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This page from *Life* magazine contains several humorous anecdotes and interviews typical of early 20th-century satirical journalism. The main cartoon shows a man sitting in a chair while another figure operates what appears to be a dental or medical device. The caption reads "TO HAVE, BUT NOT TO HOLD," suggesting marital dissatisfaction—a common satirical theme of the era. The text includes interviews and stories mocking various subjects: Ernest Thompson Seton (a naturalist), discussing animal psychology; James McNeill Whistler (the famous artist), encountering a dirty London newsboy; and various other anecdotes about confectioners, judges, and children. The humor relies on wordplay, ironic observations about human nature, and social commentary. The advertisements at the bottom (Wilson Whiskey, Hunter Rye, and New York Central trains) are typical period advertising integrated into editorial content. Overall, this represents *Life*'s formula of mixing satirical commentary on contemporary figures with humorous social observations.

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Axorurr volume nears its enil Amid the sighs of glad re Of cach and every former friend wl would ©o4 Another Those dutics which we must bequeath And now our humble heads we bend: To be measured for the laurel wreath. Yale Record, INTERVIEW WITH THOMPSON-SETON terviewers,” said Mr. Ernest Sailly T left the room, Suddenly an idea struck me a heavy blow Rending down to the key Ik noise like a hyphen. the door opened, and Mr. E. S.T.S. “Tam always glad to add to Hyphens 1 Have Met and Made a know,” continued the great medicine man, can't bear humar c The only kind T can are the Roy W 5 they have been called. a wil al is so respect(ul—distant, s it were—where Well, some men actually t think! If such an idea be nuld become of me, the great animal psyche Men are insufferable creature: To think 1 think they can thi animals thinking, when 1 do all the thinking the mals think!” And with tore his m: Id, loon-like ery, Mr. FE. S-T cil Whistler saw talking to a very Ito speak to the artist, he noticed that the boy was as dirty a specimen of the London “News eared all A rriexp of the e street in London, a few years a ed little newsboy. As he appr over—titerally covered with dirt, Whistler had answered: asked him a question, and the boy “Yes, sir; I've been selling papers three years.”” inquired Whistler, ven, sir.”” “Oh, you must be more than that.”” “No, sir, Tai , who had overheard the Then turning to his friend, tion, “1 don’t think he could get dirty in seven years, do you "—Marfer's Weekly mark: “That is a pretty vixen with which married life! We cannot congratulate you on tartar," 2 the poor thing is made to stand upon an inverted cup to show how small are her feet.—The Boudoir other words to a sin gr Aty confectioner in New York, who caters chiefly Tune was once ina North Carolina Court a case folks of the neighborhood, lat ged has gone down as history in the judicial annals o State. It appears that a debtor named Jenkin by note, aj of glass provided he should be allowed to draft the instrun The crowning attraction of the whole was a large ited to close an old open accou tiger with most realistic green eyes, m. marbles, which had cost the designer twenty cents apic was granted him; whereupon he presented the c the following nuel Jenkins, agree to pay John Huggins whenever convenient; but it is understood that said Jeokinsis act to be push ess my hand and seal this —— day jenkins."—Harpor's Weekly. Inthe tiger’s mouth was a card bearing the inscriptio A crowd of youngsters quickly assembled on the si walk, and presently, after much sp Ling over of the placard, two of them invaded the shop and deposited a nickel upon the counter ‘Say, mister,” bezan the smaller boy, earnestly, Sexaton Derew is fond of children. “In Baki said recently, “I made the sc tiful Tittle girl with yellow hai, nd 1 talked of a number We deplored many of the evils of modern had a serious and grave di ussion, Then f the little girl was silent. She was lost ir Finally she sighed, and said, “Why can’t the man call for orders every morning, the sany "—Home and Abr a quarter o a pound o” tiger—the piece with the eyes nuth's Companion butcher and grocer do?’ Prov. Oster would seem to have been at one time by m means of the opinion that a man is “too old a married, for if the dates given in WAo's IN entered into the bonds of matrimony notion that a man ought to be chloroformed i at 60 is not casy to carry out. Perhaps he thinks he bas found a substitute for the process by accepting a professes ship ish University at s6.— Standard. Tur irrepressible boy is a Tittle ani rd for the eternal fitness of things. a school in this vicinity was closed for a day or te on account of the death of a venerated and teloved teacher, and a small urchin belonging to another school in the neighborhood locked with envy upon the TO HAVE, BUT NOT TO HOLY children who were giver he exclaimed, Os the day of a Chinese marriage unit friends and neighbors, or even perfect strangers, ar allowed to come in and see the bride, and they may make any remark about her, or to her, they please. Sometimes thir ty and disgusting are said, To try man will say “Fetch your husbar ‘a If she does so, all will Pur admiration which Rob felt for his Aunt M included all her attributes and even possessions which the aunt herself was not wont to consider desirable. “I don't care much for plain teeth like mine Margaret," said Bob one day, after a long silence ot wife you are his mother. “I wish [had some copper-tord ones, like does not do as she is told, they re- yours."—Vouth's Companio $5.00 a year in advance. Postage to $1.04 a year extra. Single current copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three month Lire is for sale by all Newsdea Company, Bream’s Buildin WILSON is from date of publication, 25 cents, The ittustrations in Lave are copyrighted, and are not to be reproduced. in. ‘The International News on, E. C., Ea Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address WHISKEY That’s All! The Perfection of Rye Whiskey WM. LANAIIAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. 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