Life, 1891-07-30 · page 11 of 14
Life — July 30, 1891 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This page contains two distinct pieces: **"The Sporting Idea"** (left): A three-panel comic strip showing an overweight person repeatedly being knocked down or affected by a goat. The joke plays on heat and thermometers—the caption explains that young people wonder why temperatures are high in summer, with one character noting the thermometer reads ninety degrees in the shade. **"A Midsummer Night's Dream"** (right): A photograph showing what appears to be a theatrical or operatic scene with multiple costumed figures. The accompanying article discusses Pat Divver, apparently someone elevated by Mayor Grant, who received a letter from Germany about inquiries regarding "Frau Holzapiel." The text suggests confusion or intrigue involving German correspondence and various individuals' names. The content reflects early-20th-century American satirical humor and social commentary.
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W E do not mind the terrible heat If we know the highest record's beat. CAUSE AND EFFECT. ANSER: No mometer’s nin} OUNG wonder it’s hot; the ther- y in the shade! A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREASt p** DIVVER, who was not long ago elevated to the wool-sack by Mayor Grant, has received a letter from Germany addressed to Herr Richter P. Duevver, Tombs Police Court, New York. This was the result as narrated by a daily newspaper : His Honor seemed much pleased to receive the letter, and said that he would personally inquire about Frau Holzapicl and send an answer in Ger to the lady of Hesse Darm- stadt, There were just seventeen Germans arraigned before his Honor for drunkenness this morning, and he discharged every one of them without even a reprimand. There's a heap of suggestion in this occurence. If there should happen to be a number of Italians about to be brought before His Honor they might arrange to have a letter reach him addressed to Il Marchese Patricio Divvero, Spaniards in the same bad fix might have him addressed as S$. E, Don P. y Divera, while our Norwegian friends might help their cause by causing His Honor to receive a missive addressed to Graf Pjadjrickj Djivjvjerj. comicbooks.com