Life, 1909-08-05 · page 11 of 44
Life — August 5, 1909 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts a tall structure labeled "NO. 8" surrounded by numerous figures engaged in chaotic activity, with the caption "WE DARE YOU TO COME OUT!" The structure appears to represent a safe house or refuge, satirizing what the text below identifies as summer resort behavior. The accompanying article "Advice to Young Men" by an Ex-Champion Summer Rooster ridicules weekend social conventions at resort destinations. It mocks young men pursuing romantic encounters, advising them to target unmarried women first before moving to married women—presented as strategy rather than propriety. The cartoon likely satirizes the competitive, somewhat predatory social dynamics at turn-of-the-century summer resorts, where men pursued women in a structured hierarchy. The "dare" element suggests the satirical tone mocking this ritualized flirtation culture.
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le “WE DARE YOU TO COME OUT Advice to Young Men By an Ex-Champion Summer Resorter ON'T make the mistake of going to your summer resort at the end of the week. At this time the place is crowded with men who come down over Su The best time to arrive i Tuesday morning. The girls are just getting over the Sat- urday and Sunday rush You can have them all to yourself, without any competition. Begin on the young and single girls first. You can always flirt with a mar- ried woman. But after you have begun with them you can’t go back to the young girls. It is well to begin with the prettiest girl, You will get tired of her sooner You ought to be able to work through the list of singles by Thursday morning. You can then have three days for the married women, Besides, by this time, you will be feeling rather tired, and i flirting with a married woman you don't have to do anything. Be off promptly by . just before the husbands and fiancés ar- rive You can then recuperate over Sunday in your own home, with all of its com- forts. Theology and Journalism TT REV. DR. AKED, of New York, d the Rev. Dr. Parkhurs ef New York, are both regular contrib- Their material is be- They are both making utors to the press. ing syndicated, ey s opens up a new field for clergy- Up to the present time sensational ser- mons have been delivered from pulpits Some years ago, it is true, the Rev. Dr. Talmage syndicated his sermons, but he was so much an exception that other ministers raised their h Now Dr. Aked and Dr. Parkhurst are ob- jects of envy all their clerical brethren This proves the old adage that— s in horror. among “The pen is mightier than the pulpit.” The Robbit: 1 wonver iy ue MEANS ME? comicbooks.com