Life, 1899-07-20 · page 6 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 46 This page contains primarily literary and humorous content rather than political cartoons. **"When Words Failed"** is a sentimental poem about two figures meeting under moonlight—one timid, one bold—where a kiss replaces spoken words. The accompanying illustration shows a romantic scene by a tree and stream. **"A Literary Pursuit"** is a brief satirical exchange mocking aspiring writers: a young man in a golf suit writes for magazines, and his father dismissively assumes he does so "mostly to his father," implying the work is frivolous rather than serious. **"Our Fresh-Air Fund"** lists charitable donations, suggesting this was a contemporary fundraising campaign. The bottom illustration depicts a beach or waterside scene with Victorian-era figures, likely accompanying another article or story on this page.
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‘LIFE= When Words Failed. IDE by side in the moon's pale light, S Two figures rat in the early night, One was a man who was bulf afraid, The other a timid, shrinking maid, A friendly cloud came over the sky, And the mau grew bold as it caught his eye. Ho reached an arm and he turned his face, And kissed that maid in the proper place. And all was silent except for this: ‘The lonely echo of tat one kiss. Sho may have blushed or she may havo not; Sho silently sat in that self-same spot, While the man no syllable spoke aloud, But waited and watched for another cloud, Tho cloud soon came, and another, too, And he did what any man would do, And still that maiden, who scarcely stirred, Just sat, and uttered no single word, Until, as he gave her one on the cheek, He cried: “Ob, tell me, why don’t you speak 2” And the maiden said, with impatient sigh: “Not now, Let's wait till the clouds roll by Tom Masson, A Literary Pursuit. OXEY: That young chap in the golf suit writes for a living. Tue Lavy: For the magazines ? “*No; mostly to his father.” >HIRTY-FIVE young men in an Illinois I town bave formed a matrimonial lumano society. ‘The members agree to marry nothing but widows. Is It possible that * Pickwick Papers" and the immortal advico of the elder Weller have not yet reached Illinois? IN THR BROOK AT LIFE'S PAKM. Our Fresh-Air Fund Previously acknowledged Amphitrite . Buster, Sunns John Jacob Astor. A Friend. Marion Story Nawal In Memory of R. B. Kineo, Main From a Friend... In Memory of B. R. L. ROM. H... Carleton Fay Wright. comicbooks.com