Life, 1904-06-02 · page 46 of 50
Life — June 2, 1904 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content** rather than a cohesive satirical cartoon. The main editorial content is a pseudo-scientific screed about "yellow races," using fabricated anthropological terminology ("liotrichian," "brachycephalous," "zygomatic arch") to discuss Mongolian and Asian physical characteristics. This appears to be satirizing contemporary pseudo-scientific racism—the absurdly technical jargon about skull shapes and racial classification was parody of the era's "scientific racism," which used false craniology to justify racial hierarchies. Supporting this interpretation: included anecdotes mock earnest debates (a Mormon defending polygamy to Mark Twain; a preacher's awkward funeral announcement), suggesting the page mocks overconfident pontification generally. The remaining content is straightforward advertising: W.L. Douglas shoes, Old Crow whiskey, Hydrozone skin treatment, and a St. Louis Fair riverboat cruise promotion. The page reflects Life's formula: satire of contemporary attitudes mixed with commercial revenue.
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J UST now, with things so stirred up in the Far East, it may be interesting to know | tnese few simple facts about the yellow races, |things that are probably not realized by the most intelligent Chinese laundryman of Brook lyn who has never missed a session of his Sun- day School: The Mongolian hair is the most liotrichian cre known to man, but his skull is hyperbract cephalous with a cephalic index that beats 87. = This, of course, is the extreme limit OF MERI CA brachycephalism, It makes the face look | A Ha lozenge, while the orbital apophyses conr with the check bones. il h 1d : Lik th No less interesting is the fact that the } In all the world no trip like this]... suo Tenses we ar Sas zygomatic arch more or less convex. Nevcr- : 3 i St. Louis Fair by Water theless, a comparison of the nasal and may . . . lary dimensions suggests a platyrrhinian, Although the dental arch is hardly what you would call prognathous the mandible has a very angular symphysis. mship Company will give World’s Fair visitors option of two ind rail to St. Louis, or steamer Buffalo omen uffalo and Duluth, leering Datfa’o Concerning all the yellow races it may be wand Dylut! enare ‘tree Cealling from Buffalo, Ju a safely asserted that they have a very large poly: Write for full particulars regarding Great Lakes tours during Season 1904. ff | avpasss W. M. Lownrit, General Passenger Howaro James, President. Burrato. } morphism. It should be borne in mind that while, as stated above, the Mongolian skull is hyper- __ brachycephalous the Turk’s head is only s | brachycephatous. Because of intermarriage with the Hos the Tonquin people are tall and mesaticephalous. — Imerican Standard. reports from the Far East alw; ys leav ave cher alled upon. you in doubt as to whether it is a fresh to officiate at a fun eal in the absence of tle or a fresh correspondent. the pastor of the church. He knew it was cus- —The Washington Post, tomary for the minister to announce after the — sermon that those who wished should step up MORMON once argued polygamy with T[ HE iii sitio gress t0 preside over: the toview the remaing; but Be thought this was too Mark Twain, The Mormon insisted that Democratic Convention at St. Louis ought hackneyed a phrase and said instead: “The con- | polygamy was moral, and he defied Twain to to come in for a slice of Mr. Carnegie’s hero gregation will now please pass around the bier.”" | cite any passage of Scripture that forbade money.—The Columbus Despatch. Exchange. “the practice, "Well," said the humor = — = : ‘how about that passage that tells us no ma an serve two masters?""—Argonaut, Union Worth : frozen Lake Baikal they acquired an incura- Made $3. 50 SHORES $5.00. ‘ | ble case of cold feet. $10,000.00 wilt Ibe patd Ky any one whe gan prove. —The Baltimore American. L. Dougias does no ) desocideditbets a sell more men's $3.50 shoes than REWARD wna other manufacturer in the world, The reason W. L. Douglas shoes are worn by : Skin Disease es more men in all stations of life than any other make f \ of the.most:stubbosn’ end enveale kind is because they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer are promptly raleved and eventually and are of greater value than any other shoe. cured by the use of 2,473,464 Kaito EMG TehiutS Ne IIS | raten shia eas am ydro Athan tebe mL ingmerh mam the Shoe Fashions W. L. Douglas High Grade Boys’ Shoes, $2.00 and $1.75. MOMUaOged This powerful germicide is ab- kin In his 83.50 shoes. and solutely harmless. It has cured ye he fine ip cE Us ag cases pronounced incurable and ch his own retall stores ms Douglas Shoes will cure you, By killing the atter whe : ‘t x Nougias shoes are within yan Foxe oy ral erms that cause skin diseases, it NO anne Lead America hi eect W. L. DOUGLAS, 162 Spark Street, Brockton, Massachusetts. skin, Used and endorsed by leat ing physicians everywhere jor the HAY FEVER sp¢,ASt24 sized to stay CURED, BOOK last 12 years. Booklet on request. BFree, P. Harold Hayes, Buttaio, N.Y. sire ena ai é 45TO N-S§ bottle sent prepaid on receipt of a5 cents. ais Ty, <4. RESIDENCES “ly, Qf. Cheatiaactant 576 FIRTH AVE. 25 BROaD ST , ° ‘Joen.0. 60 Prince St., New York. comicbooks.com