Life, 1908-09-10 · page 16 of 22
Life — September 10, 1908 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American satirical journalism: **"Father's Recipe"** satirizes the leisurely Sunday routine of middle-class fathers—sleeping late, avoiding exercise, reading the comic supplements (the colorful newspaper inserts), and napping. It gently mocks paternal idleness as a cherished indulgence. **"His Heroine"** plays on class anxiety: a wealthy gentleman boasts he once walked for transportation, treating poverty as a quaint accomplishment. The young man retorts that he had to *crawl*—inverting the "self-made man" narrative by suggesting the gentleman's past hardship is trivial compared to true struggle. **"Biding Her Time"** and **"Wedding Notes"** are brief anecdotes about children's precocity and marital milestones—mild social humor without sharp satire. The bottom half contains advertisements for Brooks Brothers clothing and Usher's whisky. The page is primarily content-driven rather than political, reflecting Life's focus on domestic social observation and consumer culture circa 1900s-1910s.
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FATHER'S RECIPE We hear a lot of mother’s cakes And sister’s lemon pie; Of gingerbread that gran’ma makes, And auntie’s doughnuts,—my! But father's got a recipe He says beats all the rest; And when it's mixed O. K., says he, It suits Ais palate best. Some lie-abed-till-nine-o'clock, Some breakfast-up-to-ten; A shirt-sleeve-stroll-around-the-block, A shave, a pipe, and then A pile of Colored Supplements, With frequent dozings of — ‘Those are the chief ingredients Of father's Sunday loaf. —Lippincott’s. HIS HEROINE “ Does heroine as attractive to men?" “Not he describe his Educated."—The Times. said a rich and pompous old gentle « I did not always ride When I first started in “Youne Man, man, in a motor car of my own, life 1 had to walk.” You were lucky, “When I first started long time to learn to w “1 was not always thus. rejoined the young man. I had to crawl. It took me a k."—Democratic Telegram. NOTHING VENTURE NOTH OPTIMISM Don’t worry! Just dare! ‘Tis the strivers who fare To the top of Parnassus at noon, Joy only is sane, f For what does Life gain By the song that is sung out of tune? —Outing. BIDING HER TIME. A Boston child, rot yet in her teens and unusually precocious, with exceptional penetration asked ber mother the other day: “How long, mother, will it be before I get old enough for you to say that I am nervous and not naughty when I do so and so? Boston Herald. WEDDING NOTES The Bride: Just think of it, dearest! Fifty years from yesterday will be our golden anniversary — Evening Sun, Ix a rural district a Scottish minister was out taking an evening walk, when he came upon one of his parishioners lying in a ditch. “ Where have yog the nicht, Andrew?” “Weel, I dinna richtiy answered the prostrate sinner, “whether it was a wadding or a funeral, but whatever it was, it has been a most extraordinary success.""—The Bel man. Why, that’s a regular little printing press, isn't it?” remarked the visitor. “Yes,” replied Mrs. Popley, “ Willie's uncle gave it to him on his birthday.” “What a complete little isn't it?" “1 don't Book. thing! It's. self-inking, know; but Willie is.""—Southwesters’s HAVE. imultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and wance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal ‘Single current copies, 10 cents, Hack numbers, after three Union, $1.04 a year; to Canada, 82 cents months from date of publication, 25 cents. No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. Live is for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Briain. ‘The International News Company, Breams Fall Styles in Clothing, Fur- nishings, Hats and Shoes, Things besides Clothes. Send for Mlustrated Catalogue. BROADWAY Con. TWENTY SECOND ST., NEW YORK Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. C,, England, Agunts. Brentano's, 37 Ave, de 'Opera, Part also at Saarbach’s News Exchanges. 1, New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, W, Londoa ; 9, Ret St, Georges. Paris: 1, Via Firenze, Milan; Mayeace, Germany. ‘Phe text and iinytrations in Live are copyrighted, and are not to b reproduced withon ipcal dermission obtained in advance. Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address, They're all on the