Life, 1901-07-25 · page 7 of 20
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# Page Analysis: Life Magazine, Page 67 This page contains book reviews and humorous comic strips rather than political cartoons. The upper section reviews novels including works by Will N. Harden and Louis Evan Shipman. The main visual humor appears in two bottom comic panels titled "**When Baby Sleeps, Grandpa Tiptoes About in His Stocking Feet—But When Grandpa Sleeps—Well, That's Different.**" The joke depicts a grandfather carefully tiptoeing around a sleeping baby, then shows the baby playing loudly with toys while the grandfather tries to sleep upstairs—a reversal of expected consideration. This satirizes generational hypocrisy: adults demand quiet from children but don't reciprocate the courtesy. There's also a brief joke titled "**The Real Thing**" about a groom purchasing a diamond necklace for five dollars daily use.
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OEPENOS ON THE FLIGHT. The Finch: V Lame THEA PLAT BUT IT's RATHER The Agent : ou, Xo: 1a UP. 'S NOT 89 NGI UP, ONLY ONE PL to understand a boy. That E. L. Voynich possesses this requisite “ something more " he has proved in writing Jack Raymond. The story is one of misery and injustice, but is powerfully told. (J. B. Lippincott Company, Phila- delphia.) WHEN BARY SLEEPS, GRANDPA TIPTOES ABOUT IN 108 STOCKING FEET— 67 The sixth of Harper's American novel series, Westercelt, by Will N. Harden, is very poor. It is one of the love stories where the interest is falsely centered in how the girl was induced to say “yes,” instead of in how she stood th consequences. (Harper and Brothers. $1.50.) There are many lovers of fine rags who may profit by a word of warning in regard to a little volume by V. Gurgi, called Oriental Rug Weaeing. It begins with the habits of “the wealthy Romans in the time of Homer,” is about as interesting as an auction catalogue, and is wretchedly illustrated. (F, Tennyson Neely Company.) The Curious Courtship of Kate Poins, by Lovis Evan Shipman, is a light romance of London and Bath at the beginning of the century. It is very easy reading and well suited to a hot summer day. (D. Appleton and Company. 31.50.) Very possibly there are such thorough prigs as the hero of Truth Dexter, by Siduey McCall, and perhaps there are such simple innocents as its heroine, but one rebels at being asked to admire them. (Little, Brown and Company. 31.59.) J. Be Kerfoot. Knowledge. yj IRST M. D.: Was the operation a success ? Szcoxp M. D.: Oh, yes. The patient died, but we learned how he might have been saved if we had to do it over again. The Real Thing. se M Y, Isaac, did you see dot tiamond neglace of der = brido’s? Is it real?” “Real! You bed dot it is. De groom tolt ime it cost him five tollar a day for de use of it.” ‘THE bookkeeper who had worked twelve hours a day for thirty years paused to look at the captivity of a canary. thetic !"? he exclaimed. i “lll BUT WHEN GRANDPA SLEEPS—WELL, THAT'S DIFFERENT. comicbooks.com