Life, 1891-04-30 · page 7 of 14
Life — April 30, 1891 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 271 The main cartoon depicts a man with an axe confronting a woman at a doorway, illustrating the caption "You can divine my need, madam, can you not?" — a darkly humorous reference to spring cleaning. The woman responds she'll "sympathize" and knows "what work there is in a spring cleaning," suggesting domestic labor. Below are three brief satirical pieces: "An Old Subscriber" jokes about death; "An Old Army Custom" recounts hanging a Yankee tailor during the Civil War for counterfeiting; and "Trouble Below" mocks 19th-century innovations threatening business, with dialogue between "Arch Imp" and "Ordinary Devil." The page concludes with aphorisms on marriage and heat, typical of Life's miscellaneous humor format.
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“EK “AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.” 66 ND what is death?” he asked His dear, devoted wife ; “Why, love,” she smiled, ‘you know it is To be deprived of Lire.” AN OLD ARMY CUSTOM. OUTHERN BRIGADIER: In Rich- ‘7 mond in '64 we had to pay a Yankee tailor $250 in good Confederate money for very common army coats. “ That was a swindle.” “Well, we got even with him. We took him out afterwards and hung him up.” “Yes; and you have been hanging up Yankee tailors ever since.” W WHAT WORK THERE IS IN A cue You | MY NEED, MADAM, CAN YOU Nor?" Db I SYMPATHIZE WITH You,” “Now WILL you—” “AND SOMETHING TO Door.” ING CLEANING.” TROUBLE BELOW. RCH IMP: These Nineteenth Century innovations threaten to ruin our bus- iness! ORDINARY wrong? ARCH Imp: What novelties have we to show a man who comes to us from a cre- matory ? Devit: What is going ee MARRIAGE may sometimes bea failure,” remarked old Mrs. Ely, “but a funeral is always bound to be a success.” ALWAYS IN HOT WATER—Heat. comicbooks.com