Life, 1909-10-21 · page 10 of 32
Life — October 21, 1909 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three satirical pieces: 1. **Top left cartoon**: Two birds on posts discussing saving a "chick"—a visual pun about courtship and marriage prospects. 2. **Top right photograph**: Two children in winter clothing with the caption "They've found the North Pole / I knew where it was all the winter"—likely mocking explorers' claims of polar discovery during the early 20th century. 3. **Main articles**: - "Not Within His Rights" satirizes theater ticket-seller disputes, portraying conflicts between customers demanding specific seating - "Did They Lay?" appears to mock New York bird-watchers searching for bird nests 4. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a sitter and painter in conflict over a portrait—the painter claims he's captured the "likeness," but the sitter disputes this, suggesting commentary on artistic pretension or unflattering portraiture.
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FRAR NOT, LADY; SAVE YOUR CHEEILD! put up mm a conspicuous place. Publicity is what you want Send for our new edition of our Galaxy uf Beauties, Pay ment for this 1 in advance. Oi course these directions are general. We can't give away our business by spec:fic rules, but a week's trial will con: vince the most skeptical. Here's a letter just received, being only a sample of those constantly pouring into this office : Dear Bureau Two weeks ceo 1 begar imate treatment My wife began having an affinity ago. but 1 was so busy Taking account of stock in hat 1 realize it. | not fied you at once, as vou know erday we all shook hands and parted pleasantly, My wife to viet! her mother and T am coming on to get into imme ch with your entertainment bureau. need relaxation owed your instructions to letter, and I cannot tell vou how much pleased 1 rece your treatment to every husband who is suffering from what T term soul-mateitis Yours gratefully H— W P. S—I also won fifty dollers from him playing poker Remember we are the only organization in this co! can make your soul mate fade away inside of three weeks by notifying us promptly. Ware, telephone or cable. Do it now Heseanns’ Corresvoxpencr. Burrat Not Within Hes Rights MAN | have two good seats, well down, not behind a post, and on the aisle?" asked the quiet gentleman at the box-office window “Three dollars apiece.” rephes the ticket-seller, slammir out two tickets that call for seats in the last row, behind a Test, and in the middle of the row at that But these aren't what J want,” objects the man “Can't help that. Got to take ‘em or nothin’,"” responds the ticket-seller obviously irritated who come here to buy seats “Hub! “Ido. You taik as if you I happen to he the new owner “Then git away and let people that want to buy seats have You know very well you can get in for n Did They Lay ? HE man-birds who lately visited New York were here ten a chance days and flew (between them) thirty-three minutes. OF course they roosted part of the time, but they had far more leisure than enough ‘for that. Has it occurred 10 anybody to it for eggs? nd their nest and search “THEY'VE POUND THE NORTH POLE.” KNEW WHERE IT WAS ALL THE WHILE Goed Work in a E certainly are smart people in ‘ew Line this country, well a good many things that we undertake, even w they are novelties For example: Since civilization first intruded here we have, until very lately, done hardly anything at all in the line some of our of emigration. But three or four years ag people bezan slipping over the hwestern line taro Cana’ And last year we passed over 10 that country 5 who took with them Sixty MiLION poLLaRs f Can any country, however experienced in eimig: better, as to quality than that? Whenever we settle down seriously to ¢ petiters are going t wit The Sitter: wave you CAVGNT THE LIKENESS, MR. CHROME? The Painter: um—yes—tuat’s THE TROUBLE. comicbooks.com