Life, 1903-08-13 · page 22 of 24
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This page's main satirical cartoon mocks working-class laborers who prioritize workplace grievances over actual labor. Two workers discuss "old Fred," who won't remove a splinter from his hand during his dinner break—"not likely!" The joke: Fred would rather complain about workers' rights and conditions than attend to practical matters affecting his own productivity and comfort. The satire targets labor activists of the early 1900s, suggesting they spend more energy "talking about the rights of workmen than in earning them" (per the text). It's a conservative jab at union organizing and labor rhetoric—portraying advocates as hypocritical blowhards disconnected from honest work. The page also features period advertisements (Rock Island rail system, Old Crow whiskey, Cook's Malto-Rice) and humorous snippets from contemporary publications, typical of *Life* magazine's format.
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THE DINNER-HOUR. A gentle satire on the attitude of those laborers who spend more energy in talking about the rights of workmen than in earning them appears in The King. “What's the matter with old Fred?" asks one | workman. “E's got a splinter in “Why don't ’e pull it “Wot! In his dinner: Youth’s Companion. his ‘and,” says another. out hour? Not likely !"— THE COLORADO SPECIAL. One night Chicago to Denver. Only twonights en route fromthe Atlantic seaboard, Magnidcent dally train via the Chicago, Union Pacific and Nort thwestern Line, with buffet- Nbrary car, Pallman drawing-room sleeping cars, dining cars, free reciloing chair cars and day coaches, through Without change. Leaves Chicago 6:30 P.M, arrtvingat Den- Ver nextevening. A second dally train similarly equipped leaves Chicago at 11:20 P. M., arriving Denver the second morning, All agents sell ticket: 8 via this route Gor a Lire Customer: “You haven't charged me nearly as much for half-soling these shoes as I expected.” “No, ma‘am. We charge according to the size of the shoe.""—Chicago Tribune. Epaewoon INx, Greenwich, Conn. The most popular summer resort hotel on the Sound shore for critical New York people. Open from May 27th. He: Think twice, love, before you refuse me. Sug: Why should I think twice? He: Because, my dear, a woman never thinks twice the same—London Judy. HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON. All the attractions of hotel life, with the comforts and privacy of ome. Miss Vani He was Pleased to say I had a complexion like strawberries. Of course, he meant to be complimentary, but: Miss Meaney: I don’t referring to the fact that know. Perhaps he was strawberries come in a | box too.— Philadelphia Press. Tae trip of a life-time—a week's sojourn tn Yellowstone Park: one o world, Season now open, W: ff the wonders of the by go abroad when one of Nature @ marvele lies at your very door? “Fait, Mrs O'Hara, twins aparrt?” how d@° ye till thim “Aw, ‘tls alsy,—I sticks me finger tn Dinnis's mouth, an’ if he bites I know it's Moike.""—Harvard Lampoon. Tingp brain and nervous tension relax under the peien' action of the Uriginal Abbott's Angostura Bitters, Lavel of bottie tells the Original—Abtott'a. AT a local church Sunday one of the sacred song: sung was, “Hello, Central, Give Me Heave If “central” in these parts finds the same trouble connecting with heaven a: s with mortals in the telephone books, some of us are likely to be forced to seek accommodation elsewhere.—Sucramento Bee. Ip you are going bunting. you should provide yourself with Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne. He: Do you know anyone in Kansas? Miss Fiip: Oh, yes! Chicago Record-Herald. Whole rafts of people — Glad to be Alive. There’s all the difference in the world between Colorado air and the air of the plains. Colorado air is full of snap’? and vigor. It is clear and dry and pure. It tempts you out of doors. It sends the blood tingling through your veins. It makes you glad to be alive. Splendid service via the Rock Island System from Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Memphis, Fort Worth and hun- dreds of other towns and cities in the Central West. Send 6 cents in stamps for ‘Under the Turquoise Sky" —contains just the information you need. Exceedingly low rates mow ie ieee Rock Island HN SEBASTIAN, Dnkoretoremm System ‘CHICAGO, ILL. “mur OLD CROW RYE ‘xease THAT BECAUSE It is sold straight. It brings the distiller far more price than any other made in the United States. H. B. KIRK It is hand made, sour mash, and has the best reputation. Our Scotch Whiskies are true Glenlivets ; are sold straight. & CO., N.Y. The Souvenir is old. The Bonnie Brier Bush is very old. a... Compare them with any others. 9 =) Cook’s Malto-Rice, A Pure, Perfectly Cooked Rice Malted. RICE contains more nutriment and supplies more energy to the human body than anything that grows out of the ground. MALT as a marvelously beneficial stimulant man has known for generations, but only yesterday did he learn to combine it to the greatest ad- vantage. COOK’S MALTO-RICE is a perfect blending of Malt and Rice. comicbooks.com