brilliant one. “1 know it—that's why I don’t call.” SIMPLE termination often changes the entire meaning of a derivative. Sheen, for instance, is a shimmering light; but a brief termination makes it AN INDIAN SUMMER. an Israelite. TE AIIEN comicbooks.com