Life, 1904-07-07 · page 30 of 40
Life — July 7, 1904 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine *Life* contains several short humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Our Foolish Contemporaries"** section includes jokes mocking: - A Japanese visitor's flattery of Americans as "the Japanese of the West" - Women's fashion changes (comparing grandmothers' modest skirts to modern women's tighter styles) - A woman who runs up bills while gossiping about neighbors - Political corruption ("purty good fishing...considering that this is a presidential year") - A child's logical reasoning about human purpose **Advertisements** dominate the right side, including Trimble Whiskey and a fishing reel, typical of period publications. The humor relies on social observation—criticizing hypocrisy, vanity, and changing morals—rather than political satire. The overall tone is genteel and conservative, poking fun at social pretension and modern behavior while implicitly defending traditional values.
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THE PIGEON. The eagle is a noble bird, And wings ifs flight on high. The pigeon is of lowlier mould, But makes a better pie. —Browning’s Magazine. “Asx him what he thinks of the Americans,” said | the reporter to the interpreter who was helping him interview the distinguished Japanese. The preter asked the question, and the distinguished tor made a reply. “He says," the interpreter trans- lated, “that the Americans are the greatest people he has seen in his travels. Indeed, he declares, they may well be called ‘the Japanese of the West.!"— Baltimore World. HOTEL VENOOME, BOSTON ‘The ideal hotel of America for permanent and transient | guests, THEN AND NOW In What days would she long say if she ago (in saw girls the six: today with ties -you skirts know) when clutched grandma so tight went walking ly they she held all her skirts so. look this way? —Inland Printer. Tus Sourn vor Hossrratrry: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South. ooddet. Lapy (who is on a visit to her native town): | How is Mrs, Gabb? I haven't seen her in a long | time. Hostess: She is having her usual ups and | downs. Lavy Vistror: And what may that be, I pray? Hostess: Oh, running up bills and running down her neighbors.—Town and Country. Maw on tHe Bank: How's the fishing? Fisneawax: Well, it's purty good, mister, con- siderin’ that this is a presidential year.—Chicogo Tribune. Fonseca? (Imported Cigars.) Para: How did you get your clothes so terribly torn? Tommy: ‘Tryin’ to keep a little boy from bein’ licked. “Ah, a brave deed! Who was the little boy?” “Me."—Chicago Daily News. Most delightful vacation spots in New York State reached by the Delaware & Hudson Railway—Saratoga Springs, Lake George, Lake Champlain, the Adirondacks, Ausable Chasm, Sharon Springs. Send for descriptive booklet to J. W. Burdick,G. P. A., Albany, N.Y. Proresson Groxcr Hexsrrt Patwer, of Harvard4 College, says that the masculine habit of rigi log cal reasoning is contracted very early, and tration he tells the following story: “A little boy and girl of my acquaintance were tucked up snug in bed when their mother heard them talking. ‘I wonder what we're here for?’ asked the little boy. The little girl remembered the lessons that had been ov do drink, drink Tr; St when Y ‘ =<<\ 'MbIe “Oh! I feel it cheer my heart ‘Tis a sin so soon to start— Let us drink before we part A health to thine and mine."* Green Vabel, AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. J LIFE’S bishly decorative prin are among the most popular in the art market. They are artistic in conception and execution, and the best processes and utmost care are used in their reproduction and mounting. Their low selling price puts them within the reach of every one who has a home to beau- tify, and their artistic quality makes them sought for by the very best trade. Send for pamphlet. $1.50 Each, Postpaid Copyright, Ina, Lar LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY [Dtiiieeiirs The Trysting Place 17 West Thirty-First Street, New York Stolen Sweets taught her, and replied, sweetly, ‘We are here to help others." The little boy sniffed. ‘Then, what are the others here for?’ he asked."—Argonaut, The True Sportsman’s Reel "Y and E" Automatic @ Built to s stand the strain of catch. ing fish that are worth while. @ Takes up the slack faster than Li the Scaly Gentle- bDositty- man can make it. @ The simple pressing of a finger makes it Free Running or + Automatic. » + QWrite today for handsome new book- let No. 110—" When Pardner was Mascot" —the exciting story of the biggest Rain- ~~ bow Trout ever landed. BOOKLET Ba Gost UPON YAWMAN & ERBE MFG. CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. = comicbooks.com