Life, 1898-09-08 · page 9 of 20
Life — September 8, 1898 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Page 189 from Life Magazine - Analysis This page combines animal illustrations with short satirical dialogues. The three creatures shown are labeled with Latin names and humorous descriptions: **Pulitzus Mundanus** (a parrot): described as a scavenger that eats anything and grows fat, "vindictive noisy, but harmless" — likely mocking Joseph Pulitzer or sensationalist newspaper publishers. **Reedus Amphibiosus** (appears to be a beaver or similar creature): a powerful swimmer that makes noise and "knows what he wants." **Macropus Croaker** (a kangaroo): described as a "tremendous high jumper with murderous paws; omnivorous, often eating his own friends." The brief dialogues below mock contemporary social issues: women's agency, beef prices, cremation practices, and literary criticism. The satirical tone suggests critique of current events and personalities from the period.
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REEDUS AMPHIBIOSUS. State of Maine, A powerful swimmer, but never long under water; makes a great deal of nolse and knows what he wants. PULITZUS NUNDANUS. Scavenger. Eats anything, and grows fat on alth, Vin- dictive and nolsy, bat harm- less. WOMAN always wants a man to do what she docsn’t want him todo. If he does she loves him, He Did. URAL RAGGES: Say, Tatts, do you think it’s right to raise the price of beer? Trampine Tattens: I dunno, Roony, I've been trying to raise the price of one fer a week, NTER FATHER: Ab, Mr, Call, I got out of bed and procured some refreshments for you, as you must feel faint and exhausted. You see, it’s seven hours since supper. E: Did you know that Mrs. De Brown was an advocate of cremation ? Sue: Ob, yes; she has even selected the words from Scrip- ture to be placed on the urn containing her ashes. “Indeed; what are they ?” «* Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” . —— MACROPUS CROKER. ITERATURE would pay better if there were not so many ‘Tremendous high Jumper, with murderous paws; omnivorous, often dead men still in the business. eating his own friends, comicbooks.com