Life, 1905-05-18 · page 29 of 32
Life — May 18, 1905 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** with minimal editorial content. The main feature is a brief humorous story titled "The Origin of Slang" and "Too Previous"—two unrelated jokes. **"The Origin of Slang"** presents a children's fable where various animals and objects make excuses for misbehavior, each inventing slang phrases ("I'm in the soup," "lead pipe cinch"). The joke satirizes how common slang expressions originated from mundane situations, presented through anthropomorphized creatures. **"Too Previous"** is a medical anecdote: a patient wakes to find a nurse smoking and reading novels at her bedside instead of attending to her. When startled, the patient confronts her. The nurse replies the patient was "dead"—implying the patient was unconscious/unaware. The joke mocks negligent nursing care. The remainder consists of product advertisements typical of early 1900s Life: liqueur, hats, gloves, tooth products, collars, and champagne—reflecting the magazine's mixed editorial-advertising format of the era.
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Kid Gloves. OFT, Elastic, Durable. Silk Gloves. Remarkable for Finish and Beauty of Texture. 50c., 75¢., $1.00, $1.50. 31 years on Broadway CENTEMERI 911 Broadway, just above 20th St. Telephone, 1135 Gramercy. S where b butt in,” 1 the goat, king for the children. he neck.” grumbled the Agencies ittall the principal cities fn the 7 Panother twist mak FOR SALE—MIS8OURI FARMS .200 actes, fine combination grain and stock farm, highly improved, Jd location, also smaller farms in sizes to suit. Write for State sent free. your perch,” growled tabby, nother spring at the cage “I'm in the soup,” gasped the oyster, as he dropped to the bot a bird CHILLICOTHE, MO.) pg hen. try to string me,” ASTHMA oh.) the ble c. nm of the illustrated booklet and weather report aid the fox, as he gobbled BAZEL J MEEK. said the rattler to coiling himself into a plumb said the rat ip shricked the hicken aid the bear. 1 lead pipe cinch,” gnaw- y through another pic : ing his \ ne drop on you.” he landed on anotl my way DAINTY DELICIOUS DIGESTIVE ss are comit another bullet to the gro kid the bait dropped i dodging * said the wild with a broken wing My goose is dropy “Quit your exclaimed the fish, as © the water. abit, nity cate neh. Those fellows are matty.” said the rrel fa foot- | into again,” cried the fly, alighting on murmured the limb New Yor yo finish s he entered the slaughter pen Sun Too Previous. MEDICAL. lowing story journal vouche: \- woman was. seri- night to find the nurse sit- of her bed smoking a cigarette and reading a novel. Greatly. startled, the patient raised herself up in her bed and cried Jout: "What in the world are you doing, | nurse | To which the nurse replied: Jecious! [thought you were dead Good. gra Exchange LIQUEUR Peres Chartreux -—GREEN AND YELLOW Known as Chartreuse Quarter Size Collar Over 100 other styles, At first-class Wine Merchant 1s. Hones Cafes 15 centseach; 2 for 25 cents. Bitjer & Co., a5 liroadway, New Vork, N. Y-> Sole Agents for United States. or the fol- | Dr. Sheffield’s Créme-Dentifrice Put up in collapsible Tubes Tooth-Powder Put up in cans convenient for Tourists Elixir-Balm A delightful Mouth Wash | Used by the Elite of the World Since 1850. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. “a TH ” WHITEST COLLAR MADE TRADE MARK LINEN 15¢ EACH CEDRIC IF YOUR DEALER WONT SUPPLY YOU, WRITE US EMIGH & STRAUB- Dept C.C.TROY,NY Uaparalteica \ Achievement! IMPORTATIONS IN 1904 OF 6.H.MUMM & C0.’'S CHAMPAGNE 131,330 CASES | The GREATEST quantity ever imported by any brand in the history of the Champagne trade, | Regarding Champagne Importations in 1904, Bonfort’s Wine and Spirit Circular of Jan. 10, 1905, says: “ Messrs, Fredk. de Bary & Co. brought over last year to this side of the water a greater number ‘of cases of Champagne than has ever hitherto importati comicbooks.com