Life, 1908-01-23 · page 7 of 20
Life — January 23, 1908 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous pieces: **"The Horrid Thing"** is a brief verse about a man from the Bahamas walking in pajamas, causing shock—likely satirizing both casual dress and colonial attitudes about propriety. **"A la Mode"** discusses fashion trends, particularly square hat designs. The text suggests that while universal fashion exists, individual taste emerges over time, and the square shape represents a significant departure from established style conventions. **"Bound Together"** is a brief joke about Andrew Carnegie receiving five hundred begging letters daily, with the punchline that increased tariffs on steel rails are boosting postal receipts—satirizing both Carnegie's wealth and protectionist economic policy. The illustrations are period satirical cartoons using exaggerated caricatures typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines.
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NONE BUT THE BRAVE DESERVES THE PARE A la Mode SHION has universal validity, to be sure, but after all there is the individual taste to be reckoned with sooner or later. In the first fervor of a new style, all hats, for instance, look alike, but in no long time you will observe the individual taste emerging more and more confidently, until at length the vogue exhibits, along with its fundamental similarities, very con- siderable varicties. Max _ Itis quite especially so with the square deal. When the square deal first came out, it was, if you recall, severely square, but the new shapes for the spring trade display marked departures from this original uniformity. A rakish rhomboidal is going to be much the rage in certain circles, unless all signs are misleading, while a nifty little parallelogram, that is to say, a deal which isn’t as broad as it is long, seems likely to find a popularity not less than general. Ramsey Benson. Bound Together UNDERSTAND that Carnegie gets five hundred begging letters a day.” “Well, that only goes to show how the tariff on steel rails" increases the post-office receipts.” The Horid Thing HERE was a man from the Bahamas, Who went out to walk in pajamas. The folks all took fright At the unwonted sight, Especially the girls and their mamas. Words of Wisdom IFE has lived twenty-five years because Ltre is worth living; and it celebrates its twenty-fifth birthday by issuing an anni- versary number. Lire is the most characteristic and representative American journal of its kind published on American soil. It is always inter- esting, never dull; its wit is clean cut, its humor generous and anti- septic; its satire keen and polished; it has waged unceasing war with pen and pencil against greed and cruelty, injustice and pre- tense, vulgarity and humbug, dishonesty and indecency; the phari- see, the charlatan, the self-seeker, the pretender, the “four-fusher” has the time of his life when he comes into collision with Lir the amusing little gentleman who is half cupid and half paladin never hesitates to greet them lance in hand, for he goes to battle with the grace of a Gascon and the joy of a Kelt.—Boston Traveler. OW soon will it be safe for us to take baby out in the motor car?” asked Mrs. Newlywed. “Just as soon as he can walk,” said the famous M.D., thoughtfully. Cake chis Pil, «aid M. 'D.f conjure You; Toeus don't, only Bleeding will cure you. Then I shan't need the Pill, Said Pt Patient; Your BILL Will be Bleedin Enough, I gi