Life, 1895-06-13 · page 16 of 16
Life — June 13, 1895 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements with one brief cartoon**. The cartoon (upper left) depicts a social awkwardness joke: A man introduces his wife to another man, then awkwardly presents himself as if he were a separate person ("this is yourself, I suppose"). The humor lies in the absurd self-introduction—treating oneself as a third party worthy of formal introduction. Below it is an anecdote about Colonel Parker, a pedantic historian, who discusses the ancient Egyptian ruler Ptolemy III. When asked if Ptolemy died "about that time," Holmes (apparently unfamiliar with ancient history) responds with confusion—"Who's that that's dead?"—implying he doesn't recognize the name at all. The joke mocks both Parker's overly scholarly references and Holmes's historical ignorance. The remainder of the page consists of period **patent medicine and luxury goods advertisements** (mineral water, malt extract, bicycles, and remedies for gout and kidney stones)—typical for Life magazine of this era.
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“THIS Is MY HUSBAND.” “AW—AND THIS Is YOURSELF, I suppose.” MR. JOSEPH WILLARD, for a long time clerk of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, in Boston, relates in his “Half a Century with Judges and Lawyers” many good anecdotes. Colonel Edward G. Parker, who was rather pedantic, wrote a life of Mr. Choate. He was relating an incident which happened in the third century before Christ, about the time of the death of Ptolemy IIL, and he appealed to John S. Holmes, who stood by. ‘+ Didn't he die about that time, John 2” “ Who's that that’s dead 2” asked Holmes. “ Ptolemy III.,” said Parker. “What! What!” said Holmes, stretching out his hands. dead !"— Youth's Companion, “You don’t say he's Johannis. “ King of Natural Table Waters.” Is Conceded to be the Finest Table Water ever Imported. Bottled at the Johannis Spring—Zollhaus, Germany. Refreshed—Revitalized—good health restored—all from using ANHEUSER- BUSCH’S Malt Nudbrine Prepared by Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n, St. Louis, U.S.a. n ¥. Depot. 24-27 West St. Send for handsomely illustrated colored booklets and other reading matter. As delicious as) itis healthful Wiene. At Druggists. STEADNS = VisITORS to EUROPE BICYCLES LEAD De 4 are invited to visit our Branch Establishments at Avenue de l'Opéra, 36 bis, and Nos. 221 and 221a Regent Street, W.. Tne STEARNS 15 A movEeN BICYCLE. LIGHT STRONG.CASY RUNNING. OUR CATALOG WILL POST YoU: | WELL POST OUR CATALOG UPON Request ie EC STEARNS UCO MAKERS. syRacuse ny or ee SR, Paris, London. Rn nnn. For Sale by Druggists. Pamencer Face. GOUT? p|PERAZI N WATER LEHN & FINK, Agents, New York. TIFFANY & CO. UNION SQUARE NEw YORK. AECOMMENDEO FOR Gravel, Calculus, Lazy Liver, and all Uric Acid Troubles. WILL CURE IT.