Life, 1901-09-05 · page 6 of 20
Life — September 5, 1901 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 186 The page contains two distinct elements: **Left cartoon**: Shows a donkey wearing a bonnet with the caption "WHY DON'T YOU KICK FOR A BONNET? YOU'LL GET SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN FROM WEARING THAT SPONGE." This appears to be a nonsensical joke playing on absurdist humor rather than political satire—the humor derives from the ridiculous image and wordplay rather than contemporary events. **Right section**: Consists primarily of book reviews and literary notices, not political commentary. It discusses works like "Sir John and the American Girl" and "Moths and Butterflies." **Top photograph**: Shows people at what appears to be a farm setting, captioned "WHO WANTS A POSTAL CARD TO WRITE HOME?" This page is predominantly literary content with light humor rather than political satire typical of Life magazine's satirical tradition.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
186 Our Fresh-Air Previously acknowledged. C.A. Kinney In Memory of York Harbor G.P.R;... In Memory of Little Phil. P.O, Box 623, B. H, Me B. H, 8.... Ogden Ward. E. “PERHAPS the most triumphantly - War-Party utterance of recent times is the statement by General Kitchener that the “ unjustifiable pro- longation ’ of the South African war causes the present suffering among the women and children. That kind, sweet face of Kitchener's must .be taking on deep lines of sym- pathy nowadays. How It Looked. WIFE: I've gotten so that I don’t care if you are not at home I have resources of my own. Huspanp: You don't mean to say that you have learned to quarrel with yourself? more. AT LIFE’S FARM. “WHO WANTS A POSTAL CARD TO white mown?” THE second volume of Harper's Portrait Collection of short stories is by Lilian Bell, and is called Sir John and the American Girl, The stories are of the plain, home-made variety and are warranted not to keep one awake nights. (Harperand Brothers. $1.15.) Moths and Butterflies is the title of a very attractive volume by Mary C. Dickerson, treating of the life history of some forty of the commoner native forms. It is splendidly illus- trated with photographs by the au- thor. (Ginn and Company, Boston.) The Insect Book,a much more pre- tentious work by Dr. L. 0. Howard, is by no means so interesting an elucidation of the scientific mysteries. However, it coversa vast amount of ground learn that his five books of Purely Original Verse have, with some addi- tions, been gathered into one volume. It is not Mr. Coogler’s fault that, as he says: Alas! for the South, her books have grown fewer, She never was much given to literature. (J. Gordon Coogler, Columbia, S. C. $1.10.) Clayton Hallowell is an inoffensive historical romance by Francis W. Van Pragg. The action takes place in Mor- ristown, N. J., during Washington's occupation, and a beantiful British spy, a fair patriot and a vacillating major are the chief actors. (R. F. Fenno and Company. $1.50.) The Complete Tribune Primer is anew edition of a little book by Eugene Field, published in 1882 at Denver and long out of print. ‘What is the Primer? It is an Array of Aged Jokes, amidst which an Occasional bit of Fun takes and makes an excellent reference book. the Unsuspecting reader by Surprise.”’ (Doubleday, Page and Company. $3.00.) (Mutual Book Company, Boston.) Some entertaining tales of adventure in various parts of the Philippine “WHY DON'T YOU KICK POR A BONNET? YOU'LL GET SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN PROM WEARING THAT SPONGE.” The admirers of Mr. J. Gordon Coogler, the South Carolina poet, will be glad to