Life, 1899-12-02 · page 36 of 44
Life — December 2, 1899 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **four comic panels** (top half) depicting a military scenario, likely satirizing war or military tactics. The sequence shows a soldier spotting enemies, launching an attack, and retreating—with the final panel's punchline revealing "I am the cannon, you know," suggesting the joke involves mistaken identity or an absurd revelation about who/what is actually involved in combat. The humor appears to be slapstick or absurdist in nature, credited to "Journal Amusant" (a French satirical publication). The **bottom half is advertising**: Raymond & Whitcomb promotes luxury train tours to Mexico and California (January-March), and W. & J. Sloane advertises Oriental rugs at their Broadway location in New York. This is a typical Life magazine page mixing satirical comics with period advertising.
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“SUDDENLY, I See A GKOUP OF THR ENEMY." “1 SPRING OUT ON THRM.”? Mexico and California Special trains, consisting of sleeping, dining, library and observation cars (the latter having open-glass ends and attached to rear of trains), will leave New York and the eastern cities in qenvacy February and March for Mexico, or ‘exico and California combined. They offer unequalled facilities for visiting Mexico com- fortably, making i possible to include many places of historic and picturesque interest that would otherwise be inaccessible on account of tack of suitable hotel accommodations. Arrange- ments under supervision of experienced and com- petent representatives and interpreters. Stop- over privileges. Tours to Paris Exposition, Florida, Jamaica, Nassau, Porto Rico, Hawaii, Japan, Europe, etc. Individual railroad and Steamship tickets to all points. Foreign Ex- change. Circulars on application. State infor- mation desired, Raymond & Whitcomb Tours and Tickets New York M “TL RETURN, AND——" “RUT [ AM THE CANNON, YOU KNOW.” —Journat Amusant, W.8 J. Sloane Tavite inspection of the immense assortment of ORIENTAL RUGS now being shown in their establishment. This stock embraces choice examples of EVERY KNOWN WEAVE and is especially rich in rugs of EXQUISITE COLORINGS. Correspondence invited. Broadway & 19th St. Rew York. comiebookss.ecun