Life, 1906-11-29 · page 11 of 28
Life — November 29, 1906 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains two distinct pieces: **Top: "When Jones Was Sick"** is a humorous comic strip about a man's experience during illness. The joke subverts the romantic cliché that sick men fall for their nurses—instead, Jones remains unromantic, complaining about medicine, groaning at night, and dismissing his nurse's care. The satire mocks sentimental fiction tropes by showing realistic, unglamorous illness behavior. **Bottom: "Upon Sinclair's Colony"** reports on Upton Sinclair's socialist utopian community experiment in New Jersey. The text describes the colony's practical challenges (hiring staff, housing arrangements) and includes skeptical commentary about such communes' viability. Two caricatured faces appear, likely depicting Sinclair or colony figures, though specific identities aren't labeled. The overall tone suggests mild mockery of idealistic socialist ventures.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Yy Gi -DIPE- TIME TO TAKE HIS MEDICINE GROANS AND TOSSES FROM 1TO4AM. of. Upton Sinclair's Colony PTON SINCLAIR'S, experience colony over in New Jersey is re- ported to be under way, and gathering speed. Upton has signed two Yale men as members of his crew. Yaleman Harry Sinclair Lewis, ’07, is reported to have quit his studies and New Haven to act as furnace-man for the colony, and Yaleman Updegraff, of Chicago, lately a member of ’07, is expected shortly. Recent reports disclosed that Mrs. Davis, of Cornell, was cook, Miss Bertha WHEN JONES WAS SICK SW HE DIDNT FALL IN LOVE WITH HIS TRAINED NURSE ; AS SO OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN THE DOCTOR ARRIVES Wilkins was clothes-presser and a Mem- phis lawyer washed the dishes. Of course, the colony will dissolve in due time, as all such adventures do, but that is noth- ing. The purpose of socialist colonies is to promote wisdom. When a colony hangs together long enough to convince all its inmates that they can do better-on their own hook than jointly it is successful. The mere fact that it busts up does not imply failure. Brook Farm busted up, but it was by no means a failure. It was a great success, both as an experience for those who were in it and as an object lesson for those who looked on. It demonstrated that for competent folks it is far better to be foot-loose in the great world than shackled to a squad of cranks ina small community, comicbooks.com