Life, 1905-06-22 · page 20 of 26
Life — June 22, 1905 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains several short humorous anecdotes and jokes typical of the publication's satirical content, rather than a single unified cartoon. **Key content includes:** - **"Boo Bah"**: A joke about Lew Fields (of the famous vaudeville duo Weber & Fields) recounting a theater anecdote. - **"The Hardest Job"**: A quip about the difficulty of being a modern hero—suggesting that traditional heroism has become complicated or impossible. - **"A Sure Thing"**: A doctor's joke about diagnosing patients by determining what they want to hear. - **"Holding Them Down"**: References Tammany Hall politics and Ex-Tax Commissioner Croker, likely critiquing Democratic political corruption or machine politics. - **"Poor Bacon"**: A schoolboy anecdote about Shakespeare. The page is primarily **advertising** (Wilson Whiskey, Hunter Whiskey, New York Central Railroad), with scattered brief humor pieces rather than substantive political satire. The references to Tammany Hall suggest contemporary urban political humor was a regular feature.
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