Life, 1909-07-15 · page 20 of 28
Life — July 15, 1909 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine (early 1900s) contains several satirical pieces typical of the era's humor: **Top cartoon ("Aut Scissors, Aut Nullus")**: Shows a woman at a desk with scissors, illustrating domestic/office life humor—likely poking fun at women's limited professional roles or domestic decision-making power. **Humorous anecdotes**: Include jokes about telephone frustration, romantic encounters, workplace loyalty, and writer compensation. One piece mocks a scrivener's complaint that he deserves pay equal to George Ade and Mark Twain—the editor's response (printing the letter and praising it as funny) is the satire: the writer's self-aggrandizement becomes the joke itself. **Suffragette joke**: References women's equality debates by having a man claim women aren't equal to men—then makes a crude fishing joke, exemplifying period sexism presented as humor. **Bottom section**: Primarily advertising for "Eleto" beauty products, with an illustration of a woman standing after meals for figure maintenance—reflecting era beauty standards. The page blends satire, period sexism, and advertising typical of early 20th-century American magazines.
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LallJe: Je Sa Aut SCISSORS The Lay of the Listener “ Money talks,’ the sages say; But when I hear its dulcet tone It always seems so far away I have to use the telephone; And as I wait its voice to hear, And care brings furrows to my brow, Fate answers in a tone severe, “Ring off; the line is busy now.”* —Weshington Star. Pastoral the girl up the bridge And kissed her on the spot; The brook murmured down below, The girl, she murmured not. —Boston Transcript. Stood Up for Him Dotan: So Casey was runnin’ me down an’ ye stood up for me? Cattauax: Oi did. Oi sez to him, “ i e’re honest an’ truthful an’ ye’r , an’ ye work hard an’ pay yer dibts, ye don’t get drunk an’ lick yer woife, but in other respects ye’re no better than Dolan Human Life. Seriously, This Was Funny Scrivener wrote to his editor as follows: “T do not believe that you are paying m enough. George Ade is making $50,000 a yea: Mr. Dooley gets a big salary and Mark Twain commands his own price. I believe that my work combines characteristics of all three. Yours truly.” To his surprise the letter was printed in his column and he received a telegram from th: editor reading: de-Dooley-Twain letter best thing you have sent for months. It made the proofreader laugh.""—Chicago Daily Socialist, Woman,” exclaimed the suffragette, “is the equal of man in every respect.” “Oh, I don’t know,” replied a man in the audience; “it takes a man to put an angle wor on a fish hook."’—Detroit Free Press. “Train up a servant in the way she should go,’ says the Philosopher of Folly, “and the first chance she gets, she gocs.’’—Cleveland Leader, Lire is pablia Fah Boren Union. #Ld nada, 82 cen Months trom dite of pris Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. C. 3.37 Ave, de VOpera, Pare: also at Siarbach’s News E: R ester Square, W. London; 9, Kue St. Georges. Parisi 1, Via’ The text and ilustri Rare copyrighted. E: tracts rom the text may be used, giving re vie credit; but the re not to be reproduced without special permission obtained tm respons "rn of ie ion * adnance for sale by afl Newsdealers in Great Lirias ‘Provipt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address, Every Woman Should Know The Three Indispensable Toilet Articles ““Eleto”” Violet Talcum Creme-“‘Eleto” “Eleto” Toilet Water — LSS] At _ 1 And Leading m | Department Druggists 3 Fs. Stores She: 1 ALWAYS MAKE A RULE TO STAND FOR TWENTY MINUTES AFTER EACH MEAL. IT REDUCES THE WEIGHT AND 18 SPLENDID FOR THE FIGURE. ELETO 5 E. 19th Street, comicbooks.com