Life, 1908-08-13 · page 5 of 20
Life — August 13, 1908 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three unrelated satirical cartoons and humorous stories typical of early Life magazine's format. **"All in the Same Boat"** (top left) depicts a man tipping his hat to two women, with text referencing someone named Fuzzy who traveled between Petersburg, Stockholm, and Greece—appearing to mock excessive or pretentious travel. **"Altogether Too Happy"** (top right) shows a caricatured woman in an exaggerated dancing pose, mocking a character named Lolla who supposedly has "screaming delight" in life despite her troubled romantic history. **"Birds of the Piazza"** (bottom) is a longer illustrated story about a woman observing vultures in a Mediterranean setting, using the birds metaphorically while describing her own social observations. The page reflects turn-of-the-century American humor targeting social pretension and romantic misadventures.
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LIFE All In the Same Boat Mr. Buzz spouts about Th Petersburg, Stockholm—creatio He sounds like the man who calls out the trains i ntral Station. Birds of the Piazza Common to a Summer Hotel EHOLD, I had a dream, and, as I sat in the dull, green wicker, it seemed as if the stretch of boards was lined with them, ‘f All birds—female birds of plumage. A wv sleek old flamingo flapped up and sat down near me. Somnolent with the morning sun bath, she dozed fitfully until her husband, a fine, old-time bird, joined her. Then along came two vultures between fifty and sixty. They had a reputation between them, and they picked it clean, muttering a pecking vigorously in plain view of all. Soon a couple of young peacocks, in brilliant colors, ed along, absorbed in themselves. How they shrieked as they went! There was a polo game on that afternoon, and they were going to it. While I wondered, who should come along but a quict, middle-age, well-gotten-up turkey buzzard. Her face was red and her nose slightly pinched, Lut she was plump and showed the effects of stuffing. I heard some one ad nothing else to do but feed herself, prune herself and in winter live at the Waldorf. es taken away from her than they y that she No sooner were my ¢) Ned ALTOGETHER TOO HAPPY Lolla is having the of her life, She chortles from early till late; Every second is teeming with screaming delight— We wish there was something she would hate! fastened on a quiet little guinea hen, trusively along. Her modest manner interested and I said to my Now, there’s a nice companion,” when a whisper came that she had already ruined three was looking for a fourth husband. And a couple of young cockatoos, chatting like m imitated every one the And would have kept Rip awake during his entire period. Later I saw them whirling in a dance. Suddenly the scene ch r grew darker. night was coming on. Lights gleamed. And the chatter began! Chittering, yodeling, shrieking, cawing, stretching their wings—a chaotic mass of sounds. I jumped up and place, when I was stopped. A voice penetrated my making her way unob- lives and ! They as for their get-up, it The rushed from the consciousness “My dear, where are you going?” . looking around Away—far off—to a wilderness—where no female shall flit. I want to screech and cackle by myself.”" at the reality, I replied: form P KINS (at midnight, as he sees burglar climbing up ladder to second story window): Hey, there! Look out for the paint! comicbooks.com