Life, 1894-01-04 · page 3 of 16
Life — January 4, 1894 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Life Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three separate humorous pieces from *Life*'s satirical content: 1. **"One Kind of Intelligence"**: A joke about insects being classified as intelligent, featuring a character named Cousin Tom from Florida dismissing the classification. 2. **"A New Year's Greeting"**: Decorative illustrations at the top showing New Year's celebrations and cherub figures. 3. **"A Testimonial"**: A dialogue between Nephew Tom and Uncle Hiram about swearing etiquette in New York society, with Uncle Hiram (appearing to be a Southern gentleman based on the "Hallelujah Coffin and Anathema Joye" reference) humorously objecting to Tom's suggestion to swear "like a gentleman." 4. **"The Land of the Midnight Son"**: A sketch showing a figure in winter clothing, likely depicting northern/Arctic conditions. The humor relies on period social conventions and regional American character types.
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VOLUME Ham, LIFE: A NEW YEAR'S GREETING. Leos) wt ©) hes Sey ONE KIND OF INTELLIGENCE. EATRICE: The lecture on entomology was very interesting. it rather singular that fleas should be classed among the most of insects, I thought t intelligent HER Cousin Tom (just back from Florida): Weli, 1 don't know, They get on to a great many clever people. A TESTIMONIAL. 667 UNDERSTAND ‘you tried the faith-cure with success.” “I did. My faith was cured.” N EPHEW TOM: Look here, Uncle Hiram, if you must swear in New York society, why ‘swear like a gentle- man. Say “ By Jove.” UNCLE HIRAM: What,me! Me,a descendant of old Hallelujah Coffin and Anathema Joye, swear by an immoral god like Aim / She; 1 HEAR YOU GOT A LITTLE BROTHER FOR A NeW YEAR'S PRESENT, AIN'T YER GLAD? He: Naw! She: Dib YER WANT A SISTER? He: Naw, I DIDN'T WANT NO BRUDDER NOR NO SISTER NEIDER, FIGHTIN’ DORG AN’ A PAIR O' SKATES! I WANTED A THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SON, comicbooks.com