Life, 1903-10-22 · page 3 of 20
Life — October 22, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon ("Chronic"):** Three men sit discussing someone's health complaint. The caption reads: "What was old Thorson grumbling to you about?" / "His health, as usual" / "Yes—he complained that he was feeling somewhat better." This is a joke about a chronically complaining hypochondriac who finds something to grumble about even when his condition improves. It satirizes people who are addicted to illness narratives. **Lower Content:** The page contains advertisements (Nissus Underwear) and announcements about the *Ladies' Chrome Journal* and poverty. A small cartoon titled "A Geographical Discovery" appears below, though its specific meaning is unclear from this image.
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CHRONIC “WHAT WAS OLD THORNSON GRUMBLING TO YOU ABOUT? HIN HEALTH, as UstAL?” “YES. UE COMPLAINED THAT IE Was YERLING SOMEWHAT BETTEN.” seems somewhat paradoxical, but the girl whose eyes snap fire can freeze you with a glance. Advertisement. Le [HE Nissus Underwear, Something new. Made of Fish Glue and selected Corn Husks. Everybody knows that corn is fattening, while fish is good brain food. Why, then, hesitate? By a process known only to ourselves, the pores of the Nissus Underwear are made so crooked that no germ can get through without becoming ¢ Your physician will tell you that germs are harmless when di: Announcement. T has been discovered that poverty is no obstacle to a girl’s being well married. Beginning with the next number, the Ladies’ Chrome Journal will print portraits of titled hus- bands saved for out of ordinary salaries. How a pan-swabber in a beanery, getting only three dollars a week, paid for a viscount in thirty- seven years. Only in the Chrome Journal, remember. A GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY. i liga sense of duty makes men slaves to be. Professor Buzzwing, the Well-Known Explorer: Tus SURELY MUST BE THE The sense of humor comes and sets them free. BLACK sBa. comicbooks.com