Life, 1906-12-27 · page 24 of 33
Life — December 27, 1906 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple short humorous anecdotes typical of Life's satirical style, plus period advertisements. **"Turn About Is Fair Play"** jokes about a newlywed couple's marital negotiation: the husband offers a modest wedding gift, but the wife reveals she's already been married seven times—implying she views marriage transactionally. The humor targets both the husband's naïveté and contemporary anxieties about women's independence and remarriage. **"A Foxy Tenant"** depicts a Black tenant leveraging political patronage: he's owed rent for years but withholds payment until the landlord (now running for office) needs his vote. He then demands repairs as condition of support. The satire critiques machine politics and corruption, though the racial caricature reflects the magazine's problematic era. **Other brief anecdotes** satirize department store confusion, equestrian instruction mishaps, and social pretension. The page is primarily **advertising-driven**, featuring Franco-American Soups, Harold MacGrath's novel *Half a Rogue*, and Milo Egyptian cigarettes—products marketed to middle-class readers of this period.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
TURN ABOUT IS FAIR PLAY Last Christmas a middle-aged tinplate-worker married a widow whose acquaintance he had made but a few weeks before while working some little distance away from home. “Sarmah,” he said ner “Dave a weddin’ present for ye." “What is it, John?” said Sarrah, with a smirk, “Lope ye won't be "fended, Sarrah."' said John, more agitated than ever, * "Five of wat? ut it is —er—er—it is five of fem." ately, anticipating + in fact she appeared “Oh, well he said, “that do make it easier for m Ro tell ye. Five is not so bad as me, whatever, Seven I “ Wat!" howled John, “Seven, repeated Sarrah compmedly. “That is my weddin’ e, John." —Ladtes Home Journal tit ror Hosprratity: The Manor, Asheville, North ye best ina South.—. oblet A USELESS ART “Well he fait applicant for a wen a steep embankment wouldn't AT AN UP-TO-DATE DEPARTMENT STORE. Sue: I want to sce some Brustels. He: Yes, madam: in—er—earpets, sprouts of point lace? The Tatler. Hotel Veadome, Boston ideal hotel of America for permanent ani nent member of the Metropolitian Club we around to the First Assistant Secretary of he afternona to take Mr. Bacon for a ride exceedingly resti “Gently, Harry “Now, Harry, touch him up. Never let a horse get the better ef you. Touch him up, ser «spare him—and now I'll leave you to man: Assistant Secretary. “I'll walk back."” Oto Sates Pexen. Delicious—Try it. S. S. Pierce Co., Boston, Mass A FOXY TENANT ed in Worcester, Mass., an old negro intluence, te s and political, in Fe house owned by a prominent banker, but had successfully evaded the payment trouble came, however, until the banker was nominated to run far a political ofbce. The day the old ne office. * Well, Sam,” said the bani suppose you've come in to pay me some rent.” “Oh, no, buss."' replied the old man. “I's just come in to say I's glad yo is nominated, and will tell de res’ of dese no ‘count niggers to vote fo" yo. and to mention to yo at de same time dat de roof of my house is a-leakin.’ an’ if it aio’t Gxed I'll have to move out directly." —Lippincott's the settlement where he lived. He occupied a reat for many years. Nj after the guests had departed, TRADE MARK REGISTERED Franco=American Soups 21 Kinds, sold by Grocers everywhere in Quart, Pint, and Half-Pint Tins, —Reliable and economical, appetizing and nutritious; save time, worry, waste and insure a good result. Our kitchen is always open to visitois. Come and see for yourself how Franco- American Soups are made. If you live too far away, we will send you on request our booklet illustrating each step in their preparation. THE FRANCO-AMERICAN FOOD CO. Jersey City Heights, N. J. a HAROLD MacGRATH ‘The brillient euthor's most exciting. fascinatin, fellichiag story. . Author of “The Man on the Box HALF © 458 Pages. A ROGUE Wholly Charming Beautiful Pictures by Harrison Fisher At ati Booksetiers’ The Bobbs-M. rit Co, Publishers. At your club or dealer's SURBRUG-Importer The e Egyptian Cigarette of Quality AROMATIC DELICACY— MILDNESS— PURITY a comicbooks.com