Life, 1893-02-02 · page 9 of 16
Life — February 2, 1893 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 73 **"The Intelligent Voter"** depicts two well-dressed men discussing political corruption. One references the "Kinley Bill" and mentions "Election War" and scriptural language ("'dis' de publicians"), suggesting a satirical commentary on politicians using religious rhetoric to justify questionable legislation while extracting bribes. **"Nearing Its End"** shows monkeys swinging from palm trees in escalating desperation, titled as commentary on whiskey consumption—likely a temperance-era joke about alcohol's degrading effects. **"At a Musicale"** mocks a concert-goer for tuning a harp seven times, with the punchline that only the "human stomach" achieves such ready adjustment—social satire on amateur musicians. The remaining sketches are brief humorous quips with minimal context visible.
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THE INTELLIGENT VOTER. “T TELL you, MISTER JONSON, DE WHOLE CAUSE 0’ DE TRUB- BLE IN DIS YER "LECTION WAS DAT KINLEY BILL, AND IT OUGHTER BE PAID.” Mr. Jonson: 1 DON'T KNOW NUFFIN' "BOUT DE KINLEY BILL, BUT DE 'LECTION WAR 'CORDIN' TO SCRIPTUR', ANYWAY, FOR WHEN DE LORD WAR ON DE EARTH, HE SIDED 'GIN DE’ PUBLICANS. SRS IWF AT A MUSICALE. ILLINGS: That makes seven distinct times she has tuned that harp. Did you ever know any other in- strument to get out of tune so readily as a harp ? LiversaD (gloomily): One, at least, dear boy—the human stomach, NEARING ITS END. Mcaisnis: Thot's a moighty foine whiskey; how owld is it, Pat ? Pat (pouring the last drops into his friend's glass): Faith, Oi don’t know ; but it's owld ez it iver will be! ACCOUNTED FOR. HY do you sign your name J. John B. B. B. Bron- son?” asked Hawkins. THE NEW ONES. “ Because it is my name,” said Bronson. “I was chris- “WHERE YER BEEN, CHIMMy 2?” tened by a minister who stuttered.” “A BLOKE SENT ME TER BUY A DOZEN POSTAGE STAMPS,” comicbooks.com