Life, 1905-06-01 · page 43 of 52
Life — June 1, 1905 — page 43: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, dominated by a Peter's Swiss Milk Chocolate advertisement featuring a woman in Alpine costume holding an oversized chocolate bar package, with marketing copy emphasizing quality and wholesomeness. The page includes two brief **humorous anecdotes** typical of Life's satirical content: 1. **"Something Wrong"**: A joke about the Bishop of Worcester, whose absent-mindedness (a common trope for absent-minded clergy) leads him to miscount his luggage articles—claiming thirty-nine when only two exist. The humor relies on the stereotype of distracted, impractical clerics. 2. **"Your Honey or Your Life"**: An illustration caption (partially visible) that appears to be another short joke, though the full text is unclear from the OCR. The page also contains a "Some Books Received" section listing recently published volumes with prices and publishers—standard editorial content for a literary magazine of this era (likely early 20th century).
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
-LIFE- Some Books Received. “High as the Alps in Quality.” Company. $1 Irresistibly delicious, yet wholesome as bread and butter. PETER’S THE ORIGINAL SWISS MILK CHOCOLATE A sustaining food and a delicious after-dinner bon-bon. Does not create thirst. LAMONT, CORLISS & CO., Sole nd William D. O'¢ NEW YORK. 78 Hudson Street, Importers, Something Wrong. TT! Bishop of Worcester, on alighting irc hed a por tert ter I How many icles are there, sir?” asked the porter. “Thirty-nine,” replied the hop abstract edly The man came back and said he could find only two.—London Sporting Times, “YOUR HONEY OR YOUR LIFE.” comicbooks.com