Life, 1908-06-25 · page 18 of 21
Life — June 25, 1908 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons. The jokes reflect early-20th-century attitudes: 1. **"No Use Bothering"**: A dialect humor piece contrasting a Northern English engineer with a London businessman—playing on regional accents and stereotypes about working-class vigilance. 2. **"A Hard Man to Move"**: A post-Civil War joke about Andrew Jackson's enslaved servant, using racist dialect ("dat," "sah") and perpetuating harmful stereotypes about African Americans while framing stubbornness as Jackson's defining trait. 3. **"Had 'Em All"**: A humorous anecdote about a wealthy Maine banker proving his legitimacy through currency. The page is primarily **advertising**, featuring promotions for White Rock water, golf balls, Underberg bitters, Evans Ale, and Allen's Foot-Ease. The "humor" reflects period conventions normalizing racial caricature and dialect comedy considered acceptable entertainment in early-20th-century American magazines.
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gil blige ee “OuR FOOLISH G NO USE BOTHERING [An engincer from Sunderlind was spending a few days in Lon don with a friend, and after a busy morning sightseeing the Londoner chose a large restaurant for luncheon, thinking it would be a novel experience for the man from the North. The visitor appeared to enjoy his luncheon, but kept looking in the direction of the door. “What are you watching ?"" asked his friend, rather annoyed “Well,” was the quiet reply, “A's keepin’ an eye oa ma topcoat." “Ob, don't bother about that,” said the other see me watching mine.” “No,” observed the guileless engineer, “thee has no call to It’s ten minutes sin thine went." Philadelphia Ledger "You doa’t Yours fora Jul and healthjut vacation. ‘The Delaware & Hudson Co, Send 6 ceats postage for yoo-page illus. guide, Adirondacks, Lake George, Lake Champlain, Saratoga Springs, Sharon Springs, to A. A. Heard, G.P. A. Albany, N.Y: A HARD MAN TO MOVE General Andrew Jackson’s colored body-servant was asked after Old Hickory’s death whether he thought his master had gone to heaven and promptly replied, “I ain't jist so sho’ "bout dat, sir.” “Why, wasn't the general a good man ?"* "Yes, sah, he was a very good man."* “Well, then, if he was such a good man why aren't you sure he has gone to heaven?"* “It all depends, sah,” the old darky answered, “on wheddar de general wanted to go to heaven of wheddar he didn't want Ef he did, he’s dar, but ef he dida’t, all hell couldn't Scrap Book to go dar. make him go!" Asuevitte, N. C.: The four-season resort of the South, ‘Tur Maxon, the English-like Inn of Asheville. HAD ‘EM ALL General Samuel Veazie, of Bangor, built the first railroad in Maine and also founded the Veazie National Bank, which is doing business to-day in the city of Bangor. General Veazie had occasion to visit Boston once, and made the trip by the cir: | cuitous means of transportation used in those early days, by Stage, railroad and steamboat. He arrived in Boston in the eve. ning, and went to the oli Tremont House for the night. All he had with him wasan old carpetbag, and as he was unknown to the clerk, he was informed that, having no baggage, he would | be expected to pay in advance. “All right,” said he, reaching into his inside pocket. He drew ‘out a pocketbook and took therefrom a $1,000 bill of his bank ‘The clerk took it, got out his bank detector, and looked up the standing of the Bangor institution. In a moment he came back and said: ‘That bank has issued but three of that de: nomination,”” s,"" said the general, ‘‘and if that one is not enough for you here’s the other two," and be Laid the bills before the eyes of the astonished | ‘ashington Herald. Svataeze Tours.—Delaware & Hudson rail and lake steamers Highest type of excellence. Admirable service to. Montreal, Lake Placid and other Adirondack points, via Saratoga Springs PESSIMISM Mental dyspepsia ‘The stepmother of despair. Moral blindness boasting of its clear vision, Poisoning the waters of another's hope. ‘The kindergarten stage of atheism, Viewing life as a proofreader, with eyes trained to see only error. Universal suspicion oa the rampage Mental color blindness that sees only black Living in an atmosphere of sncer, snarl and sarcasm, Dissecting a nightingale to prove it has no song. Sunday Magazine A Lapy, accompanied by her small son, was making various purchases at tle Army and Navy Stores in London. The boy grew tired. * Who are you buying those for?" he asked. “Why, for father,” was the reply. Father in heaven, of father in India ?"" the boy persisted. ‘The lady mentioned the remark to a friend, who, thinking it amusing, repeated it to an Englishwoman at church a few days ater. 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