Life, 1901-07-11 · page 3 of 20
Life — July 11, 1901 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 23 The main illustration shows a man and woman at a rustic fence, with a caption about the man's awkwardness in love-making. This appears to be a romantic/social humor cartoon typical of Life's period content. Below are two articles: "After the Fourth" (a poem by Benjamin Goodridge about Independence Day celebrations) and "Too Numerous" (discussing a Washington Times report of a fight between Mr. Randle and Mr. Randle's Durham bull in Congress Heights, satirizing the chaos and excessive anecdotes about British military conduct in South Africa). The small cartoon at bottom right depicts men with dogs, mocking New York "society leaders" and Goldie Shaw's Fifth Avenue activities—social satire of wealthy New Yorkers. The page combines romantic humor with political/social commentary typical of early 20th-century American satire.
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Copyright, 001. by Life Puttioning Co i, oe She: YOU ARE SO AWKWARD IN YOUR LOVE-MAKING THAT SOMETINES 1 AM SUsPiciots. “or wnat?” “THAT YOU MAY RE SINCERE After the Fourth, [#7 2s gather up our children, 44 Sow the glorious Fourth is done! Fit the daughter icely, Match the fragments of our son, While in broken tones they murmur, “Never had such heaps o' fun.” Lay them gently on the green sward, Johnny's head on Johnuy’s drum. sce what else is missing, With his teeth and Susie's thumb, Borne away by cannon crackers To the land of kingdom come. This blue sky must shield our darlings, Our ancestral roof is gone. It went up in smoke and sparkles ‘As the Fourth began to dawn. But we saved a clock and teaspoon ‘And we're eamping on the lawn. Benjamin A. Goodridge. Too Numerous. ‘THE Washington 7tmwex reports that the sacred bull of India belonging to Mr. Randle of Con- gress Heights lately got into a fight with Mr, Randle’s Durham bull, and after half an hour of active conflict made a special effort and tossed the Durham over a fence, That was enough for the Darham, who ran away bellowing. South Africa seems nct to be the only quarter of the earth where the tradition of Anglo-Saxon su- periority in battle rece an occa- sional jolt. There are too many of these tales about the retiring behavior of British products in competition. 10 ARE THOSE PROUD DOGS PUTTING ON SUCHE ams?" “TURY'RE SOCIETY LEADERS, HE GOLDE SUAXM ALONG FIPTH AVENUE to.” ADS MKS, RY MORN= comicbooks.com