Life, 1902-10-09 · page 9 of 22
Life — October 9, 1902 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains humor pieces and book cover advertisements rather than political cartoons. The main cartoon shows two college boys, with dialogue about one having drunk too much the previous night. The humor is domestic/social rather than political. The three short humor pieces mock everyday situations: a citizen arguing against smallpox vaccination using "natural" remedies, a librarian noting that newspaper correspondents constantly request Joe Miller's *Jests Book*, and a debate about whether dinner parties are preferable to theater parties for entertainment. Below are advertisements for two book covers: *Asleep at the Switch* (described as "thrilling") and *When Knighthood Was in Flower* or *Belting Baron Civveden* (marked "romantic"). The page reflects early 20th-century American magazine humor—light, social satire without partisan political content.
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*LIFE- 305 heart of yours? Wasn't it once a fluttering, tender, pal- pitating young thing with real longings?’’ My fair friend got up, and coming over to my chair, gir! lifted a taper finger in mild protest. ‘I fot Gi | ‘‘ My dear boy, I have always been above such a deplor- ih qs able weakness.’’ Tom Masson. % ‘ Humorous. ONCE a citizen took his children to a dark, moldy, old schoolhouse, with a view to entering them there. “But your children have not been vaccinated,’ ob- jected the authorities. No,” replied the citizen, ‘‘I think it better to fight smallpox with nature’s own weapons—plenty of pure air and sunshine.” The authorities regarded the citizen narrowly at this, and, observing that he was not insane, conceived that he was doubtless joking, and laughed heartily. In Constant Use. - TL me see a copy of Joe Miller's Jest Book, please," said the visitor at the Congressional Library. “> “Not a copy here,”’ answered the polite attendant. “The newspaper correspondents have allof them, They sf..—____ 4re getting up their daily batch of new and amusing anecdotes told by the members of Congress.’’ OUR COLLEGE BOYS. “T DON'T know whether to give a theatre or dinner party. In the Football Suit; cuantiz, YOU WERE DRUNK Last NionT. - “Better giveadinner party. You'll have to pay cash “mY Jove, OLD CHAP. THAT'S AWFULLY GOOD OF YoU TO sar 80!" for a theatre party.” . = SOME NEW BOOK CovERS. or the Hair- Raising adventure FRATELENG: Romantic. comicbooks.com