Life, 1893-04-27 · page 9 of 20
Life — April 27, 1893 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 271 This page contains three satirical sections: **"Symptoms"** depicts a doctor's visit, mocking medical practitioners who diagnose patients based on appearance rather than actual examination—a common critique of early-20th-century medicine. **"A Fat Wager"** shows a portly man with children, illustrating the joke that an overweight person claims he could run around trees without touching his "stumbling wurst" (sausage)—crude body-shaming humor typical of the era. **"Society"** section gossips about wealthy social events, including Mrs. Diamondstein's lavish ball and Mrs. Hangfast Miller's expensive jewelry, satirizing the conspicuous consumption and materialistic pretensions of the upper class. The cartoons mock both incompetent professionals and the vanity of the wealthy.
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SYMPTOMS. The Wife: TWERE 1S A PRESCRIPTION THAT THE DOCTOR LEFT FOR YOU TO-DAY WHEN HE CALLED AND FOUND YOU OUT. The Husband: HOW DID HE KNOW WHAT TO GIVE ME? The Wife: HE SAID THAT FROM MY APPEARANCE AND SYMP- TOMS HE KNEW YOU WERE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA. A FAT WAGER. “TLL BET YER, JimMy, DAT I'LL RUN AROUN’ HIM T'REE TIMES IN A MINIT WHILE HE'S A WALKIN’, AN’ NEVER TOUCH HIS STUMMICK WUNST!"” MADE TO ORDER. SOCIETY. HE dance at Mrs. Isaac Diamondstein’s last Friday was one of the most brilliant affairs of the winter. The floor of the ball-room was solid mother-of-pearl and the walls were resplendent with jewels. All the dishes used at the supper were of pure gold. A servant, clad in purple velvet, stood near the front door and scooped out froma silver barrel trowels full of assorted rubies, diamonds, pearls and other stones and filled the pockets of the departing guests. Among those present were Mr.and Mrs, Moses Hockheimer, the Misses Neirsteiner, Miss Rachel Johannisberger, Mr. Ruben Steinwein, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Goldstein, and many others of equal note. . . RS. G. HANGFAST MILLEURE has had the mount- ings of her new harness made of ‘solid gold. Of course there is no reason why she shouldn't have it if she wishes, as her husband, Gregory H. Miller, is well able to afford it. The only bad thing about it is that the Fulleures, the Tuckeurs, the Fisheures and the Mattheurs will all be having the same thing and then there'll be no distinction in it, don’t you know. . . PH dinner at Mrs. J. Bumpleigh Allstyle’s last Monday was a great success. Everything was expensive, and there was such an absence of vulgar simplicity that no one had the remotest idea what they were eating. INSURANCE DOUBLY SURE. RIMUS: They say Parsons showed rare presence of mind when the fire broke out. SecuNDUS: Hedid. He wouldn’t let the neighbors save any of his furniture. AN END MAN—The undertaker. a escent eo nem MMAR NS SN ES NE SRMTE SEE weaver comicbooks.com