Life, 1901-02-21 · page 7 of 20
Life — February 21, 1901 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 147 This page contains satirical commentary on early 20th-century social topics: **Top Cartoon**: A soldier with a flag confronts a smaller figure (likely a politician or military official), with text about planting flags after war's end—satirizing post-war territorial claims or political opportunism. **"Monkey Business" Section**: Reports on Professor Garner's research into monkey language in Africa, with commentary suggesting humans should learn from animals' simpler communication to avoid complicated discourse. **"Bringing It Back" Dialogue**: A humorous exchange between "Clubbery" and "Castletons" about garden damage, satirizing wealthy class disputes over property damage—likely referencing real social tensions between estates. **"His Preference" Comic**: A joke about dining preferences, showing class-based humor about eating schedules. The page uses satire to mock post-war politics, scientific pretension, and upper-class concerns.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
J. Bu: OF SAY, WES A JABBIN’ OP ME AGAIN, WHEN I'VE PLANTED ME TLAG AND SAID AS ‘OW THE WAR Was OVER. Monkey Business. "PROFESSOR GARNER, the investigator of the monkey language, who was reported to be in straits in Africa, has been heard from and is believed to havo returned to the prosecution of his interesting inquiries. Much interest is felt in his quest. The more experience one has with the wisdom of men the greater becomes the relative importance of the knowledge of monkeys. Man talk is getting too complicated, and has too many ‘‘if's”” in it. When we know what the monkeys think, end especially what they think of us, we may hope to get terse and direct replies to many mooted questions. Bringing It Back. (CCUUBBERLY: Old man, do you ever have any doubts about your love for her? CastTLeton: Oh, yes; but when it comes on, I get down a stack of unpaid bills and look them over. GOOD deal of the trouble of this world arises from the fact that some folks like to have gardens while others prefer to keep hens.—Good Cheer, Exactly. And it wasn’t our fault anyway, if our mis- sionary hens did scratch up China’s garden. HIS PREFERENCE A FAT MAN WHO LIVED ON THE RMINE ¥ WAS ASKED,“AT WHAT HOUR WILL YOU DINE?™ HE ANSWERED, “ELEVEN, THREE, FOUR, FIVE ANI SIX, EIGHT AND A QUART! iD SEVEN, ER TO NINE!” comicbooks.com