Life — July 29, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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No Exception! New York, June 30, 1909. Li New York, N.Y. s holding the Jew to ridicule through his facial peculiarities, and illuminated by typical examples of Lt : wit, appear in your most recent issue. lt is indeed a pity that the moving spirit of © diffuses it with his narrow personality, and if Lire will point out any possible reason for, + good to be derived from, the periodical ap- c of such matter he will enlighten many { his readers - Lire has a habit of placing himself upon’ a lestal and showering himself with bouquets, | the writer must confess that the drawings referred to cause him to hope that one or more hese will contain a healthy, full-grown brick. Very truly yours, Lawrence Ortixcer. While small favors are thankfully received we no good reason why the Jew, in Lrre’s , should not take the same chances as the , the negro, the Irishman and all the animals. Dist. L. O. While There's Life Dear Lire: How dull is that plaint of B. L. 1 your issue of June 24 against old jokes, in which he sarcastically suggests that you print, in your next issue, that old one “about the two s''; sufficient proof that he might profit by seeing it once more in print, as he very obviously has missed the point and essence of American wit, which is antithesis; the joke isn't about “two eggs’; B. L. is deliciously oblivious of the “fresh one.’’ Too bad! His letter is odi- sly suggestive of that other equally antiquated joke about the two bass and one smelt. An old joke may at times be poignant. For example. Here is a little town on the burning desert where victims of the great white plague seck what help may be had from sun and pure air. For eight months past a group of five has eagerly awaited the weekly advent of Lire among them. The other day one, as gentle and fine a spirit as ever gave meaning and beauty to a smile in adver- sity, was propped among his pillows; the last rays of the setting sun fell upon a copy of Lire Jay under his thin hand. “Old chap, do you want anything before I leave you for the night?”’ I said. “T think not; you know—"" a smile was upon —"you know that ‘while— ; the weary eyes closed; your ¢ last that his now silent lips Yours cordially, Frank P. SaurRWweIN. Tempe, Arizona, June 28 ‘Tis well that “damns have had their day,’ or I would—wouldn’t I though! You do it for me, Lire. uttered, nr ¢ To taste it gives you perfect proouct of the best ale for household use tecause of its pur ‘Oh Be Jolly" Idea of what a good ‘brewer's skill: appet ties. “Taste itonce, You'll enjoy i At leading Hotels, Restaurante and Cafes ALG. 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Jt is the only means of communication which thus carries the message and the answer instantly, While you are projecting your per- sonality—the strength of your individuality, fo the distant point, the party at the other end is pro- jecting his personality, at the same instant and by the same means, to you. You are virtuaily in two places at once. Though this service is in a class by itself, the Bell telephone has no fight with the other public utilities. Its usefulness is dove-tailed into all other utilities. Each of the others is unquestion- ably made more effective by the Bell telephone. Atelegram is delivered from receiving office to house by telephone. The more people telegraph, the more they felephone. The more people travel, the more they telephone. The more energetically a man pursues business of any kind, the more he needs and uses the telephone. The universal Bell telephone gives every other utility an added usefulness. It provides the Nation with its Sixth Sense. 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