Life, 1897-06-10 · page 7 of 20
Life — June 10, 1897 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 487 This page contains two separate humorous pieces rather than a unified political cartoon: 1. **"A Happy Transformation"** (left): A sketch mocking someone named Johnny Green who went to college and earned advanced degrees (D.Ph., Ph.D.), transforming into an overeducated "fool." The satire targets academic pretension. 2. **"Better Than Nothing"** (right): A brief dialogue joke where Miss Frocks encounters a tramp at Deer Park. She comments that men are "so scarce that even a tramp is better than nothing"—satirizing the apparent shortage of eligible men and women's lowered standards. The page primarily contains social satire about class, education, and gender relations typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor, rather than political commentary.
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ONE OF THE USHERS TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE RUG. a pretty hard time of it, according to Mrs, Deland. even allow the rich young lady, of the last story, the poor privilege of trying to save a weak sister from destruction, Now, weak sisters always have been fair game for beautiful young women with full purses, and it is rather cruel of the author to rob them of one of the few compensations of wealth! Droch. NOOPER: I noticed that you took no part in the “debate as to the best make of bicycle. WAYBACK :: My physician has warned me to avoid all excitement, A HAPPY TRANSFORMATION. UV HEN Johnny went, His friends rejoiced the change to see; He entered it a D.Ph. And left itas a Ph.D. Green to college IN LATER YEARS. SOO), yes, I know ! Edith's grandmother was a De Smythe, one of the old De Smythes of Hill, and she married one of the Boston Tracys. “And the grandmother married old Jacob Brown?” “No, George different gether.” “* There's a Jacob in it somewher “Yes ith’s mother married Mr. Holstein-Carling- ford, who ran the private bank at Merton for so many years. Don't you remember ?” To be sure. I remember perfectly now. Bank broke four times, and the old man died worth a couple of mil- lions. But who were Percy's people?” “His grandfather was a Grenville-Griggs, I believe ; one of the old families.” “Who were they?” ‘I don’t know exactly who they were. Now I recall the matter, though, I recollect the old place used to be called Harcourt Villa. And, by the way, Snooks was certainly Rose no! Brown. famil She won't the name of the man that married one of the Misses Bethune.” “Anyway, it makes a most effective notice, doesn’t it? But whatever will they do about their children’s names?" “And as for their grandchildren—" “They'll need a twelve-foot tape line for a calling card.” “And have to take breath twice when introducing each other.” “Just read it again, Makes me quite ashamed of our humble marriage notice, forty years ago. Doesn't it you ?” Mrs. Wicks smiled, and taking up the morning paper a second time, read as follows : “At the residence of the bride’s father, No. 3 Crescent Road, on the sth inst., Miss Edith De Smythe-Tracy-Brown- Holstein - Carlingford to Mr. Percy Harcourt- Bethune- Grenville-Griggs-Snooks, of Elmsprig, Boston.” H.C. B. BETTER THAN NOTHING. as I TOOK a tramp in the woods yes'erday,” said Miss Frocks to the new arrival at Deer Park. “‘Did you? Oh, well, I suppose that men are so scarce that even a tramp is better than nothing.” ““TENTING ON THE OLD CAMP GROUND.” comicbooks.com