Life, 1900-01-11 · page 18 of 20
Life — January 11, 1900 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine combines satirical humor pieces with period advertisements (whiskey, digestive tablets, railway services). **Main Cartoons/Jokes:** 1. **"The Teething Period"** and **Napoleon anecdote**: Social satire about a newly-wealthy North Side family (Chicago) attempting to enter high society by collecting expensive art and antiques. The humor lies in their pretentiousness—the wife wants to display a Napoleon portrait her husband gave her, then acquire "one of Bonaparte" (the man himself), suggesting they don't understand what they're collecting. 2. **Maurice Barrymore exchange**: Theater world wit. Playwright Augustus Thomas quips that if Barrymore had "loafed" less, the play would've been better—a barb at the actor's reputation. 3. **War correspondent joke**: Editors can't understand a dispatch from the South African correspondent (likely the Boer War, circa 1899-1902), suggesting journalistic confusion about colonial conflicts. 4. **"Lovers' Postal Service"**: Bottom cartoon depicts a romantic scene on rooftops—appears to be a visual gag about secret communication between lovers. **Context**: These reflect upper-class anxieties about social mobility, theater gossip, and contemporary war reporting.
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Tux L—— family, who reside on the North Side, are endeavoring to find thelr way Into soctety by stocking thelr house with costly bric-a-brac, antique furniture and noted pictures, and then Inviting their friends In to see the latest acquisitions. Mr. 1 ly prevented Mrs. with a costly portralt of Napoleon Honapart in exhibiting the picture to her friends, remarked : “This is the picture of Napoleon my hushand gave me. Before long | am to have one of Bonaparte.” — Chicago Club Fellow. Mra. L—, THE TEETHING PERIOD fs the trying time In baby's Ife. Proper feeding, thy ‘To secure untformity of diet, use Gall Borden adensed Milk. Book * Kables Condensed Milk Co,, N.Y. MAURICE BaKkyMOnE's wits far-farned, but a neat litte witticistn at bls expense Was Augustus Thomas's laconle crit. ne of Marrymore’s plays. The playwright had beet) merctiesaly picking flaws In the actor's drama until the good “Barry Ob, come, hard, If not an* Albans.” Interrupte Just reme be quite so ber that 1 wrote “Did you, Barry?” retorted Thomas ; * have loafed."" — Argonaut. then you must NEW YORK TO.DAY —ST. AUGUSTINE ANO TAMPA, FLA TO.MORROW. The opening of the Florida season will be duly signalized by the first trip of the Southern Railway's magnit York and Florida tAmited,” which leaves New Ye Pp. m., Tuesday, January 16th, This tratn Is composed of the luxurious compart cars, drawing-room sleeping cars, olservation, dining and brary cars used by President MeKiuiey In bis recent tours, and tx known everywhere among travelers ax the finest tran tn the world, It will leave New York daily Sunday during the tourist season at 12.40 p ratindetphia at 3.18 p.m, Baltiinore at $22 p.m., and Washing arriving at Jacksonville and St. Augusto afternoon, This car carries I New York to Alken, mm xleeping cars, Hulse one to connection at wick, Ga, and Jekyt Island, Flortda dally Reservations, beantifully tMustrated tterature, and fall Information may be had of Alex. S. Thweatt, EP. A., South. ern Rallway, | Ticket, “Werner playing raliroad train, her father's paper away, “and 1 she sald, as she py 1 the conductor. yexterday,” she sald, “and tan't good 0 pay cash or get off the tratn, He gave heradime. He knew he had teen * work tut what else could he dot — Chicago Evening Post. | at Washingtot UVFERING cats!" exclaimed the war editor of the How Journal, “1 can't make head or tall of this dispatch | uF special correspondent in South Afrtea, ‘elther could 1,7 sald his assistant. “James,” called the editor to the of South African correspondent to step in here a moment.” — Catholic Standard and Times y fro e boy, “ask the ou do! drink; Trimble’ When Tue Proxeen Linrreo.—Only Perfect Train tn the world. Drial Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul Ratlway, Address for free tilustrated, descriptive booklet, |. Hew Passenger Agent, Chicago, Il, Geo. I, “Pat very sorry, miss, that IF ean't cast this check, batt dow't know you,” sald the paying teller. “That 14 not strange rted the haughty young woman, “such persons as you don't move in our set,” — Verdict HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON All the attractions of hotel 1 privacy of home. The Green Label bottling is 10 years old: A Pure Rye Whiskey. Unequalled for Family. Medicinal or’ general use. Get the best. & Ask for Trimble Green Label. AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALE: fe, with the comforts ar “CLARA, rwled; Yes, when you are tn the ie will; wrong you will never only Vin never tu the wrong.” — Chicago Record. A, What 18 broad-mindednes?" + Agreeing with headstrong pe i." — Chicago Times Herat. hen you know they WHITE, WENTZ & CO, Ph are wre Kling wine produced in America under mnakers. Cook's Iinpertal Ir ta natural « the supervision of expert wine Extn Dry Champagu Fro a Western Colorado postmaster to the Department THE WASHINGTON OF WHISKIES. Honestly Made, Honestly Matured, Honestly Sold, Old Crow “Pleas except my restnation of pm of the govment at this town [haf been alacted J of the pease & school sald duties perventing tne from Latin off more th by trine to kill three birds with I ston, Yores respectatly,"” — Exchange. Tue best ofall Pills are Beecham’s, THAT SOUR SPOT IN DIGESTIVE ORGANS |A True, Hand-made Sour Mash Kentucky Whiskey. H. B. KIRK & CO,, N. Y. teh BSE San FAVA ; AAA LEAN KZ e A \ Ab TS SESSA