Life, 1904-06-30 · page 6 of 23
Life — June 30, 1904 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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The page contains two distinct elements: **"The Lamps" poem** by Minna Irving describes decorative lamps in romantic, whimsical terms—comparing them to jewels, rainbows, and pearls. **"All Serene" cartoon** features two caricatured men at what appears to be a fair. The figure on the left is labeled "Old Jersey" and the right figure wears a suit and hat. The caption reads: "St. Louis: 'Let's go through old Jersey.' That's no novelty for me. Just came from there.'" This is likely a regional/state rivalry joke, suggesting New Jersey's reputation as an undesirable destination—implying that experiencing Jersey is not worth particular note or effort. The satire mocks New Jersey's standing compared to other American locations in this era.
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The Lamps. Y wife has countless lamps to burn, Frail vases n and tall, And squatty bowls of divers shapes Where emerald dragons sprawl. hey're pink, and white, and red, and blue, And broad, and low, and high, And gay with flowers no botanist Could hope to classify. ‘They shimmer jewel-like and soft From folds of silk and Is They faintly glow like rainbow anc Afloat in misty space, They glimmer like the pearls of dew Upon a rose’s lip, Bot when we really want to see, ta tallow dip, Minna Irving. AT LIFE’S FARM All Serene. HANGING OUT THR WASH . H*s Jones ares ehutation. Conn. its habits, forgetting to bring in its col- as.an author Sona 4. i lege widows at night, and has the “Absolutely. Why, he says he can ONNECTICUT is infested by the sethacel docks only ) ) C YON MW aml iL RR and Proud distinction of having the only boy president in the country. Bridgeport, first founded by Noah and P. T. Barnum, is clutched firmly by the Y., N. H. and H. nd leads a hell on earth. Its s leaders can be scen as late as seven in the morning carrying their cans down tothe suspender factories where they toil, carefully avoiding their contagious trolley car system, which was given up by medical science at the close of the last centur, Connecticut is noted for its sanita- riums, among others being the New gland Railroad, celebrated for its rest cure devices; and it is big and broad enough to hold the twin voices of Joe Barbour and Joe Hawley. In the country districts wooden nut- megs are still raised, and farmers can now turn out poor work all the rest of his life." the freshman class of Yale Colleg On one side it shines with the reflected culture of Massachusetts, and on the other, glows from the warm virtue of Tammany Hall. icut is the only State in the Union where the business men all go home to luncheon, It subsists mainly on factories and flirting The Connecticut River flows through the State, and is constantly emptying some of the principal members of the Hartford Club in ong Island Sound. Hartford, a principal city, is located in one of the . partment stores in the State, is pe y several high-toned citizens of wealth, who sleep at home in the daytime and pass their evenings in New York In Hartford > insurance rates rise toa height of : mists Ca the: instrance rates rise’ toa he be seen driving bargains with their wives and children from sunrise to sunset. Wooden automobiles are also several the d dollars above the and cxtend clear across Hartford wo opposing : ~ . Pposing ather in Connecticut varies from a linen duster to a coonskin coat. But generally speaking, the tempera- ture is pretty mean, T. M. ments— poker players and leaders in prayer. Hartford mothers have dis- carded cribs, and use autos to bring up their babies in. : New Haven sleeps at the foot of Savin Rock, awakened onl long intervals by Professor Ladd’s class in philosophy, and the Psi Delta Kappa as they ante up. The skating in New Sts Lepistes: CEES (CO; MERDUCH Haven is unexcelled, the students I" is a free country, and we all enjoy Tee nur’ 0 MOY Hees, gor owe “Weta ees far into the sum- ourselves, in our own way, at our PROM XEW YORK.” mer. New Haven is often careless in own peril. Parrsox WHITE: Mistah John. sing’s vehy peculiar. Brupper Jones: Yas, indeedy. He'd AT THE FAIR radder work dan git married. comicbooks.com