Life, 1910-01-13 · page 33 of 36
Life — January 13, 1910 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **Pennsylvania Railroad advertisement** for a thirty-day luxury tour through Mexico and the Grand Canyon, departing February 3. It promises Pullman cars, stops in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and visits to Mexican historical sites including Aztec ruins and colonial cathedrals—appealing to wealthy American tourists interested in "exotic" destinations. The humor section, titled "Unconscious Humorists," presents **genuine student exam answers** from a Philadelphia school, likely meant to amuse readers with children's innocent malapropisms and misunderstandings: - "Addison was a moral satyr" (likely "satirist") - "Charlotte Corday is a suffragette" (the French Revolutionary figure) - "Esperanto was a Cuban general" (the constructed language, not a person) These mistakes were presented as comic relief—a common feature in *Life* magazine's satirical approach to American education and literacy.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Bulletin. OLD MEXICO AND THE GRAND CANYON. Tradition says that Mexico was settled by the Toltecs in the 8th century. Whether this be true or not, Cortez in 1519 found a civilization in Tenochtitlan (now the City of Mexico), that in many respects was far in advance of many so-called civilized countries in those days. Mexico has changed but little since the days of Cortez. In many sections the natives speak a corrupted form of the old Aztec tongue; cathedrals reared by the conquistadores to mark their victory still uplift their hoary heads, and many novel sights present themselves to the tourist. The Pennsylvania Railroad will run a personally-conducted thirty-day tour through Mexico, leaving the East February 3, by special train of Pullman parlor smoking, dining, compartment, drawing-room sleeping, and observation cars. The itinerary includes three days in New Orleans during the picturesque Mardi Gras carnival, with special seats on grandstand to view the pageants, and three d. in the City of Mexico, with visits to Mobile, San Antonio, Monterey, San Luis Potosi, Tampico, Queretaro, Orizaba, Cuernavaca, Puebla (for the Pyramid of Cholula), Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, and ‘atecas, On the return journey a side trip will be made to the Grand Canyon of Arizona, one of the great wonders of the world. Two days will be spent at this unique creation of nature. Full information and rates will be furnished by Ticket Agents, or by Geo, W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia. THE THERMOMETES Unconscious Humorists The following are bona fide answers examination questions in a Phila- school : Addison was a moral satyr Charlotte Corday is a suffragette. An anxsthetic is a person who does fot believe in God Esperanto wa was a Cuban general ‘This signatare For FREE Trial Package, | Florence Nightingale was a beautiful also Free sample of FOOT tie " ¥ . EASE Sanitary CORN= PAD x oo, Sie ponder to Shake into your Shoes for Tired Aching Qo. 8e mad eae tavetiion, adatca ‘An antiseptic is performed to tell ‘ure it for Bresking Th se A > Saldeverywhere, 186, Do bot accept a eubetiite. on every bor. Allen $.Oimated, LeRoy.N.. whether a person is dead 109 comicbooks.com