Life, 1905-11-02 · page 35 of 48
Life — November 2, 1905 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with humorous short jokes** rather than political cartoons. The "Family Diet" section opens with light satirical verses about different family members' eating habits—a brother on the football team eating well, a sister dieting to maintain her complexion, a mother gaining weight, and a father eating hastily at lunch counters. The humor is domestic and gentle. Below are several brief dialect jokes, including one featuring an African American character debating whether sausage is ground hog, and others about wedding gifts, barber shop conversation, and commuter train schedules—all reflecting everyday American life circa early 1900s. The remainder is **product advertising**: Winchester rifles, Youmans hats, Knox hats, Knapp-Felt hats, Webber's hand-knit jackets, and Old Crow whiskey. The ads emphasize quality and patriotic consumption ("Patronize American industries"). **No significant political satire or caricature appears here**—it's a typical Life magazine page balancing light humor with commercial content.
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Family Diet. ROTHER'S on the football team, Got a lot of vim, At the training table eats, Keeps himself in trim, Sister has a diet, too, atest care, ain Fats with gi Keeps her working to Her complexion fair. her has another list, Simple cause for that, Any one can see it plain, Getting awful fat, Father at the quick lunch bolts, Standing on his feet. Hustlin, Leaves no time to eat. —McLaxpnuron Witsox, ti New York Sun. to support the rest \STUS: Whut's all dishyer dat Ah heah bout dem sassages comin’ outen a hole Y den goin’ back in when dey sees deyr shad- ke: G'wan " Uxere Lt “Tain't no sass: y, chile, wid yoh hit’s a groun’hog. Well. if sassage ain’ groun’hog, den Ah doan’ know whut is."—Star of Hope (Sing Sing Prison). WHEN s feels irl gives a wedding present she at she is merely casting her on the waters—New York Times. b bread roOoL New Give me a sha Barner €. Have you your own Me own mug, is it? An’ do yez think Td be after goin’ around wid another felly’s face me showlders?"—Pittsburg Post M AY Task,” inquired the melancholy stranger, “what is your pursuit in life epends,” replied Subbubs, “upon wheth- 1 going or coming. It’s the 7 the morning and the 6:12 at night.” atop el 8 train in hiladel- HUNTING RIFLES FOR BIG GAME. There are many makes of hunting rifles, but only one that is always reliable: that’s the Winchester. Winchester Repeating Rifles repeat. They don't jam, catch or fail to extract. On your big-game hunting trip, don't handicap yourself with an unreliable rile—take a Winchester. They are made in calibers suitable for all kinds of hunting and in styles and weights to meet a wide diversity of tastes. Winchester Rifles and Wi: FREE: Send name ond oddress WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO.,, - - - - inchester Cartridges are made for one another. on a postal card for our large illustrated catalogue. NEW HAVEN, CONN. OUMANS Silk—Opera—Derby Soft and Ladie'’s Hats A gentleman's hat of indubitable worth can- not be offered for less than $5.00, the cost of S$ the Youmans. 1107 Broadway 138 Broadway $36 Fifth Ave. | Patronize American industries, Wear a NEW YORK. HAT || the creation par excellence of the nation. | ncies in all the principal cities In the wor Made of Clear Argentine Nutria| finapp-Selt Hats for Men Distinctly the best. Knapp-Felt De Luxe $6. Knapp-Felt $4. The best hatters sell them. Write for The Hatman, THE CROFUT & KNAPP CO., Broadway, at 13th St., New York, WE ‘Webber Brand Cotton Hose for boys, 15 cents. Sample half-dozen, 75 cents GEO, Webber’s Hand Knit Jackets Geo. F. Webber is the originator of the Knit Jacket for hunting and similar outdoor uses. The only jacket made that is strictly hand knit, Made with sloping shoulders, fashioned sleeves, and otherwise made to fit the form—men Webber's Hand Kuit Fackels ave guaranteed in every respect and may be returned if not satisfactory. and women, BBER’S HAND KNIT JACKET, No. 4 made of best zephyr yarn, heavy weight, very soft and elastic; any color, suggest oxford, myrtle or tan, Price each $7.00, No. 14, same thing in ladies’, (0 to fit, Price $6.50. Other jackets and sweaters at all prices. Write for new Catalogue L. Ask your dealer for Webber's Jackets OLD CROW RYE skior WHISKEY H. B. KIRK & CO., SOLE BOTTLERS, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com F. WEBBER, Manufacturer, Station A, DETROIT, MICHIGAN