Life, 1905-05-04 · page 38 of 48
Life — May 4, 1905 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with one humorous anecdote**. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** - Underberg Bitters (digestive liqueur) - Peter's Swiss Milk Chocolate (with whimsical Alice in Wonderland-themed illustrations) - Royal linen collars (15¢) - P.B. Ale beer **The Humor ("Old Answer, New Rejoinder"):** A courtroom anecdote about a defendant's shady witness who claims he measured the distance from his house to a fight scene (fifty yards) to anticipate cross-examination. The joke: the prosecution has already found six credible witnesses proving the house is actually nearly one hundred yards away *around a corner*—making the witness's "prepared" answer hilariously useless. It satirizes **legal gamesmanship and overly clever witnesses** who outsmart themselves. The page reflects early 20th-century Life magazine's mix of light social satire, domestic humor, and commercial advertising aimed at middle-class readers.
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