Life, 1893-10-12 · page 3 of 18
Life — October 12, 1893 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Life Magazine Page Analysis **Top Cartoon:** Three figures in conversation—a woman seated between two men. The caption reads: "Medicus: I wish I knew how to get even with that undertaker. She: Why not retire from practice?" This appears to be a joke about a doctor's rivalry with an undertaker, with the woman suggesting he stop practicing medicine (implying his patients die anyway, enriching the undertaker). **"Conceit" Poem:** A romantic verse by Edmund V. Cooke about lost love, presented with an illustration of a distressed figure. **"Super-Sensitive" Cartoon:** A humorous sketch showing a figure in Roman armor reacting dramatically to something minor, captioned with dialogue: "Do you know much about that horse you bought from the Deacon?" / "I know more about the Deacon than I did." The page combines satirical commentary with light humor typical of early 20th-century Life magazine.
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Medicus: 1 wish 1 KNEW HOW TO GET EVEN WITH THAT UNDERTAKER, She: WY NOT RETIRE FROM PRACTICE? “a CONCEIT. fo] _ D ONCEIT, the world may hear me ! confess That once I loved thee. That much do I own, Nor say it in a light nor covert tone, As men oft own a folly. The distress Of failure thou couldst soothe ; or doubly bless A slender triumph. Thou, and thou alone, Hadst faith in me, when all the world had flown. Good sooth ! but mortals oft are loved for less. But constant to me as I thought thee, thou ~ Hast raised a frenzy that I may not quell, For lo! thy kiss is on another's brow, (Deny it not, Conceit, for I can tell) And though, when mine, I loved thee pass- ing well, Since thou art his, contempt doth gorge me now, J. Edmund V. Cooke. > the Deacon?" “I know more about the Deacon than I did.” you know much about that horse you bought from SUPER-SENSITIVE. comicbooks.com