Life, 1899-11-16 · page 3 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 383 This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early Life magazine's social commentary: **"All I Ask"** - A poem about life's modest aspirations, accompanied by an illustration of a man on horseback talking to someone in a carriage, suggesting class differences or social encounters. **"From California"** - Appears to critique Californian attitudes toward morality and citizenship standards. **"Mable" dialogue** - A brief exchange about marrying a refused man, likely satirizing romantic prospects or insurance company practices. **"No Mystery"** - Features Lord Roseberry's comments about attracting "ill feeling," with caricatures suggesting political unpopularity or public perception issues. The imagery and text suggest criticism of a political figure's popularity problems. **"The Butterfly"** - A humorous caption about catching butterflies. The illustrations use period-appropriate caricature style typical of satirical magazines of this era.
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All I Ask. ECESSITIES I do not cravo; Give me my propor meed, And let me have, my wholo life long, Tho things I do not need. Permit mo not to toe the mark ;— Be over prim and truo, But rather, lnt mo do the things That I ought not to do. Bhould vile temptations strew my path, . No weapon may I wield 4 To ward thom off. To them may I With resignation yield. And when I shuffle off this coil Tho world will say: “Amen, His aspirations, after all, Were just like other mon.” From California. O one who reads tt ever has toask “Is Live worth living?” | The wittest of Weeklies, 1t ts also w stalwart for good z a oy a citizenship and humanity. It ts never « ¢ Mn skuiker, Hever an opportunist, never an : so = wy Apologist. Its high standards of morals and oy ‘The, Manners, 1ts courage and the quality of its edge have made It w class by Iiself among the “humorous papers" of the world. — Sunshine. Thanks, neighbor. M ABLE: Would you marry a man who had been refused ? Dotzy: If he were rich and the The Pedestrian : YOU KEEP A HORSE! WHY, 1 HAD NO IDRA YOU WRRE 89 THRIFTY. refusing had been by the insur- “OM, YES, I DEPOSIT REGULARLY IN THE SAVINGS BANK ALL TOR MONEY I BORROW PROM MY FRIENDS."* ‘ance companies, pee es No Mystery. L028 ROSEBERRY, in a recent speech, said, ‘I do not know why we should attract so much ill feeling.” His Lordship appears to be a singularly simple person —which he is not, But if His Lordship will drop in at this office any morning when we are not too busy, we will explain to him why it is that a big boy loses popularity when he picks a quarrel with a very little boy for the purpose of ob- taining the latter's property, be it jackknife or marbles, gold or diamonds, In fact this war with the Boers seems to bring the British Government somewhere in line with the man described by David Hurum, who was ‘about as popular as a skunk in a hen-house.” “ ES, sah,” said the Colonel, “ when I was in College, sah, I worked more and drank more than any man in my class, biJove! Since then the proportion has— ah—been changing; and is now somewhat in favor of drink. But I work some, 1 work some!” ‘The Butterfly: ¥O PAIR CATCHING ME NOW, THIS 18 GOAL!