Life, 1909-10-07 · page 42 of 44
Life — October 7, 1909 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **three separate humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons: 1. **"Not Well Put"**: Criticizes author Thomas Nelson Page for imprecise writing—his prose "circles about his meaning" like a sick soldier, never hitting the target directly. 2. **"He Was Captured"**: A domestic comedy where Mr. Green's sister elopes; Green claims he's not angry because elopement was "what the party was for"—a joke about him wanting her off his hands. 3. **"The Ruling Passion"**: A dying editor, when told his circulation is failing, sits up indignantly to insist his newspaper actually has the *largest* circulation in the country—satirizing editors' obsessive pride in circulation numbers even at death's door. The page is primarily **advertising-heavy**, with promotions for Jones Dairy Farm sausages, P.B. Lager beer, and Life Publishing's print collection. These brief jokes represent typical early-20th-century American humor: gentle domestic satire and professional vanity mockery.
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LIFE Not Well Put He Was Captured Thomas Nelson Page, in the smoking room of Mr. Geeen: Now I'm going to tell you some the Amerika, criticised trenchantly the work of ‘hing, Ethel. Do you know that last night B aculs: weveltat your party, your sister promised to marry : : tieclared Mr, Page, “has no 1 hope you'll forgive me for taking her awa; precision, He doesn’t say what he Einrux: inet: Forgive you. Me, Green!” 0: ; he circles about his meaning, about and Course ! will, Why, that’s what the p . never once hitting it —Tit-Bits. s like a young soldice in the Philippines The Ruling Passion whom a nurse told me about. She nursed the lad through a fever. On his recovery he thanked ber like this “*Thank you very much, ma’am, fer yer The editor was dying, says an exchange when the doctor bent over, placed his ear on his breast and said: “ Poor man! Circulation al- " a ve most gone!’ the dying editor sat up and THE FARM kindness. T sha'n't never forgit it ie er shouted: “You're a liar; we have the largest ee there was a fallen angel, you're one” — eireulation in the countey.""—Atlanta Constitu ribusc tion SAUSAGES : -— — — We are just plain farmers who make sau- sages which folks who know say are the most delicious made. Milk-fed. little pig pork, home- ground spices and galt are all we use. Call at your grocer’s. If he can’t supply you, send for our trial offer, 4 Ibs., $1.00, express prepaid. $1.40 west of Kansas and south of Tessessee, Money back if not satisfied. Send fot booklet about the Farm and ies products. It gives fecipes for cooking Fara thing®—MILO C. JONES. JONES DAIRY FARM P. 0, Boz 624 Fort Atkinson, Wis, Books Received. THI DIEM Welcome If they make it unpleasant for him he will stay out of by Jolin Parkinson, (John spite. If they are nice to him he won't want Gijt py $15 Photogracure, 9) X15 in, $1.00. Eagle's Nest, by Man MeAulay. (Joba Lane Ano toprseares ey FAS TA. SSLN0. Hincourt Howells, (Harper & si Same 160 Pictures for 25 Cents The City of Beautiful, Nonsevse, by F. Temple Thurston. | (De I& Co $rs0) rge Hace McCutcheon, (Dodd, & Urothers.) Copyright 180s by Late Peb. Co, n Elwards Richards. (The Cen. tury Co Trespass, by Heury Duderey. (Small, May rand & Compony.) Melting-Pot, by Isracl Zargwill. (The Mac y. 8 : Fulton and th no Mice Crary s (The Century With Christ in Pate M.D (RP. Fenn Dieti ot Biog Vol. XIN... by Sidney The } % 3 ke. (The Macmil lan Company. § “Th thur C. Mack 1 Singleton.” (Dodd, The Iciots Just think of it—a full table d’hote dinner - en ps hirly cents: oysters, soup, fish, roast duck, FIRE! CULTIVATING THE WAIST PL. UJ, ice-cream, fruit, demi-tasse !"” No, they're not insane ; only engaged Phustogracure, VO x 13M in. 50 cents Where? “1 don't knov—but just think of it! — Harper's Weekly On receipt of twenty-five cents we will send you our new pocket edition of L/FE'S PRINTS, It contains 160 repro- ductions, in sizes here shown, of these most artistic and pleasure-giving pictures, The larger prints are PHOTO-GRAVURES of the highest possible quality and finish. Neither care nor expense has been spared to obtain the very best artistic results. Nota Lager in name only, bot a real Lager, ftly aged and ned. Among all brands of beer P. B. Lager stands alone in the son of every quality which is essential to Perfection. ‘The proof of the becrisin the drinking. Tryit At leading Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes . 5 ; AG. 6, VAN NOSTRAND, BUNKER HILL BREWERIES L. a7, 4 West 31st Street, New Yo comicbooks.com