Life, 1892-10-13 · page 9 of 14
Life — October 13, 1892 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Content Analysis This page from *The Illustrated London Weekly* (June 4, 1892) contains several brief satirical pieces: **Top image**: Shows Mount Snowdon with dotted lines indicating the Queen's route during a royal visit to Wales. **"Hurt Him"**: A brief joke about someone playing or teasing someone until "he made him soar," then wondering why they no longer speak. **"Dangers of Kissing"**: A humorous exchange between a man and woman debating whether the forehead is the safest place to kiss, ending with the man joking he got "a bang in my mouth" from his last attempt. **"Sharing His Loads"** and **"Trotter"** sections: Brief witty dialogues about marital burdens and American humor. **The illustrated scene** shows a well-dressed man and woman in what appears to be a flirtation or romantic moment, with the caption suggesting commentary on attractiveness or romantic appeal. These are typical Victorian-era humor pieces—light social satire about romance, marriage, and manners.
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THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON WEEKLY, June 4, 1892. summer’s gowns have had to be let out several inches around the waist and back ofthe shoulder. With the exception of a slight in- disposition caused by an unfortunate combination of broiled loteter and buttermilk, she Joyed the best o' ler Majesty {1 ing lessons in goat-milk- ing. Mr. Felix P. Hennes- sey of Harlem, N.Y., fs her instructor and assures us that Her Majesty i an apt pupil. She visits the goat dairy each morning, and, bar the fact that oue ab- sevt-minded goat ate the back-breadth out of the royal mantle when Her Majesty happened to be looking the other way, ber ‘THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO WALES.—VINW OF MOUNT BWSTTFLW AFTER NER MAJESTY'S ASCENT. DOTTED LINES sow experience has been pleas- OUTLINE OF MOUNTAIN BEFORE THE QUEEN'S VISIT. ing and profitable. HURT HIM. HE played for him until he said It really made him soar; And now he wonders why it is She speaks to him no more. DANGERS OF KISSING. HE: I think the forehead the safest place for a young gen- tleman to kiss a young lady. HE: I'm not so sure of it. The last time I attempted to kiss a young lady's forehead I got a bang in my mouth, SHARING: HIS LOADS. as Ds she share her hus- band’s burdens?” “Yes. Jack's loads are her chief trial.” “[PPoees : Did youhear what Henry James said about American humor ? BaRLOW: No; but I'll bet it wasn’t as true as what American humor has had to say about Henry James. R. SQUYLLES: Why don’t you order that Mrs. Fayling to go to California? She could afford to go. Dr. PYLLES: Yes; but I couldn't afford to let her go. : “TL THINK YOU ARE ONE IN A THOUSAND.” HE race for wealth.— The O Mae T noe, sen? Hebrew. “No, FoR YOU ARE NOT ONE IN’ FOUR HUNDRED.” comicbooks.com