Life, 1907-01-17 · page 58 of 60
Life — January 17, 1907 — page 58: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with brief humorous anecdotes**. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** - Sohmer pianos (luxury goods marketed to refined audiences) - Kodak cameras (encouraging home photography of children) **Satirical Anecdotes:** 1. "Natural Cause"—a scientist complains of limping; the doctor observes he's literally walking with one foot in the gutter, making the "problem" self-inflicted rather than medical. 2. "Hairpulling, Etc."—a clergyman notes a parishioner (Brown) sued him for collecting a wedding fee, inverting expectations of gratitude. 3. "Myself and God"—satirizes the German Emperor for ranking himself alongside God and the Almighty in importance to sailors. A college dean is mocked for similar vanity, demanding students wear boots to show "respect" to himself before God. 4. A fishing anecdote about spoiled expectations. **Life's Prints** section advertises photogravure reproductions for purchase. The humor throughout reflects early 1900s American satirical sensibilities—mocking pretension, vanity, and ironic reversals.
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Intending purchasers of a strictly first- class Piano should not fail to exam- ine the **, merits of THE WORLD RENOWNED SOHMER It is the special favorite of the refined and cultured musical public on account of its unsurpassed tone-quality, unequaled dura- bility, elegance of design and finish. Cata- logue mailed on application. Tne SOHMER.-CECILIAN INSIDE PLAYER SURPASSES ALL OTHERS Favorable Terms to Responsible Parties SOHMER & COMPANY ‘Warerooms Cor. Sth Ave. 22d St. NEW YORK LET THE KODAK Tell the story of the home days of the children. Photography is simple now— Kodak has made it so. “KODAK HOME POR- TRAITURE”" is the title of a beautiful little book that shows more than a score of such pictures, made both indoors and out, and gives many val- uable hints on how to make them. It may be had free, at the dealers or by mail. Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N. Y. The Kodak City. Natural Cause SCIENTIST, in the employ of the Govern- ment at Washington, recently met his phy- sician in the street. “T don’t know what’s the matter with me, Doc- tor,” said the man of science. “I am limping badly to-day. Do you think it’s locomotor ataxia?” “Scarcely that,” replied the physician. “You are walking with one foot on the curb and the other in the gutter.” —Harper’s Monthly. Hairpulling, Etc. EACON : By the way, that man Brown you married a year ago, has he paid you your fee LERGYMAN? the last time I reminded him of it he said I’d be fortunate if he didn’t sue me for damages.—Boston Transcript. “Myself and God” HE German Emperor is always interesting, but not always original. A day or two ago he warned his sailormen that their dangerous occu- pation might leave them but a moment to remem- ber their dear ones, the Almighty—and their Supreme War Lord. That climax was forestalled by the college dean who objected to this writer’s appearance at morning chapel in slippers. “If you would put on your boots,” said the dean, who combined nervousness with a sense of dignity, “it would show more respect to the college, to Almighty God . . . and to—to myself!”"—Lon- don Chronicle. “NVOU'LL find there are no fish in that pond!” “What did you tell us for? Now you've spoiled my day’s fishing!”—Translated from Fliegende Blactter for the Literary Digest. A RULE FOR SUCCES Have your heart in your work Alter W. B. King Photogravure in Sepia, 20 by 15 in. $1.00 LIFE’S PRINTS -A complete catalogue with reduced prints of one hundred and thirty-seven: subjects will be sent to any address upoa application. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 Wea 318 Street, New York Corrment, 1808, oF Lite Put. C0, HALF PAST SUPPER TIME Ajter Herbert Johnson *Photogravure in Brown, 20 by 15 in. comicbooks.com