Life, 1901-06-20 · page 12 of 20
Life — June 20, 1901 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Page 530 - LIFE Magazine **Top Cartoon:** Shows two cowboys on horseback in what appears to be a Western standoff. The caption references "Don Ignacio Brillo de Polque" hunting for his brother's "strayed horse," establishing a humorous Western scenario with Spanish-language character names, likely satirizing romantic or adventure fiction tropes popular at the time. **"Love's Calendar":** A weekly breakdown of romantic sentiments (Sunday through Saturday), presenting idealized but increasingly conflicted attitudes toward love—moving from passion through doubt to melancholy resignation. This satirizes the predictable emotional cycles in romantic literature. **Additional Cartoons:** Include domestic humor (the "secret" joke about wives and gossip) and a woodland scene with what appears to be social commentary, though specifics are unclear from the image alone. The page overall mocks sentimental romance conventions through gentle satire.
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Don Ignacio Bento de Putque (who ts hunting for his brother's strayed horse): EM TU, PUNCHER, OYE; YOU HAP SEEN BLACK STALLION PAWNY FOUR WHITE LEG JUST LIKE MH. SUE IS MY BROTHER. Love’s Calendar. “CAN your wife keep a secret?” “Yes, if she has a dozen or so of her friends Sunday. J ¥ lover comes to woo; help her. a . » to A day of passion and kisses. Monday. I find naught else to do But revel in my recent blisses, Tuesday. I ponder on my sin, Half-cherishing, half-regretting ; Wednesday. I promise to begin To cast ont passion and its fretting. Thursday. The hours pass slowly by, 1 feel a doubting, restless yearning ; Friday. I think that I should die, Should aught prevent my love's returning, Saturday. With vague alarms, And mingled thrills of joy and sorrow, I dream of love-encircling arms And long, unceasing, for the morrow Rufus Cyrene MacDonald. Coe Diane “Dp? you ever notice what a supercilious expression Upnose has?” We , : a aie Gees enreri Mr. Bug: wey! cary ve! Yes. He looks like a Chicago man visiting the Buffalo Fire Bog: ov, TuaT’s ALL. RIGHT. WE'LL BE THERE NOW INSIDE Exposition."” or TWO DAYS. comicbooks.com