Life, 1894-12-20 · page 11 of 14
Life — December 20, 1894 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 401 This page contains several humorous short pieces and a dramatic illustration rather than political cartoons. **The content includes:** - **"An Unpublished Letter"**: A satirical letter asking whether football or editorial brutality damages civilization more - **"The Best Time"**: A brief comedic dialogue about when a baby looks best - **"How Can She Marry Old Croseus?"**: A joke playing on the saying "because there's no other way to be his widow" - **Dramatic illustration**: Shows figures in what appears to be a domestic crisis scene, with a caption about a father unable to support his daughter and the gas remaining too low for him to see anything—likely satirizing poverty or financial desperation The page reflects early 20th-century satirical humor targeting contemporary social issues: marriage economics, family hardship, and class anxieties. The tone is characteristic of *Life* magazine's blend of gentle mockery and social commentary.
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> LI most elaborate of anything seen here since Mr. Irving's latest visit to this country and in many respects it even exceeds his accom- plishments in magnitude. The church scene in the last act, considering the difference of. period, compares most favor- ably with that in “Much Ado About Nothing.” The costumes are artistic Sycy in design and superb in material. ve Taken altogether, play, acting and setting, Gismonda” is better than well done and is very well worth seeing. Metcalfe. NO CAUSE FOR WONDER. MBS. CAWKER: I wonder ty IVE drum majors wear such fright- FE: 401 AN UNPUBLISHED LETTER. To the Editor of the Mew York Evening Post. DEAR SiR: Will you kindly inform me which you think will have the more debasing effect on future civilization— brutality on the football field or brutality in the editorial columns of your newspaper ? OLD SUBSCRIBER. THE BEST TIME. J ODD: My baby looks lovely when he is asleep. ought to see him. Topp: When shall I call? Nopp: Anytime during the day. You “ce OW can she marry old Croesus!" fully big hats. Mr. CAWKE You wouldn't if you could once see the size of a drum major’s head. ALMERIO. UNNECESSARY SYMPATHY. J ALWAYS felt sorry when I met Jim— Poor fellow, he’s married now ; And life is a serious thing to him, For he lives by the sweat of his brow. And the cares of a family weigh him down, And he slaves to run the house ; Why, Jim was the gayest boy in town, And I'll bet he’s as poor as a mouse ! And because he looked so worn and sad, T tried whenever we met To talk of the good times we'd had, In hopes that he might forget. Till I said [was living at the club; Then I felt a deep chagrin ; Lest he should think [ was trying to rub His misery further in. But he exclaimed : | ** That's a horrible life ! No child to climb on your knee ; No quiet home and the loving wife "— By Jove! He was pitying me / Harry Romaine. NEW TO HIM. M ISS SCRIBBLE: The heroine of 4 my next story is to be one of those modern advanced girls, who has ideas of her own and doesn't want to get married. THE COLONEL (foéitely): Ah, in- deed, I don’t think I ever met that type. He: She: Your THat'’s NOT HIS FAULT. GAS HAS BEEN TOO LOW FOR HIM TO SEE “ Because there's no other way to be his widow.” ATHER SEEMS TO THINK I CAN'T SUPPORT YOU, DEAREST. EVERY TIME HE HAS PASSED THE PARLOR, THE NYTHING. comicbooks.com