Life, 1905-08-31 · page 23 of 24
Life — August 31, 1905 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with two short humorous stories embedded among commercial notices for travel companies, financial services, and beverages (beer, champagne, wine). The two comedic pieces are: 1. **"Would Feel It Later"**: A mild flirtation joke where a tall man dancing with a much shorter woman claims it's "raining" on his head while she's cool below—a double entendre suggesting physical height differences during close dancing. 2. **"The Cost of Kind Treatment"**: A brief racial comedy featuring a janitor character (written in dialect) who paradoxically quits his job *because* the manager treated him kindly—removing the abuse that previously motivated him to stay. The humor relies on period stereotypes about African American workers. Both stories reflect early 20th-century magazine humor conventions: light romantic situations and servile worker caricatures. The page's real purpose is selling luxury goods (champagne, tours, banking services) to Life's affluent readership.
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