Life, 1907-07-04 · page 46 of 48
Life — July 4, 1907 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **travel advertisement** for the Rock Island Railroad promoting Colorado tourism, occupying the left two-thirds of the page. The small cartoon at top right titled "AMBITIOUS" shows birds, with one saying it will set a match to something to prove it can fly as high as the others—a visual joke about competitive showmanship. The right column contains three humorous anecdotes: 1. **"A New Legal Story"** mocks a verbose lawyer before Ontario judges. Justice Riddell passes a slip of paper with dismissive "notes" (quoted verse) to mock the lawyer's incompetence. 2. A joke about "universal peace" where someone quips that peace comes when everyone is so eager to fight that nobody actually starts. 3. Anecdotes about Douglas Jerrold and John Wesley responding cleverly to rude encounters—examples of witty comebacks to insults. The bottom promotes binding Life magazine issues for preservation—a subscription service advertisement. **Context:** This represents early 20th-century Life as a humor and leisure magazine mixing travel promotion, legal/social satire, and reprinted witty quotations for educated readers.
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ily where each moment counts for health as well as pleasure. All the sports and pleasures to be found elsewhere are enjoyed with added zest in Colorado’s bracing mountain atmosphere and golden sunshine, The Rock Island is the way to go. The only direct line to both Denver and Colorado Springs. Several fast trains daily from Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City—operated over the straightest and smoothest roadbed. The Rocky Mountain Limited is new- ly equipped throughout, this season. Special Summer Rates make it possible for all to enjoy the pleasures of Colorado’s rugged scenery and invig¢rating climate. Also Special Summer Rates to all Pacific Coast Points. Send to-day for beautifully illustrated book, “Under the Turquoise Sky." Ik tells in picture and text all about Col- orado, and gives complete information concerning the many splendid hotels and comfortable boarding houses JOHN SEBASTIAN Passenger Traffic Manager Chicago, Il. WHY NOT PRESERVE YOUR COPIES -LIFE- In Good Condition? If, when you have finished with the week's issue, it is placed on file in one of our binders, it is always convenient for reference and the volume becomes an unfailing source of pleasure and amusement. The Binder is an ingenious arrangement, substantially made, bound in either black or garnet cloth, with cover desiga in gilt. Sent to any address on receipt of one dollar by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York City AMBITIOUS “SET THE MATCH TO IT, BILL, AND I'LL sHow THESE OTHER BIRDS THAT I CAN FLY AS HIGH AS ANY oF THEM!" A New Legal Story HIE list of good legal stories has been increased by one that is creating a good deal of amuse- ment ariong judges and lawyers. As it goes, Chief Justice Falconbridge, of Ontario, Mr. Justice Brit- ton and Mr. Justice Riddell, a newly appointed judge, were sitting together as a court in Toronto not long since. According to some legalists who were present the presentation of argument on behalf of one of the clients was rather prolix and not very much to the point, to put it mildly. Mr. Justice Riddell, who, by the way, was not to the same extent inured against the tediousness of the proceedings as were his colleagues, was observed to pass one of them a slip of paper, on which, presumably, were written some tely the “notes”? were read, howev gues, there was a sub- dued suggestion of mirth apparent on their part, It turned out that the read after this fashion THE “NOTES” to Me. Rudyard Kipling) J men,” The color sergeant said. “For he doesn’t know his law, he misrepresents the facts; all the cracks, ty sure to get it where the chicken got the axe, t delivers judgment in the morning.” —Montreal Star. “NY HAT is your idea of universal peace?” “Well,” answered the practical person, “for present purposes the best I look for is a situation where everybody is so willing to fight that noboty wants to start it.” Washington Star. ‘ANY brief and telling replies are'laid to the ac- count of Douglas Jerrold. Tt will suffice to re- callone. What is going on?” said a bore, stopping Jerrold on the street. I am,” and the speaker Suited the action to the word. Akin to this was the answer of John Wesley to the blustering swaggerer who pushed against him on the path with the insult- ing remark, “I never make way for a fool." “I al- ways do,” said Wesley, quietly stepping aside and then placidly pursuing his way. A similar anecdote is told of Lord Kitchener, of Khartum, who, while walking in St. James Park, was accosted by an effu- sive stranger, who grasped his hand and said, “Hello, Lord Kitchener! I bet you don’t know me!” ‘The general gazed at him unmoved. “You win