Life, 1905-08-31 · page 8 of 24
Life — August 31, 1905 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"No Difference"** — A satirical poem about a woman's leisure time, with an accompanying sketch of an auto accident. The joke appears to be about gender equality: whether working or resting, women are "the same." 2. **"Diary of an Auto"** — A humorous first-person narrative from a car's perspective, documenting mishaps with its owner, including tire punctures and run-ins with police. It's automotive satire common to early 1900s Life. 3. **"Our Guess"** — A brief anecdote about a woman found in Riverside Park calling herself "D. L. W." The punchline reveals her real name is Phoebe Snow, likely referencing a contemporary figure or advertisement character. 4. **"The Original Romance"** — An illustration captioning an apple and maple leaves, a visual pun about fruit and nature representing romance.
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-LIFE- tires getting punctered. In No Difference. H, woman, in your hours of ea: nsequence of which, owner h Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, sp time on the way home I can't go! In all the other hi Also, why, you a glad to say that owner is ning te reckless. I knew that when I y fine work on his tem y perament I could make him forget { himself. I break down every once in t awhile, on purpose, so that when Ido happen to work right, the reaction | makes him fierce for spcec - | ist. Arrested to anyth = “ ae { v states Uhat there 1 ° es other witness besides the policeman. 1 . tell you, we had the laugh on that “ — = Diary of an Auto. ed at ap. My owner was fright agth, I'm dat last! Hope I first, and swore he'd be more caref "t be disappointed in my but when he saw how easy it was to “oPWO SOULS WITIL RUT A SINGLE THOUGHT, won't be disappointed in my owner : ess asy wwe TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE,” Je the law, he laughed at it et LE went fifty miles an Our Guess. was great! [must ). off and eva I heard him tell his wife to-day tha ado he got me just to run about town in. hour to-day He said he did public nuisance rth. My owner is del me. But he is certainly not a swift 1 He seems a quict, self-contained ¢ y YOUNG woman was found, on August 12th, in the Riverside Park. Som 1 shot her. She gave a name to the police which she admitted was not hers. She wore a | ring that bore the'letters “ D. L. W."" They were the initials of her real name, she said. But DL. W. stands for the road of anthracite. Of course her real ightened at least twer t believe in making a have of himself ple. includi women one hi ted with besides ninning over no als. Owner is a different man time. Can't keep still a minute! proposition. W along 23d. It’s all over! I'm a back rsth, Went Owner is beginning to f 16th, This morning I broke down Lost one of my differential pins. say, as they carried him off, “I de- ye he just pokes me he ttle faster to-day. number! Me to the scrap-yard now! Jay Twas run over by a locome yspital, ! heard him et himself Te ©. Owner int name was Phoebe What a smart Owner crazy, I'mgladit happened, as serve it all." Well, perhaps he did everything like this g nerves, But after all, the authorities let us do T! member of the and makes him easier to manage. it. I'll be hanged if I don't think they United States Senate.” 18th. Delayed this morning by one — even encouraged us. “Out on bail? Copyright, 1 THE ORIGINAL ROMANCE. comicbooks.com