Life, 1892-02-25 · page 15 of 16
Life — February 25, 1892 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement page** for Life's Monthly Calendar subscription, with two satirical cartoon vignettes at the top. **Left cartoon ("Not to Be Caught Unprepared")**: A disheveled man tells a concerned friend he needn't worry about delirium tremens because he "married a snake charmer"—dark humor about alcoholism and marital chaos, suggesting his wife is as dangerous as snakes. **Right cartoon ("Striking a Bargain")**: A working-class man (indicated by dialect spelling) at a train ticket office tries to negotiate a discount by leaving his young child at home rather than purchasing a seat. The ticket agent refuses, as the child would still occupy space. The satire targets penny-pinching working people and railway pricing disputes. Both cartoons use **exaggerated immigrant or working-class accents** (phonetic spelling) typical of period satire, mocking lower-class economic anxiety and behavior. The page promotes Life's calendar at $1/year with "40 minutes of fun" and monthly information, targeting both "Rich and Poor."
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
ft DUP P UOT STRIKING A BARGAIN. NOT TO BE CAUGHT UNPREPARED. “VAT YOU SCHARGE FER DIS CHILD ON DE TRAIN?” “My FRIEND, I AM SORRY TO SEE YOU IN YOUR PRESENT STATE, TURN “NOTHING, AS HE'S UNDER FIVE YEARS.” ASIDE BEFORE IT 1s TOO LATE, DO NOT THE HORRORS OF DELIRIUM ‘BUT HE TAKE OOP A SEAT SCHOOST LIKE I vas.” “OH, WELL, WE LOSE THAT.” “Si HOW MOOCH YOU TAKE OFF MY TICKET EFI LEAVE DE KID AT NoME ?” TREMENS TERRIFY You?” “DELIRIUM TREMENS BE HANGED; I MARRIED A SNAKE CHARMER!" Only $1.00 a Year! POSTAGE PAID. FUN FOR 4o MINUTES INFORMATION FOR A MONTH GO WITH BVERY COPY OF Life’s Monthly Calendar! It tells you everything, and more, too. Rich and Poor may have it now, as the price is only 10 cents, with Copious Reading [latter AND—— Profuse Illustrations ! SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS. comicbooks.com