Life, 1894-06-28 · page 8 of 19
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# Analysis This page contains multiple short humorous anecdotes and comic illustrations rather than political cartoons. **"An Altruistic Example"** depicts John Jacob Astor (a wealthy industrialist) helping his neighbors—a satirical reference to his reputation. The joke mocks how the wealthy sometimes publicize charitable acts. **"Why It Failed"** shows newlyweds attempting to dine discreetly at a hotel, but the husband's attempt to hide their new marriage backfires when he's caught checking if his bride is watching him. **"The Height of Courtesy"** and other brief dialogues are simple jokes about social etiquette and family relationships with no specific political references. The illustrations are generic domestic and social scenes meant to amuse through relatable awkwardness rather than commentary on current events or figures.
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AN ALTRUISTIC EXAMPLE. I* spite of his fondness for writing books, Mr. John Jacob Astor seems really to have a sincere desire to stand well with his neighbors. It was at his instance, it seems, that his father’s executors stopped work on that Madison Avenue stable. Out of that difficulty the Astor estate has come out ahead at all points. Having laid its Hebrew adversaries low with the law, it has polished them off with the gospel. It is useful to have a purse long enough to get justice; but to be able to spend money freely in defending one’s rights, and then to forego the exercise of them, is a luxury fit to make us all avaricious, ; H®: Do you think, darling, that it would be ‘ : advisable for me to speak to your father _ HAROLD IMPRESSES UPON GRIP THE IMPORTANCE OF DEFENDING THE tieday? ome Sue: Well, hard- ly, dearest. He WHY IT FAILED. - remarked this morn- HEY were new- a, if! Be —- ing that the fire- ly married, but d i . . crackers you gave so cleverly had they “u 5 ft litle brother covered the fact that . eee »oke him up at three noone knew it. They ; LB relocks sauntered nonchal- a antly into the dining- room of the hotel and took their seats. He pulled a_ paper from his pocket and buried himself be- hind it, while she suppressed a small yawn, and looked out the window. She had just begun to congratulate herself on the success of their scheme, when the waiter brought their order. ‘The newly married man put his paper down and his eyes rested on one of the dishes. He looked quickly at her and she blushed deeply and dropped her fork. He grewred, too, and amid the smiles of those near by, he said to the waiter: * Take that rice away!" OSTON. GIRL: Do you know, I fahncy Heaven will bs th like Boston, C aGo GIRL: Why. Because there won't be men enough there to go around ? GRIP FAILS TO RECOGNIZE HIM AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT—BUT IS FAITHFUL TO HIS TRUST. THE HEIGHT OF COURTESY. INGO: Is that friend of yours from Kentucky going to be here to-night to see our fireworks ? Mrs. BinGo: I expect him, my dear. Binco: Then I guess I would better leave those snakes out of the programme. §6TOMMY, is it a new brother you have ?” Tommy (perplexed): Y but one ‘ of him are a girl. AND HAROLD IS COMPELLED TO GET ON AS WELL AS HE CAN comicbooks.com