Life, 1906-12-20 · page 9 of 46
Life — December 20, 1906 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements** rather than satirical content. The main image shows Miller Beer's "The Best Milwaukee Beer" ad, featuring two gnome-like figures flanking a barrel—a common advertising motif of the era. The text articles ("Go Tell It to the Marines" and "Failed to Identify Him") are anecdotal humor pieces unrelated to the ads, recounting military and social stories. Below are additional advertisements: Whitman's Chocolates, Krementz collar buttons, and Knox Hats. These represent typical early 20th-century consumer goods marketing. The Sanderson's Mountain Dew ad (top right) advertises a patent medicine, promoting health benefits "in moderation"—reflecting the era before strict FDA regulations on health claims. This appears to be a **standard magazine page mixing editorial content with paid advertisements**, not a political cartoon.
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MILWAUKEE BEER Acker, Merrall & Condit Co., Distributors, 135-137-139 West “42d Street, New York “Go Tell It to the Marines” HE saying “Tell it to the marines” is traced pys, the author of the famous “Diary,” and it is said by him to have originated with Charles II of England. The reference has been noted by the Army and Navy Journal. “It so befell,” as the story goes, “that his light-hearted Majesty, with an exceedingly bored expression on his swarthy face, was strolling in the shade with his ingenious Mr. Pepys, Secretary to the Admiralty. ‘I had speech yestere’en at Deptford,’ sid Mr, Pepys, ‘with the captain of the Defy- ance, who hath but lately returned from the Indies, and who told me the two most wonderful things that ever I think I did hear in my life. Among the stories told were of fish flying in theair. ‘Fish flying in the air!’ exclaimed his Majesty. ‘Hatha! aquaint conceit, which ’twere too good to spoil wi? keeping! What ho! sir’—he turned and Chocolates and Confections Rule in their own sweet way over the heart of every lover of fine candy. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON, 1316 Chestnut St, Phila, beckoned the colonel, Sir William Killigrew, of the newly raised maritime regiment on foot, who was following in close conversation with the Duke of York. ‘We would ourse with you on a matter touching your element. What say you, colonel, to a man who swears he hath seen fishes fly in the air?” “T should say, sire,’ returned the soldier, simply, ‘that the hath sailed in southern seas. For when your Majesty’s business carried me thither of late [ did frequently observe more flyi fish in one hour than the hairs of my head in number.’ “Mr, Pepys,’ said he, ‘from the very nature of their calling no class of our subjects can have so wide a knowledge of seas and land as the officers and men of our loyal maritime regiment. Hence- forth, ere ever we cast doubts upon a tale that lacketh likelihood, we will first tell it to the marines.’ —Argonaut, SANDERSON'S “Mountain Dew”’ in moderation and you will find that the life and force contained in it will be im- parted to you. Don't take our word. Try for yourself. Failed to Identify Him RNOLD DALY, the actor, was talking about George Bernard Shaw. “Mr. Shaw is a vegetarian,” he said, “and I * once attended a vegetarian banquet in London at which he was the guest of honor. The fare was excellent. “Mr, Shaw, of course, had to make an ad- dress, and I well remember one thing he said. He said that they who persevered in vegetar- ianism soon became as fond of vegetables as a certain aged Scot was fond of—was fond of. “He faltered and said that this Scot was one day observed to limp painfully. A friend stopped him and said: “What! Lame?’ “«Temporarily,’ the Scot replied. ‘I went home sober last night and my faithful dog grippit me by the leg’ ’—Exchange. KREMENTZ On the Rack of the Rutton insures Permanent Satis- Geto: tcaneet break trom service. ‘The thape of the head makes te &: Worn battesed it stays buttoned, 3. Easy to unbutton. Sold by Jewelers sad H “The Story of « Collar Button TREMESTZ & 00, 60 Chestnut St. Newark, ¥.J. DX: 6fe KNOX HAT in univereally recognized as the Standard by which all others are judged. 452 Sth Av., cor. 40th St. 194 Sth Av., Sth Av. Hotel 189 Broadway, near Dey Su. comicbooks.com