Life, 1892-02-11 · page 9 of 22
Life — February 11, 1892 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# "Liked It Better That Way" and Related Satirical Sketches This page contains several unrelated short humor pieces typical of *Life* magazine's format: 1. **"Liked It Better That Way"**: A customer complains about disguised cod liver oil; the druggist refuses to disguise it. Satirizes both commercial deception and the bitter taste of medicinal remedies. 2. **"The New Clergyman"**: A child answers catechism questions about God's creation with "beer and whiskey"—satirizing either poor religious education or implied adult drinking culture affecting children's knowledge. 3. **Four comic strips** show domestic/social scenes with women (appears to be a continuing narrative), though the specific jokes are unclear from this reproduction. 4. Additional brief jokes about clergy visits, hotel clerks, and guest interactions follow standard *Life* format: quick satirical observations on everyday life and social pretense.
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- LIFE: LIKED IT BETTER THAT WAY. USTOMER: I got a bottle of cod liver oil here yester- day that you said you had disguised so that no one would know it. I have brought it back. pr: Why, isn’t it all right ? : No; Give me a bottle without any disguise. HE NEW CLERGYMAN: As you have answered the first three questions of the catechism correctly, now tell me what God made on the fourth day ? Littie Girt: I don’t know. N.C.: What do we drink ? Lirrce Girt: Beer and whiskey. ‘EXCUSE ME, BUT DO YOU COME FROM BosTON ?” “WELL, YES; THAT IS, AS OFTEN AS I CAN," ENCOURAGEMENT. “LEVERTON : You know, it’s a funny thing, but every time I've called on Miss Pinkerly lately, she has been out. DasHaway (brightly): Well, never mind, old man. Come around with me some time. IT WAS ALL RIGHT. OTEL CLERK: Is this thousand dollar bill the smallest thing you have about you ? DEPARTING GUEST: [am afraid it is. CLERK (¢0 dell boy): Here, take this bill out to one of the waiters and ask him to change it. comicbooks.com