Life, 1906-01-11 · page 22 of 26
Life — January 11, 1906 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements and short humor anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. **The brief jokes** satirize bureaucratic and social absurdities: - **"Tantalizing"**: A prisoner complains about receiving serialized story magazines instead of execution—mocking the cruelty of suspenseful reading to the condemned. - **"Two Liverpool Street-Putney Buses"**: A bus driver claims he finishes work at the "last turn down," but then admits he works until 12:15 a.m. and has "all the evening to himself"—exposing transparent dishonesty about working hours. - **"Cuba voter fraud"**: A Philadelphia Record item jokes that Cuba has more registered voters (400,000) than adult males (300,000), satirizing election integrity issues. - **"Roughshod"**: A crude joke about women's inferiority using anatomical metaphors. The remaining content consists of **period advertisements** for soap, chocolate, lodges, and collars. The page lacks sophisticated political satire—it reflects Life's lighter, anecdotal humor style of this era.
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Reuter’s Soap is especially prepared for toilet use. Its superfine ingredients will make no impression upon blankets or kitchen drains. Tantalizing. E here,” derers’ grumbled the inmate of mur- row, “ain't there and onusual punishment?” “Yes,” answered the warden n’ ain't I goin’ ter be hanged next week?” “I'm afraid you are.” “Then what d’ bunch of story a Jaw agin ‘ mean by sendin’ ers to read that nothin’ but continued stories in ‘em land Leader, NOWLEDGE is power until a man reac the point where he Chi- cago Daily News. knows it 2 Pocantico Lodge, Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. NOW OPEN and throughout the for the Winter seaso Doubled in cay E. S. COMSTOCK, at New York Office, Winpsor Arcane, Fifth Ave. and 46th St. By J. A. MITCHELL Author of “Atos Judd,” “The Pines of Lory," “The Last ny Uloria Victiay” ete I will enjoy myself. $1.50 Postpaid fascinat lelightfully mysterions — Wasuixetos Lire LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street, New York = ° 9 Cailler S °. + w We want you tg ecu ailer’s—the most delicious ne nourishing confectio mt snow it now. TE “Thousands know o don't—write for 2 free le. FR [co tissue wrappers aH JH FREYMA . General Agent for 0% go1 BROADWAY, NE WO Liverpool Strect-Putney ‘buses meet- ing, one driver inquires of the other in passing: . ‘What time do you finish to-night, Bill?” Bit: Oh, as “per”—the last tum down for me. Otp Lapy (sitting behind Bill): Sut, 1 sup- pose, young man, you do get time for some the day? inly, mum! For instance, t off at 12.15 id I gets all the rest of the evening to myself!—Exchange. HE last hard pull gets over the hill—Sat- urday Evening Post. y and with new and desirable features. A toboggan slide, of model construction and near hotel, is a new winter sport property. DAVID B, PLUMER, General Manager, POCANTICO LODGE, open all year. BRIARCLIFF LODGE, June I to Dec. 1. Tr. From the City of Brotherly Love. UBA has an adult male population of a little more than 300,000, but she has near 400,000 registered voters. Some of our men must have been giving 1 practical politics —Philadel- phia Record Roughshod. H 2: You know someone has said: “If you would make a lasting pair of boots, take for the sole the tongue of a woman. Sue: Yes of the man Transcript and for the uppers the cheek who said it—Boston COLLAR MADE LINEN | I5¢ IN EACH To (ROYAL 31) IF YOUR DEALER WONT SUPPLY YOU, WRITE US EMIGH & STRAUB-Dept CC.TROY,NY| TRADE MARK