Life, 1903-09-10 · page 19 of 20
Life — September 10, 1903 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and literary satire**, not political cartooning. The main content is "Notes of New Authors"—a humorous section where deceased famous writers (John Milton, Edgar Allan Poe, Charlie Dickens, Charles Reade, Alfred Austin) are satirized as if they're newly arrived in the afterlife and attempting modern writing. The jokes mock their work: Milton writes poetry badly, Poe submits ornithological notes, Dickens returns from touring Hell's curiosity shops. The satire works through **absurdist anachronism**—treating long-dead classic authors as contemporary hacks trying to break into contemporary publication markets, complete with syndicates and editors. It's gentle mockery of both the famous writers and the modern publishing industry. The remainder is period advertising for motor cars, shaving soap, patent medicines, and ale—typical early 20th-century magazine filler with no satirical content.
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Notes of New Authors. Being extracts from the Stygian Dark (Jim Charon, editor and stroke oar), sent to Lrg by an unpatented i ertbbable system of waveless ethergraph ; not responsible for grammar. J OHN MILTON, one of our oldest inhabi- oJ tants, who has hitherto boasted a good reputation in the community, has took to writing poetry. John has a syndicate posi- es z i; fame fo tare and ignite car, robes tion writing “Poems You Should Get Next SARI ne Winton at anyot He has just did a humorous skit en- garded as - sr bracecrs fences in all lead. lamps, born, tiled “Il penseroso,” and will try another plete with Gras athe en he gets over it. John has his glasses re My TE wistox woron i ec, Is 8 e at Cuttem & Cheatem’s, No. 7 Eternity Rerea Koad, Cleveland, U.S.A. Lane, N. W. Edgar Allen Poe, who has recently been 7 eral turning out ornithological notes on Ravens SHAVING and Other Animals for Buncombe’s Weakly, SOAP i is the winner of five quarts of brimstone - ——_ 4 some choice wing tips, offered by the aball Syndicate for short stories. He calls it “An Ascent on a Hailstone.” The hail- stone in his story is as large as a egg. Tommy Hood, one of the younger set, has writ a poem called “Breeches of Size.” It tells the sad tale of a fellow on Earth named Kul Devery or Deviltry, who got too large for his; and the moral is: “When swelling, have your clothes made in proportion.” Tom would have the poem published, but he doesn't dast. Charlie Dickens has returned from a Curiosity Shopping tour on the other side of Hades, While away he wrote a song called: eak House I Love You.” He has also written an ode to Queen Elizabeth’s coiffure, pias 900. entitled “All of Her Twist.” Charlie has Next time you are shaved. ae® that lel 21; Price, $850; With Top, $900. did some better things, really, and he ought your barber uses Williams’ Shaving e e gratulate hisself on his narrow escape. no substitute from dealer: Chawles Reade, a English fellow who came i Sap in din th fo of having wick Nocomplications, Turn on power and here to investigate methods in Stygian pris- * steer. Electric brake. Drop postal for ons, escaped last night and was last seen THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO., Glastoabsry, Coan. catalogue. Many more models and sitting on top of the Upper Crater Iceberg sak —— —_ sore prices. writing a hot story entitled “White Lies, or POPE MOTOR CAR CO. How the Hall Girl Held Her Job.” He will Indianapolis, Ind. be allowed his liberty until the story is Agencies in all principal cities, cooked done. Unite Great English Remedy ’ cant The Advance press man for Alfred Austin, BLAIR S PILLS = ae pane tepulee are che bes Grerepas poet lariat to the Kingdom of Great Britain, || [SafeSare: Effective, Mill FAYED) ot them have been acid inthe Uaited States has sent ahead a lot of samples, with the an- RA fee AD o)in aningle year. Constipation, heartbarn, pune ‘Aust s = —— GUS sick headache, dizziness, bad breath, sore nouncement that awed himself will bel nr aA PERT OOD throat, and every other ilinessarieing from among us soon. he committee on admis- NEAR CINCINNATI, OHIO, ‘8 disordered stomach are relieved or cured sions has examined the manuscript. People ‘i SasaiGHici. Suablaned 4 ee for tho privat ty Fupens Teves oe Will generally mire reltet withia ho ate ' S Tonenine s 0 shed in for the private |twenty minutes, The five-cent package 1s enough for who desire to join the lynching party please] care and medical treatment of Drug and Ateos [ordinary occasions. All druggists bell them. . register beforehand, to avoid disorder. hollc Addictions, Thousands having falled = elsewhere have been cured by us. Home Treate Bill Cullen Bryant, No, 27 Hominy Lane,| ment 1€ Desired. Address ‘ast Ditch, sends to this week’s Stygian|THE Dx. J. L. Srarmmxs Co., Dep. 7%, LEBAXoN, 0, Dark a copy of his new poem, “Lines to a = ST Water Fowl.” The idea of fishing for water The Highest Perfection fowl with a line is foolish, Bill. Lines to a rh of the Brewer's Art. ; fish, Bill; shotguns to a water fowl; you to : ling. the woods! Bob Browning has sent us “One Word More,” in trochaic verse. Having sore throat and bronchial hesitation, we have used the troches; but haven't been able to speak one word more, O Lord, Byron! Why did you send us that Spenserian bunch from Childe Harold begin-| ning: “To mingle with the universe and feel what I can ne'er express: 2” Why don't Tho highest type _ you nend it by fretont? (Apologies to Joe of French Champagne ACKER, MERRALL & CONDIT COMPANY 5 New York Agents Henry Edward Warner. CODMAN & HALL 00., Agte, Bosrox, Mass, PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS bebe PREGS OF THE J. W. PRATT CO., NEW TORR. comicbooks.com