Life, 1904-09-08 · page 3 of 20
Life — September 8, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Image**: An "Easy Puzzle for Beginners" depicting a formal social scene with three men in evening dress and a woman in a flowing gown. The puzzle asks readers to identify "the man she loves, the man who loves her, and the man who is able to support her"—a satirical commentary on marriage as a transactional arrangement where financial security matters as much as romantic feeling. This reflects early 20th-century anxieties about matrimony and class. **Bottom Content**: An "Announcement" mocking temperance advocates by sarcastically proposing that bartenders distribute beer/whiskey between theater acts so patrons can satisfy thirst discreetly. This satirizes Prohibition-era debates. A separate joke about expensive Newport hotel rates completes the page's social satire.
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Copyright. 1904. by Life Publishing Co. EASY PUZZLE FOR BEGINNERS. VIND THE MAN SHE LOVES, THE MAN WHO LOVES HER, AND THE MAN WHO IS ABLE To SUPPORT HER, Announcement. EARLY Beloved Brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to make the best of things; that where an evil already exists, it is best, if possible, to replace it with a lesser evil. ‘The bartenders will now pass through the congregation taking orders for pure beer and whiskey. So that if any man has a thirst that makes it imperative to go out between the a let him remain here quietly and satisfy it. Let us all unite in singin; There is a fountain filled with beer Where thirsty thousands drink, Where barmaids serve all liquors clear, And no one tips the wink, 7 HY did you stay at the hotel in Newport, if it was so expensive ? “ Because I couldn't afford to v1 HARDY ANNUALS, comicbooks.com