Life, 1908-10-22 · page 11 of 24
Life — October 22, 1908 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct satirical pieces: 1. **"Germs and Milk"** - A serious article about bacterial contamination in milk, illustrated with a cartoon showing two men with large bottles, likely mocking public health concerns about milk safety during the Progressive Era. 2. **"La Politesse"** - A French-language caption cartoon depicting a man saying he'll "choose" to step on someone's foot "in a way" (implying deliberate rudeness disguised as politeness). This satirizes false civility. 3. **"Not a Bark"** - A dialogue about whether a boat is a dog-watch versus cat-boat, with an illustration of a bird (buzzard). The punchline mocks someone's confusion between nautical terminology and animal references—apparently a high-flying flyer misunderstanding naval terms. These pieces humorously target public health issues, social pretense, and everyday misunderstandings.
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large sense, at the mercy of the outside world. As it may be of the utmost im portance, always answer the call Ii he iries to inaugurate a system whereby iness of the person whe t first be made known, 1 to offend some one, and acatire the disagreeable reputation of a certain superiority and loftiness of which He is in a he is by no means guilty. sense defenceless, and all this, of course, is duly take » consideration by the bad mannered person who calls him up: who, if his victim were talking with some else in a . would scarcely have p and break into sho wouldn't force seli into a private office, but who makes no hones of gleefully sitting in a zhboring booth and compelling the unfortunate n to him, Thus the telephone has brought inio existence a new Somethin. about neutralizing his pernicious activity. Germs and Milk JA SEORDING to a recent dicty science ie number of ger a single teaspe nuisance, ought to be dor nm of milk, one hour after it has been hurried away from the cow on its career of death and destruction, has been reduced by modern methods from one or two hundred and fifty. lions to about two These germs are not the milk at the time it leaves the cow, but, unless out it, they begin antities from this come in something is done to arrive excursion The line of germs an ordinary bottle LA POLITESSE nt distingud Myself if h For my getting 2¢ foot in ze way Office Boy: sav Carpenter: wiy Nov? of milk has been extending far out into the street. Police germs have had great trouble in course, had there been a riot ch dam- preserving order, and, of age might have been done to prope Att the effete past. The regula are so s, however, is n a of strict that only ag number of germs may pass, and even these have to give the cou But even two hundred and fifty germs to a teaspoon scem a <i deal. What is 10 be about them We are in- formed that they are not all unfriendly Many of are neutral. Many of them come in quictly, sit down, occupy themselves with mestic and do no harm. Bu there is still the likelihood that a real enemy to the system may get in. Until not a single germ can pass the sentry, therefore, is our milk likely to be safe. All babies are hereby warned to drink ii their peril. They will be duly notified when Science has barred amust among these out successfully every intruder, no mat ter what his age, nationality or prev condition of servitude. THE BOSS OCGHTN CAUSE NOW YOU CAN SEB TA WINDOW IN THERE, WETS IN WHEN 1 ALN" Not a Bark ERRIER: Don't you have h on this er: cat-boat The Buzzard: 1 UNDERSTAND TH LARKS HAVE CUT YOUR SOCIETY, ON At COUNT OF YOUR NOCTURNAL MANITS. “neu DON'T KNOW, LARK IS A HIGH F Mistsenr” comicbooks.com