Life, 1909-05-06 · page 34 of 48
Life — May 6, 1909 — page 34: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct pieces of content: **"Black and Blue"** (top right): A brief anecdote about Wong Kwong, a Chinese engineer aboard a steamship, who silences a pompous British passenger. When the Britisher condescendingly remarks on Wong's English, Wong retorts that he has Englishmen working in his employ—a witty reversal establishing Wong's superior social position. The satire mocks British colonial arrogance and stereotyping of Asian people. **"Our Foolish Contemporaries: He Remembered"** (bottom left): A humorous story about a young poet (T.B. Aldrich) who boldly adds "Don't forget to accept A.'s poem" to a publisher's memo pad. The anecdote celebrates poetic self-confidence and satirizes the publishing industry's tendency to overlook talent. **Advertisements** dominate the page: Welch's Grape Juice emphasizes quality control and purity; Hampshire Paper Company advertises business stationery with claims about character assessment through correspondence. The page reflects early 1900s attitudes: patronizing humor about non-Western people coexisting with admiration for individual wit and self-advocacy.
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BLACK AND BLUE although it required a strong sense of bh do that, and sent the lad a check for it ie verses ‘remain to this day unprinted —Youth's . Companion. Care in grape juice making is the most vital factor of all. How He Learned English ; andl ee yc) “Passengers who arrived in San Frai Care in locating its plant gives Welch’s Grape the other day on the steamship Korcu are tell Juice its advantage in freshness. with glee how Wong Kwong, a Chinese engi Care in selecting grapes is responsible for the also a passenger, silenced a very pompoi . hy isher, who boarded the Ii at Yoko richness and refreshing qualities you find. Prouk Wallace Of Sau Feaserece. Care is responsible for the special aluminum Arlington. utensils, the improved pasteurizing process and Wont Sie only y ihlety tw Yost ; a es in which y iv tinued Mr. Wallace, longs to one of the new glass bottles in which you receive the families ia the Chinese Empire, Tie i grape juice. ed Care makes preservatives and coloring matter hin his profession, He has a brother attend unnecessary and absolute cleanliness imperative. ing Yale University, and is himself a college He is now general manager of what is probably Care makes every step in the manufacture of the most important engincering concern in Welch’s Grape Juice expensive, but because of “The pompous Britisher was in it, you are assured grape juice as pure and re- Wong, and from the first patronized . Celestial in a most demonstrative way, freshing from the bottle as from the vine. openly resented the Britisher's at Ifyour dealer doesn’t keep Welch's, send $3.00 for trial dozen pints did nothing in retaliation until one day in express prepaid east of Omaha, Booklet of forty delicious waysot smoking room, just after Wong had told a very using Welch's Grape Juice free. Sample $-oz. bottle by mail, 10. good story. The silence that followed the The Welch Grape Juice Co. Westfield, N.Y. 7 laugh with which the Tn was greeted was 7) yiNe I, i man,’ broken by the Britisher. ‘I say, me said, ‘you speak English very well f “* Yes," replied Wong, ‘I have a ¢ Englishmen in my — employ.’ "—It Herald. He Remembered Poets are more apt to be modest than self- assertive. In his biography of T. B. Aldrich, Mr. Ferris Greenslet tells a story of the youth | - 20 = of the poet, showing that he, for one, be- eh “8 Sons weve lieved in himself. Aldrich had dropped into a 3 but it is the “sp ee, it helps publisher's office with a copy of verses in his § . Pe ape Racket. The publither, who was also the editor o read a good 1 many. ieee the es of a magazine, was absent. errs + The young poet sat down and waited. Pres- ) Hy ently his eye fell upon a memorandum book lying there, spread out like a morning newspaper, and almost in spite of himself he re ty “Don't forget 0 sce the binde ev aatn pie tinal pyaar Peete ec * 2 Bool we it “Don't forget to mail E. his contract." Pia ies esl lorrarcorayaneres “Don't forget H.'s proofs."” ates ine eoteeenrs erent = An inspiration seized upon the youth. He poner Noato torn, we arene des took a pencil, and at the tail of this long list of “don’t forgets” he wrote: “Don't forget to accept A.’s poem.” He left his maauscript on the table and de- parted. That afternoon, when the publisher glanced over his memoranda, he was not a little astonished at the last item, but his sense of hu- mor was so strong that he did accept the poem, GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER 50 cents per case of 6 glass stoppered bottles comicbooks.com