Life, 1903-04-09 · page 5 of 22
Life — April 9, 1903 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two separate satirical pieces: **"Experientia Docet"** (Experience Teaches): A story-with-illustration about a father advising his son to gain real-world experience rather than relying on book learning. The son attempts various business ventures, loses money, and returns requesting more funds. The moral: "It's a wise father who knows his own son." The humor lies in the son's repeated failures despite the father's expensive lessons. **"Surprised"**: A brief comedic exchange where a woman catches her husband making love to another woman, and he claims he hasn't forgotten her—it's merely "Easter on the Avenue." This plays on "Easter" as both a holiday and as a euphemism, mocking infidelity excuses. Both pieces use humor to critique human folly—naïve business ventures and marital infidelity—typical of Life magazine's satirical approach.
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-LIFE- Experientia Docet. CT HERE was once a curious and e uth who wished to see something of the world, so he went to his father aud said : “Father, my experience hitherto has been somewhat limited, and [ wish to enlarge it, What would you advise?” ther gave him one hundred dollars. . y boy,” he said. “Go out and learn something. : he boy came back and sai¢ * Father, I got as much experience as I could with’ that hundred, but I find that I need to carry out certain ions Lam becoming interested in.” This time his father gave him two hundred dollars, After a while, how- ame back again and said: that experience is somewhat expensive Now could you—?” This time his father gave him five hundred. It was not long, however, before he was back to ask your kind assistance.” This time, however, the father shook his he “You have had some of tie can be bought with cash,” observed, “and now, my sv you go out and tr Xperience that m This, you will fir valuable as the other, if not So the son went a ingly sorrowful. Tn the course of time, how- ever, he came back. There was a bright smile on his fa “Well,” said his father, “how did you make out?" “ First-rate, the now experienced yc You see, with the first ments you made tome, l established a line of credit, so this last time I had every: ing charged. are the bills.” MORAL. It’s a wise father who knows hisown son. Surprised “ ADAME, I M caught your husband making love to my wife.” “Oh, lovely! Then he hasn't forgot- ten how!" HAT is Easter on the Avenue, anyway?” “Why, it is merely the general ap- geowal of society oi the rising of the “Wow LONG WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS MONUMENT TO MY HUSBAND? © Lord.” “ou, ABOUT TWO MONTHS, MAAN. Oray “RUT LMAY NOT WANT IT THEN.” . comicbooks.com