Life, 1893-03-09 · page 8 of 16
Life — March 9, 1893 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Page 152 from Life Magazine - Satirical Sketches This page contains several humorous sketches with brief comedic dialogues: 1. **"Is He Superstitious?"** - A man proposes marriage on the 13th, which the woman rejects as unlucky. 2. **"Only a Remnant"** - A poetic meditation on a picket fence and moon, ending with "But thereby hangs a tail"—wordplay on the phrase "thereby hangs a tale." 3. **"Full, Bold and Round"** - A dialogue about finding a suitable writer; Brown recommends Jobson, a sign-painter who decorated a Columbian stamp. 4. **"Is It an Omen?"** - Hicks makes a joke about Prohibition-era water (Western Union) versus whiskey in soup. 5. **"Upon His Honor"** - A cartoon showing St. Peter and Chappie discussing funeral appointments. The sketches represent typical early 20th-century American humor targeting social conventions and contemporary references like Prohibition.
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IS HE SUPERSTITIOUS? He: \e I SHOULD—ER—ASK YOU TO MARRY ME— She; YOu'D MAKE THE THIRTEENTH, ONLY A REMNANT. HE picket fence was outlined sharp, The moon was clear and pale, Her lover long ago had left, But thereby hangs a tail. IS IT AN OMEN? HIS is a prohibition era in Wall Street,” said Hicks. “Western Union, which is mostly water, rises almost to par, while whiskey takes a drop into the soup that wipes out traders by the dozen.” as you can come along in, if you want to,” said St. Peter, encouragingly, * Thanks, awfully,” replied Chappie, “I guess I'll wait an hour or two yet." (Zo Aimself.) “ The idea of appointing a funeral at three o'clock, and then burying a fellow in a dress suit.” Host (to visitor from out of town): TIRED OF PLAYING, RM? WELL, SUPPOSE I RING FOR BRANDY AND CIGARS! FULL, BOLO AND ROUND. MITH: My present amanuensis won't do. I want a man who doesn’t write such a cramped hand. Brown: Jobson's the man for you. He's a sign-painter who filled the back of a Columbian stamp with the President's Message. IMER: I've written a poem on the crinoline. TRIVVET: That's right. It deserves it. “UPON HIS HONOR.” comicbooks.com