Life, 1891-12-31 · page 21 of 53
Life — December 31, 1891 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two unrelated cartoons satirizing social pretension. **Top Left ("The Butler"):** A servant announces he must quit his job because a newspaper has exposed him as a "disgraced English nobleman." The joke mocks the Victorian obsession with aristocratic status—the butler apparently considers his newfound (albeit disgraced) noble identity incompatible with domestic service, despite being unemployable. It satirizes both the servant's absurd social climbing and the era's reverence for nobility. **Top Right ("Harry to little brother"):** A child demands his brother stop making noise during prayers. The accompanying text reveals this is setup for a longer joke about Caesar and the Ides of March. The humor derives from children's mispronunciations and misunderstandings of adult stories. **Bottom:** This is primarily a Harper's Magazine advertisement announcing its January issue with various articles on travel, historical figures (Aaron Burr), and literary content. The subscription price is $4.00 yearly.
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