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This page from *Life* magazine contains several short humorous anecdotes under "Our Foolish Contemporaries," a regular satirical feature mocking human folly. The jokes target predictable social behaviors: **"A Bachelor's Soliloquy"** plays on Shakespeare, presenting marriage as disappointing either way—a bachelor disappoints multiple women temporarily, a husband disappoints one woman permanently. **"How to Be Lucky Always"** and **"Leads Them All"** mock people who offer unsolicited advice or make foolish assumptions about success and status. **"The Aptness Was Too Much"** uses ironic physical comedy: a preacher shouting "the wicked shall fall" literally falls through the pulpit. **"Heard in a Paris Shop"** satirizes English tourists abroad, suggesting English goods are the only "local" souvenirs worth buying in continental Europe. The surrounding advertisements (Trimble Whiskey, Waukesha Ginger Ale, Diamond Tires) are period products. The page represents turn-of-the-century American satire targeting genteel society's pretensions and human nature's predictable flaws.

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OUR FOoLisH: ONTEMPORARY: bt = A BACHELOR'S SOLILOQUY To wed of not to wed ‘That is the question, Whether ‘tis better To remain single And disappoint a few women— For a time; Or marry And disappoint one woman— For life! —Young's Magazine. HOW TO BE LUCKY ALWAYS George Salsberry, mining operator, returned from Rawhide yesterday, convinced that advice is not always worthless. He the St. Francis last ev \dvice being cheap.” §,“Ttell you a man gets mighty valuable advice, and from entire strangers, too It shows we're all akin and that t of human kindness is for it “There was Turner—ever hear of him? He's a prospector at Rawhide. We were si in the hotel chinning, when along but gave him the best advice in the world, and next week Turner struck it rich. Been having any luck ?? the fellow asked mer replied, ‘Oh, good enough luck one day, and the next luck at all Then work every other day only," said the fellow."—San Francisco Chronicle LEADS THEM ALL An instructor in the M Academy at West Point was once assigned to conduct about the place the visiting parents of a cer- tain cadet After a tour of the post, the proud and happy parents joined wed assembled to witness evening parade, a most imposing spectacle. ‘The march past aroused the father of the cadet toa high pitch of enthusiasm, * he exclaimed, turning to his spouse, “isn’t that J, refectively, “I shall not be happy till my position that leads ‘em all." And he pointed in rapt admiration to the drum-major —The Advance. TOO MUCH FOR THE OLD MAN od-morning, sir,” said the artist, politely, “that's. perfect cow of yours down there in the field; I'd like to paint her, if you | “Treckon ye won't ns’ Purple Pills’ fel i | Asuevitne, N. C.: The four-season resort of the South, | Tue Manor, the English-like Ian of Asheville. Wouan is naturally more hopeful than man."* “Yes, there’s my wife, for instance; for years past every time she has had occasion to buy fish she has asked the dealer if they hoping, 1 suppose, that some day he'll say ‘no." "— THE APTNESS WAS TOO MUCH A minister, a man of great vigor and vehemence, while preach y. bent forward and Shouted out with great force the words of his text: “The righteous shall stand, but the wicked shall fall.” Just as these words escaped from his lips the pulpit broke from its fastening, and he fell out and rolled over on the floor before his congregation. Picking himself up he said “Brethren, I am not hurt, and I don’t mind the fall, but I do hate the connection." —Ladies’ Home Journal. HEARD IN A PARIS SHOP “T would like to take my wife a souvenir of Menton” “We have mosaics from Florence, olive wood from Sorrente, corals from Naples.” “1 should like something local." “Very well; I will show you some English objects."—Petit Journal Pour Rire. Don't let whiskey get the best of you! Say “Trimble” and you get the best of whiskey. WHITE, HENTZ RCO. Green Label. esTaaLisneo ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS 1793 GINGER ALE “BETTER THAN IMPORTED OR NO CHARGE” Lamont Corliss Co., (24?) 78 Hudson St., N.Y. GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER “its purity has made it famous.” HE DIAMOND RUBBER CO. AKRON. OHIO ring o mum “ps ve Eben know: Newe deaco Tribu comicbooks.com