Life, 1906-02-15 · page 25 of 32
Life — February 15, 1906 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content** rather than political satire. The main items include: **"From Hungary"** — A humorous letter supposedly from a Hungarian reader requesting a price list, written in awkwardly broken English. The joke is the mangled syntax and grammar ("I am so free to You apply and beg"), which satirizes non-native English speakers' struggles with the language. This reflects early-1900s attitudes toward foreign immigrants. **"Materials for Bridal Gown"** — A light pun list matching fabric types to brides' professions (lawyer's bride = sealskin, Wall Street man's bride = lamb's wool, etc.). The humor relies on material/profession wordplay. **"Why Rossini Wept"** — An anecdote about composers Rossini and Meyerbeer. The joke: Rossini weeps not from emotion but because he wishes the young composer were dead instead of his father. The page otherwise consists of **advertisements** for gun oil, whiskey, and seed catalogs, plus promotional material for a serialized story "The Villa Claudia."
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THE AIM OF EVERY GUN owner is to keep his gun faultless—the, finer the gun the harder he tries. If he uses “3 in One” the easier he tries, ONZ"? oils every action part proper!: cleans out the residue of burnt or smokeless pow: der, prevents rust on every metal part, cleans and polishes the stock, contains no acid. Write for generous sample—free. G.W.COLE COMPANY From Hungary. A WELL-KNOWN publisher has received | the following entertaining cpistle from | a Hungarian reader. It is quoted verbatim: “Subscribed Iam so free to You apply and beg. You would he so good on my address a | list of prices of Your precious shop upon my | costs to send. I would English works buy and I know not any English book trade. I pray You, to me for my bad English friendly | to pardon. I am a native Hungarian and study the beautiful but for us Hungarians very heavy I h language only by the way from one and a half years.—Hoping you w my modest petition accomplish, I remain, Your servant, & I beg to me your list of prices with payment on delivery to. send.”—Harper’s Weekly. Materials for Bridal Gown. F° an author's bride. ........Book muslin I i For a gardener’s bride ..-Lawn ra banker's bride............Check goods For the bride of a man with a pile....Velvet For a Wall eet man’s bride,..Lamb's wool For t's bride................Sealskin For ergyman’s bride seeeess Cloth For a compositor’s bride........... Print | For a jeweler’s bride.............Brilliantine | For a cashier's bride .. Changeable silk Baltimore American Why Rossini Wept. HEN Meyerbeer died his son composed a funeral march which “remembered his dead father.” Full of emotion, the young man took it to Rossini. “Play it, maestro,” he pleaded; “play it. 1 wrote it in expression of my grief and mourn- ing for my dead father.” Rossini took it up, placed it on his piano and played it. Tears rolled down his cheeks. Unter sadness dwelt upon his countenance. “You weep,” cried young Meyerbeer, beside himself with joy at the effect upon the great master. f rejoined Rossini amid tears “Because,” replied Rossini, “I am wishing that you were dead and it was your father who had written the funeral march.”—Ex- change, Ir is conceded that YOUNGER'S SCOTCH ALE is most nourishing and refreshing.—Adv. RECORD RYE WHISKEY Best Seeds that can be grown, you should read The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition of -— ———— _ BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1906, so well known as the Leading American Seed Catalogue." It is mailed FREE to all. Better write TOeDAY. W.ATLEE BURPEE @ CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Villa Claudia By J. A. MITCHELL. 1 will enjoy myself, Horace. $1.50 POSTPAID LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street, New York comicbooks.com