Life, 1906-04-12 · page 2 of 24
Life — April 12, 1906 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising** with three unrelated commercial ads: Crystal Domino Sugar, Diller's Milwaukee Beer, and brief humorous anecdotes in the right column. The ads contain no political satire. The Crystal Domino Sugar ad emphasizes purity and economy for home sugar-making. The Milwaukee Beer ad features two gnome-like figures flanking a barrel—likely generic "Old World" imagery meant to suggest traditional brewing heritage, common in beer advertising of this era. The right column includes three brief humor pieces: one about workers accused of theft (resolved by finding a lost coat), another about crickets in church, and a third about a couple negotiating marriage finances—all light domestic comedy typical of *Life* magazine's humor section. None reference specific political events or figures.
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CRYSTAL Domino | Sold only in 5b. sealed boxes! IMAGINATION COULD NOT CONCEIVE OF A HANDIER AND PRETTIER FORM THAN IS PRESENTED IN “CRYSTAL DOMINO SUGAR. | NEITHER COULD THE MOST PARTICULAR PEOPLE ASK FOR MORE PERFECT PURITY OR ECONOMICAL PEOPLE FOR LESS WASTE | HIGHEST GRADE IN THE WORLD. BEST SUGAR FOR TEA AND COFFEE. | esa By grocers everywhere. Gx» Identified Wile a building was in process of con. f) struction two of the tilers became ¢ in a violent quarrel. So violent was it that the police were called in and the offenders taken be. and industrious and good workmen; this accord ing to the testimony of the foreman in charge of their work, who had followed in hopes of being able to intercede for them. The magistrate asked, in astonish - cause of the quarrel. It seems that one man had accused the other of stealing his coat. “And I can prove it, too,” added the man “How ?” said the magistrate. “T always keep my card in the pocket,” said the man, The policemen were dirccted to search the garment. But they found absolutely nothing. “Gimme my coat,” said the workman. It was handed to him. He took two dried peas out of one of the pockets and held them up trium- phantly. “P. P. Peter Powell. That’s mename. Them’s my card.” He got his coat.—Harper's Magazine. A Remarkable Choir N old farmer and his wife were attending church services one hot Sabbath day The windows were open and the noisy chorus of the crickets was distinctly audible In due course the choir sang an anthem, and the old man, a music lover, listened enrapture At its conclusion he turned to his wife and whi “Ain't thet glorious and divine, Mirandy?” 's,”” she answered, “and to think that they do it all with their hind legs.”—Ladies’ Home Journal. Discount for Shortage COUPLE evidently from an exceedingly rural district recently presented themselves at the home of a Buffalo minister, and announced that they wished to be married. The would-be bride was of a homeliness to cause one less pity for the blind, but the groom seemed satisfied, and as they possessed the necessary I minister proceeded to perform the ceremony. “How much dew that come to, Parson?” the man then inquired, bringing a handful of silver change from a deep trousers pocket. “Name yer regular figger that you charge th’ swells I'm a-goin’ th’ limit, by jinks!” “Oh, I have no regular charge,” the minister said; “just give me what you think it’s worth.” ‘The groom tumed and eyed his bride in a speculative manner, “She's a good gal, ef she ain’t much on looks,” he said, thoughtfully, ‘an’ I'll be gosh demed ef she ain’t wuth a dollar an’ forty-five cents!” He was about to hand over the silver, when the lady caught his arm, and deducted the five- cent piece from the sum. “Wait, Si,” she said. “Take back this nickel; you don’t know it, but when I was a child I chopped off two toes with th’ hatchet.”—Har per's Weekly. C6 | —— itv OC | 20F0000000000000660000600600000500000000000500000000000000000000000009 \ comicbooks.com