Life, 1900-10-25 · page 19 of 20
Life — October 25, 1900 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two main elements: **Left cartoon:** A caricatured figure labeled "Referring to Montgomery" depicts what appears to be a person of unusually short stature (a "gommy" or dwarf). The joke, sourced from *Moonshine*, mocks someone's small height by attributing it to genetics—his father was only 5'4" and his mother "nearly a dwarf." This reflects early 20th-century attitudes that treated dwarfism as a subject for ridicule rather than respectful discussion. The humor relies on eugenic-era assumptions about heredity. **Right side:** A Lackawanna Railroad advertisement promoting coal and passenger service between New York and Chicago. **Bottom:** A table of contents for *Outing* magazine's November issue, featuring articles on sports, hunting, motorcycles, and outdoor pursuits—typical recreational content for this era's leisure-focused readership. The page primarily showcases period advertising and entertainment rather than political satire, reflecting *Life*'s evolution into a general-interest magazine.
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Lackawanna Railroad CORMEINE ee IND LO FAST TIME BETWEEN NEW, YORK & Ss LOUIS REFERRING TO MONTGOMERY. Enthuxtast on Bank: YON'8 GOMMY, OUR CHAMPION. Non-Enthuser: WHAT'S “GOMMY "? SHORT YOR? “WELL, HIS PATHER WAS ONLY 4PT. 4, AND IIS MOTHER WAS NEARLY A DWARF, 80 IT'S NO VERRA SURPRISING, EH T* —Moonshine. ours] OUTING FOR NOVEMBER, OF bronT TRAVEL & ADVENTVRE, eoiteD ay casvan waitney Edited by CASPAR WHITNEY. The American Heavy Harness Horse, . . F.M. Ware. A Football Symposium : Confessions of an Ancient Poacher, Maurice Thompson. Evolution in Tactics and Play, . . .Walter Camp. Game Bird Shooting in South Africa, H. A. Bryden. Development of the Kicking Game, Geo. A. Brooke. Scoring of the Raja, . . . _W.A, Fraser. A Manual in Punting, . . . Percy D. Haughton. Chinese Sports and Games, . I. T. Headland. The Players Harness, . . . . Charles Chadwick. Insect Studies with the Came “Clarence M. Wee The Mountain Game of Europe, W. A. Baillie-Grohman. Duck Shooting Methods, ._. ne . Day Knap. After Elkin Colorado, . . . « Hamilton Wright. Motor-cycles and Motorcycling, . - . M. C. Krarup. These are some of the Features for November; all illustrated. OuTING every month appeals directly: to all who are interested n Sport, Travel, Adventure and Country Life. THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY, Price, 25 cents a Number, $3.00 a Year. 239 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK.