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This page contains three distinct humorous pieces typical of Life's satirical style: **"Who Dat Knock"**: A dialect joke (in the offensive racial comedy style of the era) playing on miscommunication—a man uses "cab of Age" as a punchline about being old enough to drink. **"Couldn't Break the Law"**: A practical joke story where someone sends a fake speeding ticket to a manager. The manager retaliates by sending a fake receipt demanding repayment, turning the tables on the joker. **"His Client Won the Case"**: An anecdote about lawyer Charles P. Thompson and client Michael Dougherty, arrested for illegal liquor sales. During trial, Thompson dramatically turns Dougherty around to show the jury his disreputable appearance, sarcastically asking if they'd believe *this man* would sell whiskey—implying his obvious guilt makes him the type who would. The page is primarily **advertising** (Wilson Whiskey, Evans' Ale, Esterbrook's Steel Pens) surrounding these brief comic pieces. The humor relies on period stereotypes, practical jokes, and courtroom irony typical of early 1900s American comedy magazines.

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“GETTING BACK" AT A JOKER “That reminds me,” said Manager John I. Lang ton, of the Melv as he finished telephoning re grets to a launching party on Mr. Sylvanus Stokes's boat, the Madge, “of an experience I had i: York —on a c. Twas invited to x a yachting, COULON'T BREAK THE Law it. Just for a joke I sent a ni you enjoy your aute i lontes that I was sorry I couldn't g nt by just sending m t much; their speed limit permits of have won on the trip. tit was a great I did. That evening a boy brought a message WHO DAT KNOCK ? Who dat knock at de cab OF Age!—Well, des 1 I got no time to fool wid you 5 miles an hour.” “What of tha and the message ran: I reckon dere’s been some mistake: “My machine can only make thitty."—Lowistille “Dear Langton: You lost $37.45. Mease remit Dat's des whut | . Courier Journal. by bearer.’ f And what did you do—send him the money 1 caw Care I's A-huntin’ * fo" “Not Father John! [wrote across the note ‘Opened hy mistake Sand fired it hack. The An’ who dat you got wid yo a boy collected a the other end." Dis here's my busy ¢ \ Wy ) RacheNr WonTueteae Rios Lae Sireeuay,: $0 Neve ( Yy The late Charles 1. Thon fF the Sapren Court, at one time in his practice hada client name \r an editorial convention in Kansas one Michael ‘Dougherty, “who ‘had been’ arres country edito fered. the following toast legal sale of Hquor. The police had nm m bankruptey, advertise in his paper liberally claim made of prima fur save him from « send him every item of news uting attorney all this Mr. 1 " When ¢ for the def Michael Dougherty, take fanity, write your corres ce plainly 0} of the sheet and send it in as early as possible. 7 save him from mistakes, bury him. Dead people are * with big, red nose, unshaven face, be the only ones that never make mistakes. Newspaper © of dilapidation and readers would do well to remember th 3 perfec c—editors or readers "— the stand b Dougherty, look upon the j h tlemen of the jury, look on Michael Dougherty She : Mr. ‘Thompson, At complied. Th washed them very carefully on the inside entirely self, silently and steadily Mik 1 7 ment, slowly and with y, turned t and. said entlemen of the jury, do y« Reincer was told to wash the wil neglected to clean the outside. Her mistress asked her the reason for thi ssion, thinking perhaps she SOWHAT'S THE USE 2” tw this Court and to me that you: he helieve that Michael Dougherty. if he had a hisky, would sell it? was too timid to sit out. Imagine the lady's su get _exclaimed, “Sure, mum, T claned thim — ss we could look out, but lift the dirt on so’s the people couldn't Lire is published every Thursday. $5.00 a year in advance. Postage to on fe returned untess accompanied by stamped and ad foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.08. year extra. Single current copies, 10 cents. Back numbers, after three months from date of publication, 25 cents. Live is for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain, ‘The f Company, Hream’s Building, Chancery Lane, London, F.. C Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of ai The illustrations in Live are copyrighted, and are not to be reproduced, HE Brawnof Britainisattrib- uted to the use of beef, beer and barley. Drs. Oldfield of Lon- Established 1860 don and Russell of New York | 150 Varieties gree upon the good the extract grain does for the human race. | WILSON Evans’ EstererooK’s al Ale Steel Pens That’s All! | a as truly a food as beef and | potatoes are. Feedsthe nerves | Sold Everywhere and builds flesh and sinew A | natural product. | The Best Pens Made Restaurants and Dealers Everywhere San Francisco—four Days from New York or Boston—By New York Central.