Life, 1904-06-23 · page 16 of 20
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several distinct pieces of satire and commentary: **"The Girl with the Pompadour"** ridicules the elaborate Gibson Girl-era hairstyle—an exaggerated upswept coiffure popular among upper-class women. The poem mockingly compares the towering structure to architectural styles, suggesting vanity and impracticality. **"A Hearst Editorial"** attacks William Randolph Hearst's newspapers for hypocrisy: while claiming to defend the poor, they advertise fraudulent schemes (quack medicines, fortune tellers, fake estate deals) that exploit vulnerable people. The satire argues Hearst's moral stance is determined by profit rather than principle. **"Knew His Status"** is a brief joke about a German schoolteacher asking children to name domestic animals; a boy answers "me"—implying working-class self-awareness of their degraded social position. **"Never Heard the Names"** mocks unsophisticated newspaper readers who mistake "The Virginian" (Owen Wister's novel) for a newspaper. The page is rounded out by period advertisements for whiskey, cigarettes, and art prints—ironically placed alongside critiques of deceptive advertising.
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THE GIRL WITH TH2 POMPADOUR Behold the towering structure on her head, Iis Lold projection, ornate massivencss, Its wide, comm its grand facade, Its style of architecture all her own; A free commingling of the Gothic and lonic and Corinthian, whose Compe! the admiration of the And hold the connoisseur in w Imposing fabric! Edifice sublin Majestic pile! Skyscraper portable! Ma unknowable, And by her dainty fingers he With frequent jabs, O pompadour, a Thou hairy tower May not describe thee. Lost in bewilderment and wonder, be Can ding swee| nes of mate nd shoves. . feeble man ‘Tis beyond his powers. y stand off and admire thee Chicago Tribune. NEVER HEARO THE NAMES Two New recently a ‘ork booksell dd were rea down town ossip in the news: nh sat just behind them. ookseller, first, turning “Mrs. A HEARST EDITOR) If Mr. Brisbane would allow me to write one of his editorials for him, I should contribute this: LI To the billion readers in our Hearst family, ONE WORD. . Let then EXAMINE this paper. "They will find AOR. AOVERTISEMENT—FOR EXCHANGE PRESENT OLDER OF A SMALL PIECE OF REAL YOR PASSAGE TO New ESTATE WILL EXCHANGE YORK—SAIL OR sTeAMnn, One, advertised as “safe,” contains over 35. IW they are poison. We aid and abet clairvoyants, palmists, astrole- gers, and card-readers. Why do we carry all schemes to CHEAT THE POOR? Did you ever study proportion? Neither has the poor savage of Australia; bu: we have, and our morality is determined by the rativ of cost to what we get out of it. As it is in these petty swindles, so is it ir larger bunco games of polities. We defend the poor when it PAYS. We cheat the poor when it PAYS. THINK IT OVER.—Norman Hapgood, in Col. lier's Weekly, We ese. the KNEW HIS STATUS. Now, children,” said a teacher in a Germa: school not long since, “let us see what you rem: ahout the gnimal kingdom and the domestic a} that belong to it. You have named all the domestic but one; who can tell me what that one 1?" No one answered. “It has bristly hair, likes the dirt and is f getting into the mud,” hinted the teacher helpf “Can't you think, Tommy?" she asked, enc: ingly, of a small boy. “It's me," said Tommy, reflectively.—Phitod Public Ledger. anim Iphia “Is your seat comfortable, dear?” he asked, they had got settled in the theatre. “Yes, it is very nice,” said the wife, smiling pleasantly. “Feel any draught, dear?” ‘ot a particle.” when as I've I'm saying, dope sheet you hold is a pure fake. The take my word for it."—Cincin No big hats in front of you, dear?" followed — ‘Not one.” That s by quack doctors, of a > posts in the way?” will not print. No; I'm very comfortable.” with excuse me for butting © for years 1 know what over a page of advertisemes are no find masses of advertise dear!"—Yonkers One contains 44 per cent. of + of patent alcohol. such horses running € seats ercial-Tri me, medicines. Statesman, The International News dy AGENTS. HunterWh Live is for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. Company Chancery Lane, London, E. C., En; WILSON WHISKEY That’s All! iskey Leads in public favor solely on its quality, age, purity, flavor, all as ons in its Perfection Sola at all first-class cafes and by jobbers WM. LANAHAN & SON. Baltimore, Md. IN FULL COLOR “The Moon and |” AFTER C. ALLAN GILBERT Matted for Framing $1.00 LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street, New York The Egyptian Cigarette of Quality AROMATIC DELICACY — MILDNESS-— PURITY THE Corrmonr, 19, Lurz Pvp. Co, FIRST - CLASS HOTELS AND CLUBS, ON WHEELS — 722,ce"307" comicbooks.com