Life, 1900-11-08 · page 3 of 20
Life — November 8, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 363 This page contains several satirical pieces and illustrations typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor. **"A Toast"** is a poem by Gypsia celebrating shared laughter and camaraderie, with a French phrase ("Pièce de Résistance") marking a transition. **"Fame"** discusses Cousin George Dewey's legacy, questioning whether his fame will endure after his death, preferring practical memorials over monuments. **The illustrated cartoon** (lower left) appears to satirize wealth or materialism—showing a large spherical object surrounded by small figures and money, with a caption about "wondered on his hands," suggesting commentary on greed or excessive accumulation. **"A Laudable Object"** and **"Too Much"** are brief humorous dialogues about life philosophy and spousal relationships, representing typical Life magazine's light social satire of the era. The page emphasizes witty commentary on fame, wealth, and domestic life.
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A Toast. (Tro the laughs we have shared, What memories rise! What spirits! What zest! Fill your glass, stand and drain it— Richest, gladdest and best ! Mirth needs not a vintage, each jest has “ Bouquet,” Rare spirits no age, merry hearts no decay ! Laughs he best who laughs last ? "Twere lonely! Unp Your glass and your lips— To the laughs we have shared. Gypsie. pltce DE RESISTANCE: A tongh roast. Fame. HAT d’ye think? Will Cousin George Dewey’s name go up in the Hall of Fame? ybe so; after he’s had leisure tostay dead ten years, But I incline to suspect that Cousin George got the bulk of his fame in a lump—a nugget, so to speak—and that the sands of time won’t pan out especially rich for him. How' d you rather have your fame—in cash, or post-mortuary notes? It seems as good to take served hot as any way, don’t you think? Just as good, and surer. Let's go and see the arch again before they take it down. Neighbor : wuy, WHAT'S THE MATTER MERE, MR. OREENBUG? “OU, TUAT BAD SIMKINS BOY S1100K DOWN WORMIE’S COTTAGE, AND LIKH AS NOT HE'LL UAVE MURDER ON MIS HANDS." A PALLING STAR, A Laudable Object. HE: Philosophy, my dear madam, is something it takes all one’s life to acquire, Sue: What, then, is the use in acquiring it? “The supreme satisfaction of knowing that one’s whole life has been a mistake.”” Too Much. GLUSHER: My wife has prom- ised to wait for me at the gate of Heaven, if she is the first to go. Frasner: Tut, tut. You shouldn't be so revengeful as to make her wait through eternity simply because she made you wait while she fixed up sometimes,