Life, 1898-10-13 · page 3 of 20
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# Page 283: Life Magazine Satire The main cartoon depicts a bedroom scene captioned "AT LAST!" with a spinster saying "Oh! Shall I go for the police? Of course not. Bring the minister!"—satirizing the desperation of unmarried women to secure husbands by any means. Below are three short humor pieces. "A Revised Version" mocks a soldier's dying request, replacing romantic sentiment with mundane necessities. "Hero" contains a joke about mistaken identity regarding babies and potential suitors. The final item references Senator Thurston and Republican party politics, though the specific context is unclear without additional historical detail. The right illustration shows a crowned figure, possibly representing Unary, with text about crown-wearing, though its meaning requires more context. Overall, the page satirizes romantic desperation, military sentimentality, and contemporary politics.
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For Sale. AT LasT! First Spinster: OW! SHALL 1 G0 FOR THE POLICE? “OF COURSE NOT. BRING THE MINISTER.” A Revised Version. AER of tho Legion lay dying of Algerians, There was lack of woman's nursiag, Also of medicine, Apparently. a SENATOR THURSTON says that the Republican party must get rid of the trusts.” “ Does he want the Republican party food, to retire from politics?” doctors, BARGAIN SALE—somo war- time verse, All latest style, and prices i ve low; ay) Tho season proved to bo oo Se, too short, And hence an overstock, you know, The Comic, Patriotic, 8ad— The finest ones that e’er were seen. Address The Literary Hack, Pegasus Alley, Room Eighteen. A bargain sale— some blistered feet, Some coats of tan, some whiskers long, Some stomachs bean-and-bacon lined— All such are going at a song. For since the must’ring out there is No call for goods like these, you sce, And if you want them cheap, address A. Private, late the U. 8. V. Edwin 1, Sabin. ERO (getting up): Anyone down- stairs, James? Vater: Yes, sir. There's two report- ers, sir; and a man and woman with a baby they've named after you, sir; and a young woman waiting to be kissed, sir. tents, clothing, and pretty much everything else that might have been dictated by experience. CIENCE has just discovered the dif- ference between the Thespian who has dined at a friend’s expense and the one who has been hissed off the stage. In one case the soup is in the actor, and in the other the actor is in the soup. 6s HERE'S a touch of fall in the air this morning,” said Adam, wrapping his fig-leaves around him as he was hurried out of Eden at the point of the sword. UNEASY LIES THE CROWN THAT WEARS A HEAD, comicbooks.com