Life, 1894-03-01 · page 11 of 16
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 139 **Main Cartoon (top):** A well-dressed man explains to others at what appears to be a market or produce stand: "Yes, I had some difficulty in getting it, but you know I was half-back at college." The joke satirizes men who constantly reference their college athletic achievements—suggesting he's using his past football experience as an excuse or explanation for obtaining scarce goods, likely during wartime rationing. **Lower Content:** Includes a "Stock Quotations" illustration and a series of small demon/devil head drawings labeled "From Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday," apparently depicting the progression of Lenten observance through religious iconography. The page combines sports nostalgia humor with religious seasonal references typical of early 20th-century American satire.
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He: Yes, | HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN GETTING IT, BUT YOU KNOW I WAS HALF-BACK AT COLLEGE. R. DAMROSCH’S Sunday programmes are so full, it is hard to speak of one thing more than another. Of Mr. Henri Marteau’s playing, it can only be repetition to express again the enthusiasm which becomes a necessity in mentioning this de- lightful young artist. The concert began and ended with ballet music, which is a commentary on the breadth of the times, and which, however shocking to Puritan principles, afforded evident satis- faction to this cultivated audience, as did the other orchestral selec- tions, “STOCK QUOTATION “TH most interesting features of the last Symphony Con- cert were the reappearance of Mr. Plunkett Greene, who was welcomed by an_ enthusiastic audience, and Saint Saens's third symphony for orchestra, organ and piano. Mr. Greene's voice has lost none of its pleasing quality, though better adapted to a smaller hall. THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE LEFT UNSAID. UY for my account ten thousand May wheat, at sixty-eight.” “c Teb 2s ne? ASH WEDNESDAY TO EASTER SUNDAY.