Life, 1904-10-06 · page 6 of 38
Life — October 6, 1904 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor content** rather than political satire. The main illustration depicts a domestic scene—a woman in a parlor with houseplants and furnishings, accompanying a Chickering & Sons piano advertisement emphasizing their instruments' quality and craftsmanship. Below are three advertisements: Knox Hat (promoting American industry), New York Telephone Company (emphasizing connectivity), and others. The text pieces are light social humor: "Tribulation" (verse about summer evenings), "A Voice for the Dog" (defending dogs against hydrophobia accusations), and brief comedic exchanges between characters about harmony in politics and a woman's diamond cutlet. The overall page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and genteel domestic humor rather than pointed political commentary.
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THE RECOGNITION OF THEIR SUPERIORITY LEADS THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER TO CHEERFULLY PAY THE SOMEWHAT HIGHER PRICE ASKED for THESE FAMOUS INSTRUMENTS EXQUISITE TONE AND HIGHEST QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP AND FINISH CHICKERING & SONS Cararocus Urow Reqvest Established 1823 796 Tremont Stexet, Bostoa Patronize American _ industries. | With a Weara Telephone N ox . the entire resources of this great city are H T brought within im- A | mediate reach. the creation par excellence of the HAVE YOU A TELEPHONE? nation. New York Telephone Co. 15 Dey Street. Tribulation. N summer evenings on the lawn It's always lots of fun; We sit and talk of many things And watch the setting sun. But when I want to listen most To everything that's said, Some one is sure to say to me, ** Come, dear, it's time for bed." St, Nicholas, A Voice for the Dog. MAD dog does not rush! A mad dog does not attack! A mad dog does not froth at the m A mad dog will not fight back even when | cornered! The symptoms usually described as those of rabies are only those of a simple form of epilepsy or nervous disorder and are not con- tagious, Hydrophobia is not caused by heat; epilepsy is. Hydrophobia is only communicable by a bite; epilepsy is not communicable at all. Dogs \suffering from hydrophobia do not froth at [the mouth; epileptics do. | The same author, and [ refer to Dr. Wesley Mills, says: “Discrimination lies between this | disease and epilepsy, or fits of various kinds, ‘arising from the heat of the sum as dogs ren Again he says: “Fear of water the streets. is a pure hypothesis so far as the dog is con- jcerned.” Let a poor little house dog, unaccustomed to roughing it for himself, become nervously excited by the din of the street, or overheated on a hot summer day, and some fool raises the cry of mad dog and shies a brick. The dog runs and that is enough. Men are but savages under restraint and anything that runs must necessarily be guilty, and soon a howling mob is in pursuit and the dog is lucky indeed that escapes, y large city has a dog pound; hundreds of men are employed as dog catchers. They are frequently bitten. Did any one of them ever have hydrophobia? Hundreds of men in this country keep dog kennels and raise dogs for sale; other \dreds make a business of training dogs for field trials, hunting and performing. They are frequently bitten, Did any one of them ever have hydrophobia? “Give the dog a chance.” —Chicago Inter-Ocean. | e\YHAT is your idea of harmony in pol itics?’ “Same as that of most other people in my line of activity,” answered Senator Sorghum. “Harmony consists in having your own way and persuading the other people to be resigned to fate."—iVashington Star. RS. HOGAN: Phwhat does yez ould mon do, Mrs. Casey s. CASE Shure. he’s a doimond cutter. ez don’t mane ut! “Yis; he cuts th’ grass off the baseball grounds.”—Chicogo Daily News. comicbooks.com