Life, 1906-02-15 · page 22 of 32
Life — February 15, 1906 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous stories and cartoons typical of Life magazine's satirical style. **Main cartoon** ("Suddenly He Retiled and Fell"): Two drunk men meet on a bridge. One is so intoxicated he's falling over. The joke plays on Irish stereotypes—a character named Pat remarks on the strangeness of the encounter, with ethnic dialect humor. **"One Cause; Two Effects"**: A story about wine's different effects on two friends visiting a woman. One becomes talkative; the other becomes nearly catatonic, sitting and staring at a taxidermied animal head until he mimics its vacant expression. The humor derives from physical comedy and the contrast between the friends' reactions. **Other brief anecdotes** include stories about the caricaturist Danton accidentally modeling the wrong woman's bust, and wordplay about a football coach's rulebook being as lengthy as a presidential message. The page exemplifies early 20th-century American humor: relying heavily on ethnic stereotypes, alcohol-related jokes, physical comedy, and observational satire about social situations.
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ONE CAUSE; TWO EFFECTS, The effect of the “wine that is red" varies muck according to the constitution and temperament of the person who may indulge. Two friends who had lined well made a call on a woman friend. The generous and ruby wine induced a spirit of loquscity in one and taciturnity in the other. The loquacis one talked fluently to the point of volubility to his hestess during the evening, until the time for thing leave, when he rose gracefully and thanked. his tess for a most delightful evening. Il's friend, the taciturn one, had sat during the evening, swaying slightly and smiling a sickly sinile of approval at his friend's conversation. Immediately i in front of him was © skin rug. the large head Danton, the celebrated caricaturist, had a won: a — of which, with two glittering glass eyes, fac derfal power of modeling from memory. After } ; i eee and riveted their glasy ‘ace upon bit with “Over his | i : ier. “Man, SHAKE. Mr. i 1 put it Some men when your money's free mildly, rather thin, As f Shake your hand effusively. of flesh on the body, however, When it's gone you find that they sizes too large for it. Of course, Shake you in another way th c, and Mr. —Philadelphia Record. he other week, for instan s “4 gone to ie expen of a new colla » Ten min: AN ARTIST'S MISTAKE es after delivery he was back Here's with long look at his subject he could go to his stu notic effect. make a bust quite perfect in its resemblance, says an Realizing that he must follow his friend's Icad, ue Seton gpcyer sialieniniiaiaimnalit he raised himself unsteadily, and, exten One day a young man saying that Wo wo) Suiwctaia weave Land, said, “Goo’ night, goo’ 1 his sister was ill and about to dic, and that, alth Ee) SERRA R SEs Se thanks very much for a mohst ¢ the family wished her bust modeled, they dared not Then, stooping, he stroked the ti excite her by mentioning it. Would he undertake “IT must pet the dear old dog before to reproduce her features after secing her > Dan New York Press. ton agreed, and next day the brother informed his sis ter that he intended to present hee with some jewels PORK A KORE and tnat a young man would bring some specimens for her approval. 2 Sretta: I see that the President's: messae Danton brought in the jewe . going home, - 26,000 words long. modeled a bust of striking resemblance. Next year 4 Betta: How funny; just the same as leman, the father of the young woman X last letter.—New York Sux pencil spo aa separate Tuxy met ona bridge. Each hetd out his ba as satisfactory to his patrons as in these cases ed and they shook, and instantly realized that they The result of such planning, however, was not at id mol coriaie ho wife to ah —<s utter strangers. Had not one of them been a He ES MeGECANE Geeibae Sheds ahd aces ine Hibernian the situation might have been ¢ : ; rassing. his memory the features of the lady opposite “SUDDENLY HE RETLED AND FELL, “Megorra, that's quare,” says Pat. “Wher ¢ did so, modeled a beautiful bust and sent it — Wor #0: far of that we: couldn't: se. Sieh It proved, however, to be not the mistress, “Tua is a quibble, a mere quibble,” said Walter maid, who had also taken the trip in the ‘amp, Yal ought it was you an’ you was now we're here together it’s nayther of 's athletic adviser, in a discussion of foot ng: ball rules. He tau y A LANDSLIDE. “That reminds 1 ‘of the children of Oxe of the jokes of which Kentuckians ATHENA of imine. Whom T visited Jn. the summer: grow weary concerns Senator Blackburn and his “These children, two boys, none too well appre nm of the liquid products of his Here,’ said their mother to the elder of them 1 ator had gone to pay a visit one day, ‘here is a banana, Divide it with your little his who lived many miles distant. His fries Senator as he alighted at the station. Mrs. Chinjaw, since you always nake your hust vote just as you wish “Well, under woman's suffrage Vd have vote, wouldn't 1? Every little bit helps."—K City Times. other and sce that he gets the lion's share “The your ter, set up a “How are you, Joc?" his friend ask great bawling. “I'm up against. it,” was the reply. Tue Travetter: Are these all the sandwiches 3 sheieked, hasn't given me best part of my baggage en rou you've got to cat? “Did you misplace it, or was it stole Tur Revarsument-Roos Attexpayt: 1 ‘aven't *s this?” said the mother, hurrying in. inquired solicitously r." said the Senator, “The got to eat “em, bless yer. I've got to try and sell “em. i J explained the elder boy, ‘hi “Neith Lire is published every Thursday, $5.00 a year in a Postage to forcign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 a year extra i¢ current copies, elope. 1 cents, Back nus onths from date of publication, 25 cents, Live: is for sale b: ewsdealers in Great Britain, ‘The International News. . Company, Bream's Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. C., England, AGENTS. Prompt notifica be sent by subscribers of any change ef addres illustrations in Lave are copyrighted, and are not to be reproduced. THE BOUQUET AND EXQUISITE FLAVOR OF That's All! 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