Life, 1903-02-26 · page 7 of 24
Life — February 26, 1903 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine (copyright 1903) contains a satirical cartoon titled "The President's Suitor (desperately)" showing a man proposing to a woman with the caption: "THIS IS THE LAST TIME I SHALL EVER ASK YOU TO BE MY WIFE. OH, THIS IS SO SUDDEN!" The joke plays on the man's desperation—he's declaring this is his final proposal attempt, yet simultaneously calls the proposal "sudden," suggesting he's made this same plea repeatedly before. The satire mocks persistent, unwanted romantic pursuit and male desperation in courtship. Below is a humorous daily schedule for a busy New York businessman, detailing his rushed, fragmented day from 8:00 AM to midnight, emphasizing the frenetic pace of early 1900s urban professional life.
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Copyright, 1909, by Life Pubiishing Co. The Persistent Suitor (desperately) ¢ 71 Schedule for an Up-to-Date New Yorker. 8 00 A.M, 8:04. 8:08. Dressed. 8:10. Bound downstairs to break- fast. 8:15. lines. S; dor 5 times. Sprint to Elevated. Wait one minute for train, and swear at delay. 8:50. Rush into office. Dock three clerks for being 8 minutes behind. 9:00 to 12:30. Do a great business. Jump ont of bed. Bath and shave. Bolt breakfast and read head- ‘yes and no” to wife “om, TMS 18 $0 SUDDEN!" Telephone 8 times, write 400 letters, see 10 men, 12:34. Hurry to restaurant. 12:36. After waiting nearly 50 seconds to get waited on, cram down a sandwich, a piece of pie, and acup of hot coffee. Time wasted in doing so, 1 minute and 30 seconds, 12:42. Back at office. 12:50 to 6:00, More business. Tele- phone 12 times, see 18 men, answer 4 telegrams, and write 150 more letters. 6:15, Rush to Elevated to get Ex- press. See it coming in distance and jump up 4 steps at a time. Last man in, 1118 18 THE LAST TIME T SHALL EVER ASK YOU To BE MY WIPE, Run upstairs to room. Strip ss clothes in 3 minutes, Pull ening clothes in 3 minutes more. Fume because dinner is 2 minutes late, 6:54. One hour at dinner. Awful bore. Fidget all the time. Guests, 7:53. Smoke. 8:00, Theatre. act to go to Club. 9:40, Hearts at Club. 10:15. Hearts too slow. Bridge. 12:00. Home and meet wife on stairs, Kiss her good night and jump into bed. Dead to the world, Leave wife at second Change to comicbooks.com: