Life, 1891-05-21 · page 6 of 15
Life — May 21, 1891 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 318 This page contains several unrelated humor items typical of Life's satirical format: **"A Straight Tip"** shows a man advising a young girl about her sister's absence from home, implying the sister is away due to romantic entanglements rather than legitimate reasons—a veiled reference to social scandal. **"How They Got Rid of Mamma"** is a four-panel comic strip showing family members gradually excluding their mother from the living room sofa, with each panel showing her further removed until she's gone—satirizing how families might marginalize elderly relatives. The remaining items ("Weary Husband," "Proprietor of Menagerie," "Why did your friend Bronson tire") are brief joke exchanges about mundane domestic situations and wordplay, typical of the magazine's humor section.
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. Taser A STRAIGHT TIP. “Is YOUR SISTER IN THE HOUSE, Miss DorotHy ?” “Yes, SHE IS; AND IF YOU'RE COMING OFTEN YOU'D BETTER HURRY UP AND PROPOSE, ‘CAUSE I'VE NOTICED WITH ALL THE OTHERS WHEN IT GOES ON SO LONG IT NEVER COMES TO ANYTHING.” £€7 UNDERSTAND that Miss Passé was quite a belle once.” indeed, with swarms of admirers.” marry?” y for several years—then heart failure set in.” “ That was sad—but she seems to have reached a good age.” “Ah—but her admirers had the heart failure.” EARY HUSBAND (Sunday morning): How long has that confounded bell been ringing ? WIFE: Since six. HusBanp: Well, I guess I'll go to church this morning and see if I can’t get a little sleep. prorst fOR OF M AGERIE: That's our last im- portation—a fine Austrian eagle. Visitor (éndignantly): Do you think I'ma fool. That an Austrian eagle ?- Why, it’s only got one head! HY did your friend Bronson tire so quickly of art?” “ He said his palette couldn't supply his palate !” comicbooks.com