Life, 1908-08-06 · page 15 of 54
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This page is primarily **advertising**, with one humorous anecdote ("Bargains in Babies"). ## The Main Cartoon/Story: The "Bargains in Babies" piece recounts a Presbyterian church incident where a deaf deacon, "Uncle Thomas," mishears an announcement. The pastor announces: "Persons wishing their children baptized will please present them at the close of the service." The hard-of-hearing deacon loudly repeats this as an offer to provide children for fifty cents each at his home. The humor derives from this misunderstanding and the implication that childless Uncle Thomas and his wife are humorously offering to sell babies—an absurd and inappropriate misreading. The joke reflects early-20th-century humor sensibilities: physical disability (deafness) as comedy fodder, and the humorous awkwardness created by miscommunication in formal church settings. The remainder of the page consists of product advertisements for cakes, golf balls, driving gloves, whiskey, and other goods typical of 1920s-era Life magazine advertising.
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