Life, 1908-08-06 · page 48 of 54
Life — August 6, 1908 — page 48: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **multiple short humorous anecdotes and jokes** rather than a single cartoon. The humor relies on misunderstandings and ironic reversals typical of early 20th-century satire: **"Unwisely Continued"** (top): A judge questions a prisoner about prior arrests, then realizes he recognizes him—the prisoner is the bartender from the saloon across the street, implying the judge frequents it. **"The Yankee Character"**: A New England clergyman's stern religiosity contrasts with a Western prospector's casual irreverence, poking fun at regional stereotypes. **Cold weather anecdotes**: Including a Scottish tale where frozen gravity becomes absurdly literal—a joke playing on Scottish practicality. **"An Early Millais Critic"**: A Scottish observer critiques painter John Everett Millais's landscape work, suggesting photography would be faster—the artist's polite dismissal is undercut by the critic's blunt Parthian exit. These jokes reflect period attitudes about regional character types and class differences, with humor derived from colliding worldviews and verbal misunderstandings rather than visual satire.
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i UNWISELY CONTINUED Jurcr: Have you been arrested before? Prison: Ni : Have you been in this court before? : No, sir. Are you certain? Jeoce: Your face looks decidedly familiar, Where have I seen it before? Prisoxer: I'm the bartender in the saloon across the way, sir.—Harper's Weekly Saruiicit: A bwick fell from a building two yeahs ago and knocked me senseless. Miss Caustigte: Indeed! And does your physician k you will ever get over it?—Chicago Daily THE YANKEE CHARACTER A New England clergyman was taking breakfast one Sun ning in a hotel ina little Wester agh old fellow across the table called over bin’ to the races, stranger?” The clergy: I don’t expect to. No.” “Well, where are you goin’? “I'm going to church.” “ Where do you come from?” “New England.” “Oh, that explains it! That's where they kee bbath and other blamed thing they can la ff hands on less some critics cease not to wonder. U U US One day recently, for example, a3 nate friend | | of William Vaugha Moody was f amatist how it was that he could pass a pa VISIBLE TALK s pointed out that mea of brains an very Neverthe hour of a certain Chicago debutante. WHEN THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD aa be neared. sou An Americ Ja Scotsman were discussing the hy.” replied Moody, cold experienced in winter in the North of Scotland. ful yourg girls I have ever chine re other Gall rely," replied the friend s . more nor less than a loquacious sim the dramatist admitted; “TI love to see h hillock into a field, became Post. nd stuck in the t, man,” exclaimed gravity wouldn't allow that. AN EARLY MILLAIS CRITIC “1 know that,” replied the tale-pitcher. ‘But the Sir John Millsis tells this story on himself. He law of gravity was frozen, too! "—Ladies’ Home was down by the barks of the Tay, painting in the Journal. rushes of his famous landscape, “Chill October," which has thrilled us all with the ineffable sadness end mystery of the dying summer. He worked oa co steadily that he failed to observe a watcher, until a voice said: “Eh, mon, did ye ever try photog. id the artist, “I never have.” “It's a deal quicker,” quoth his friendly critic, eyeirg the picture doubtfully. Millais was ot flattered, so he waited a mi before replying, “I dare say it is." His lack of ex thusiasm displeased the Scot, who took another lock and then marched off with the Parthian shot “Ay, and photography’s a muckle sight mair like the place, too."—Everybody’s Magazine. A FEMININE VIEW “One-half of the world doesn’t know how the other half lives,” observed the moralizer. “NOTHING BUT COLD WORMS FOR DINNER! — WitY pox'T “How provoking!” exclaimed Mrs. Gossyp.— Lip YOU MAVE A FEW FIRE-PLIES FOR A CHANGE?” fincott’s, . every ‘Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canady and >, England, Acests. Brentano's, 37 Ave, de ’Opera, Pars $5,{07a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries In the Postal ‘ Exc New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, W. London 3, Re to Canada, S2cents. Single current copies, li cents, Back numbers, after three S from date of publication, 25 cents, ny Mayence, Germany. copyrighted, and are net to be reproduced without special contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. fermission obtained in advance. eis for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain, The International News Company, Breams 7 Prempe notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. Every Wear For Men and Boys Motor and Yachting Clothes a Specialty. Also Servants’ Livery. Write for Catalog SMITH, GRAY & CO. NEW YORK BROOKLYN Broadway, at Warren St. Fulton St., at Flatbush Ave. Broadway, at 31st St. Broadway, at Bedford Ave. The first Derby made i bea JOSEPH P. McHUGH & COMPANY ¢ first Derby made in America was a OF NEW YORK: ESTABLISHED 1878: Will ship on receipt of §5.00 (Monay Order or N.Y. Draft) THE BAR HARBOR CHAIR, (Natural Willow, Floss Cushion) Will mail for 25c. in Stamps {te bea llowed on tirat purchase) Tr a F OO SKETCHES " Illustrating Quaint and Unusual ENE ree ELT Ds ee an Willow, Mission and Upholstered | fe six Dollars — Knapp-Felts FURNITURE OF ORIGINAL DESIGN. are Four Dollars, everywhere. QW. 42d St., Opposite Library. Woite for “The Hatman™ (SIGN OF THE "POPULAR SHOP.") Tue CrRoretT & KNAPP Co. | BROADWAY, AT THIRTEENTH ST., NEW YORK 185 comicbooks.com