Life, 1902-07-31 · page 20 of 20
Life — July 31, 1902 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top cartoon is a character-reading sketch labeled "All for Five Shillings," depicting what appears to be a fortune teller or phrenologist examining a client's head while reading his character traits aloud. The joke satirizes pseudoscientific character analysis—a popular Victorian parlor entertainment where practitioners would "read" personality from facial features or skull shape, then flatter clients with generic praise about their "determination" and "indomitable will" in exchange for payment. The rest of the page is advertising for Brighton horse races scheduled for August 2, featuring two major $10,000 races and musical entertainment. The "Principe de Gales" advertisement features a military officer, likely promoting cigars. The page demonstrates how Life magazine mixed satirical humor with commercial advertising.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
ALL FOR FIVE SHILLINGS, yr; YOU HAVE GREAT DETERMINATION, AN INDOMITABLE WILL, AND WHERE LOVE 13 D YOU ARK APT TO ACT RASHLY WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES. YOU RAB LEASE. — Moonshine. - LAST WEEK OF |} Brighton Races WINDING UP THE SEASON WITH THE GREATEST DAY’S RACING IN THE HISTORY OF THE TURF $10,000 On Saturday, August 2 $10,000 Brighton j—__¢ Brighton Junior TWO OF THE MOST IM- Derby PORTANT RACES OF THE YEAR The 2-Year-Old ALL THE CRACK S-YEAR-OLDS: Race of the Year . AND FOUR OTHER CONTESTS RACING BEGINS AT 2:30 BACH DAY MUSIC BY LANDER TAKE ANY CONEY ISLAND ROUTE PRESS OF THE J. W. PRATT CO. NEW YORK. comicbooks.com