Life, 1909-08-26 · page 23 of 28
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This page contains humorous correspondence between two fictional characters—Amy Brown and Billy White—written in deliberately misspelled, phonetic dialect to create comedy. The letters discuss mundane domestic concerns: a missing "notthole" (knothole), plans to watch horse-drawn carriages, and a baseball game. The satire targets the sentimental, melodramatic tone of advice columns popular in early 20th-century magazines. By using exaggerated working-class dialect and trivial subject matter, Life ridicules both the overwrought emotional responses to minor problems and the earnest publishing of such correspondence. The page also includes period advertisements (Mennen's Talcum Powder, hayfever remedies, Club Cocktails) and unrelated humorous snippets about social distinctions and children's innocent misunderstandings—typical filler content for magazines of this era.
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JENNEN ‘Ss BORATED rite ann say wott you advise. I was so TALCUM shockt I hardly noo wott I wood otto say or do. (From Amy Brown to Billy White.) Deer Misstur Wite: Your noat reseeved abowt the notthole. Don’t be greeved or do sum dessprut thing be- caws the notthole is not ware it was. I no you are in turble pane but life wil soon SUNBURN, “(i= be bright ne } Removes al oder of peapircoe, De} Thare is a Mary Gorownd neer our house. er, tutte ater Sing, Sell. rerywbere, or If you wood me: ¢ heer on friday aftur- dco recess Mensen’s (the ertginal). Samole Free.| 00 sais rasren coeeraare Reem, noon we cood go watch them ride ann may bee wood forgett about the baw! gaim Ever wanted a cocktail, witch is onley fore the verry ritch . . and found that gin, ver- We cood not ride of corse but we can st 4 9 The Comforter ihe mouth or whiskey had run around roaps ann see the sharryutts rom Billy White to Amy Brown.) ann burds with wings ann poneys ann the out? Thisnever happens with other things ann maybee wenn saw us : mis Broun: thare the man wood pitty ann spare a Cus CockTAILs in the house. is to lett yo no Ime wel ann liven ride forelus ann we wood. er the swe ust Keepa bottle on hand and have S bia: 78.ed. fore leita (a ape musick in our eer and in sum coc! an ae es erste ear seb orgn pres shadey spott the nailed up notthole be for- cocktail in the world n but I cant ect raw turnups yett or got N.Y. Times, ays ready for serving. gs thatts swete. nderd if youd like to sce a gaim of 1 basebawl with me. I thott Ide rite An’ phw devil is a chafin’ dish? n lett you no thatt if you think youd Whist! Ut’s a fryin’ pan that’s got © to go I no a notthole witch is knone into society—Boston Transcript. base) are al- nobuddy but me aloan. Itts nice ann | wayi popular: ann is jusst hi enuf to fit a ladyes Imitating Father fs WN: cye ann site near itt thare is a tree to The other day I took my young nephew to : G. F. HEUBLEIN furnish shaid fore you ann me. ? P : Z the barber for the first t I hated to see the & BRO. lif you will meat me in the skware at soft little curls cut off his her decided AZ 4 rilay noon [ will be thare ann we will they must go. As the barber tled the towel un- hare furst fore feer somebuddy mite der his haby chin, he remarked, “How do you ooken near ann find the notthole witch wartvOur hale cuty young-man? ald be an offie loss fore you ann me. Wif a little round hole in the top, like my faver's.""—The Delincator. A Social Distinction Martini (gin base) Man- hattan (whiskey Hartford New York Leadea rom Amy Brown to Billy White.) Misstur Wite: Tracuer: What is an ocean? Jouxny: your noat ann I am gladd that you body of water ne battleships. — r It was an offle shock too no York Sun youve had koller morbis so. boys ipptoo be that way in mellum time Ive | fokes ] be verry gladd to go ann see the gaim 1 say you no a notthole witch is nott hi fore me look throo. I will try to you promply in the skware ann hoap v Twill find you thare. ickering ° Island vas you I wood not get peenutts or or candy yett. y mite not do ho harm to me but you mite ete sum, you see, ann iff you ett too mutch “ . sonst betwe apps you mite be sick with the re- t. Thre r isle Villa rom Billy White to Amy Brown.) is Broun: oiler spel is awl gone now but O to he trooth my hart is ful of pane and l never smile agane. I thott purhapps run away becaws I thott I kood not to face you when you had to no the A Bright Boy wel trooth—it paned me so. way, f eT Tie: T coh the vawl groucd jean Now, Tommie,"" said the teacher, “ you may on I lookt for it 1 fownd sumbuddy had Hie oe ae exananic of * colneiaenes ihace Inatié and aaled ing aiaithale’ohate Why, er,’ said Tommy, with some hesita. : tion—“ why, er, why—me der and me mudder push it off but it was tite ann Bea a as den (ay was miserable awl nite ann kood not Peat married onde Say Harper's re to think of dawn witch comes to find notthole gone. Toumy: Pop, what is the difference between cr I begg you will not be so madd you vision and sight? I not speke to me fore wenn I rote you Toay’s Por: Well, my son, you can flatter rst I sware I thott the notthole wood be a girl by calling her a vision, but don’t call her ire, It was a turrible surprise. Pleese | a sight—Philadelphia Record. _ COLLEGE cre! “WHAT SCI Act Promptly and Avoid Suffering From Hayfever The Nasalfilter prevents you from breathing any pollen or dust, the causes 7 . aaa r \ of Hayfever. Made of Sterling silver, fitted with fine mesh cloth, changeable Isx’r it a shame to keep those poor lions \ at will Order a Nasalfilter at once and save suffering all the season, =) caged. is PRICE $2.00 Wile fe teal Lady.” answered the keeper at the 200, “they're much happier and safer there than they UNIVERSAL SUPPLY COMPANY, 4th Floor, Globe Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. | | would be roamirg the African jungles."’—iVash- ington Star. “ oxvorD comicbooks.com