Life, 1895-05-23 · page 5 of 18
Life — May 23, 1895 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 335 **Top Illustration ("St. Paul Preferred"):** This allegorical drawing depicts religious figures (likely Saint Paul and another saint or angel) in heaven, with a gatekeeper figure on the right. The caption suggests a humorous preference for Saint Paul's company in the afterlife, though the specific religious or contemporary reference remains unclear without additional context. **"Doctors and Doctors" Text Section:** A anecdote mocking a Lieutenant's crude language at a Quebec garden party. When a doctor introduces himself as "Doctor Wright," the Lieutenant confuses him with a Reverend Doctor Wright, creating an embarrassing social moment. The humor relies on the Lieutenant's coarse vocabulary and social awkwardness. **Bottom Cartoon:** A satirical drawing captioned "Why Not Make an Ensemble with Your Dog?" depicting a woman and dog in matching spotted outfits—mocking fashionable absurdity of coordinating clothing with pets.
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“ST. PAUL PREFERRED.” DOCTORS AND DOCTORS. ILLIAMSON: They say hair grows after one dies. CERTAIN lieutenant in one of the Queen's regi- HENDERSON: That's very strange. My doctor ments stationed at Quebec was the unfortunate — says that’s what made mine come out. possessor of a habit of sprinkling his con- versation with a unique variety and an appalling quantity of strong words. At a garden party in the * Ancient Capital,” he was presented by his hostess to a “Doctor Wright,” from one of the upper townships. The lieutenant, being some- what bored by the affair, opened the con- versation with his new acquaintance with a remark to the effect that garden teas were “the —— —— —— bores that a fellow had to put up with.” The doctor allowed that possibly they were. The lieutenant, encouraged by the other's concurrence, went on to recount a recent experience of his at a similar gathering and had but exhausted one-half his startling vocabulary, when the doctor, excusing himself with a pained expression, hurried away. The lieutenant hunted up an acquaintance and said: “I say, old chap, who the was that medical fellow I was talking to?” “ Tha as the comforting reply, “was the Reverend rR: Doctor Wright, from ——" 7 But the lieutenant had flown. WIV NOT MAKE AN ENSEMBLE WITH YOUR DOG ? ——-- COMICDOOKS.com