Life, 1910-03-10 · page 27 of 36
Life — March 10, 1910 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine *Life* contains mostly **advertisements and light humor pieces**, not political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Impudent Interviews"** by Ernest Thompson Seton—a humorous poem mocking Seton's sentimental nature writing about animals. The satire targets his romanticization of wildlife (naming animals like "Krag the Ram" and "Molly Cottontail") while acknowledging he actually hunts them. The joke: he kills animals in "self-defence" but writes tearful epitaphs for them—exposing the contradiction between his sentimental persona and practical reality. **"London Weather"** is a brief anecdote about Senator Tillman describing London fog, culminating in a joke about a Parsee sun-worshipper enduring rainy English weather—absurdist humor based on religious stereotype. The remainder is **commercial advertising**: portable garages, liqueur, and cleaning equipment—typical of *Life*'s revenue model. A small "Fellow in Love" joke about romantic sincerity appears as filler. No significant political satire is present on this page.
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Think of the delays, the acts, the “tips” and petty expenses this garage of your ‘ellavosd. Nothing that you can buy will give you mor fomfert than this, Write Today For Our Catalogue dows pictures in colors of garages, summer cottages and ater portable structures. It gives prices, sizes and details. Order early before our summer rush starts SPRINGFIELD PORTABLE HOUSE CO. Alea St., Springfield, Mass. N.Y. Office: 61 Park Row The Fellow in Love. Pace: Do you think he was sincere xten he said he loved you? Dotty: I'm sure of it. He looked too fedish to be making believe—Lippin- cott’s, Liqueur Peres Chartreux ~OREEN AND YELLOW— THE CLIMAX OF EPICUREAN ENJOYMENT Avtrwelass\ ine Merchant Greens Motels, Cater. 4 er & Co, Ebeadway, New York.N.Y, Agents for United States Impudent Interviews Ernest Thompson Seton :xeuse these tears; they needs must flow For many passed Beyond the Veil— Brave Krag the Ram, and Spot the Crow, And pretty Molly Cottontail. With Raggylug and Vixen, too, And Lobo, wolf beyond compa Swift Ollygosh the Caribou, And fuzzy, winsome Johnny Bear! Alas! my gentle wildwood friends! By Nature’s grim, relentless Jaw ‘Their Lives are Tragedies; their ends Are ruled by Rifle, Tooth or Claw; That is, they meet their finish when Some hungry tyrant snaps them off; They never die in peace, like men, Of Measles, Croup and Whooping- cough! I loved an Oyster once; he came To cheer me from his ocean grot; But ere he learned to know his name He perished in a chowder-pot. And that sweet Quail I cherished most One evening laid her tender side Upon a piece of buttered toast And, steeped in onion sauce, she died! Yet, though my heart is so intense, T do not live on milk and rice; more, I've killed, in seli-defence, A Dove or Rabbit once or twice; But when it flipped its final flop I did not rudely cheer or laugh, But dripped a Sentimental Drop And wrote (and sold) its Epitaph! Arthur Guiterman. London Weather “Yes, this is bad weather, said Senator Tillman on a day of rain and sleet. “It is nothing to London, though. “Once, on a dripping water day in London, a sulphur-brown or pea-soup fog in the air, and everybody drenched to the skin, I sat on a bus top beside a Parsee in a red fez. “When the Parsee got off, the driver of the bus, touching his hat with his whip, said to me: “*Would you mind tellin’ me. sir, what sort 0’ chap that is?’ “*He's a Parsee,’ said I, ‘An In- dian, you know; a sun worshipper.” Worships the sun, does he, sir?” said the wet and shivering driver. ‘I suppose he’s come ‘ere to ‘ave a rest?.’ “'—Providence Journal. 4st This Little Money Mill Will Earn $10 a day for you There is such an immense demand for vacuum | cleaning that hundreds of operators are earning $10 a day and more with Duntley Pneumatic Cleane-s. One machine will earn $10 a day—five machines $50a day. Youcan operate as many as you please. The big wagon outfits can’t beat this. ‘The vacuum cleaning business is casy to learn— good to follow—has no limit—and, above all, is an honest, respectable business that requires practically no capical. What others are doing, you can do. Read what these men say who are making small fortunes right now with Duntley Pneumatic Cleaners: “In the past forty-tiree days my Duntley Pneumatic Cleaner has netted $477.25—an average of over $11.00 per day. doing splen- did work and giving entire satisfaction to the people for whom I have worked.” —Elmer L. Hancock, Seattle, Wash. “My order for an additional Duntley Cleaner is good proof of the success T am hav- ing with this machine. I have made as high 1s $20 per day with one machine, and can asily average $10 per day.” —W. B. Johnstone, Los Angeles, Cal. “I have worked your Duntley Cleaner for ten days and am now ready to buy the ma- chine. I made $6 the first six days.” —Chas. Clemme, Chicago, Mk. “The first Duntley Cleaner received has earned us $900, and we have only put in about half the time.”” —C. H. Towslee, Portland, Ore. A Business of Your Own The vacuum cleaning business is new. It is a coming business—a profitable business. You can make a success in it—for experience is not necessary. There is a harvest to be reaped with Duntley Cleaners in your town. You can reap this harvest by being first in the field. Thave started scores of men in business with Dunt- ley Pneumatic Cleaners who have made big money. I will show you how to build up a business that will make you $10 a day or more—that will enable you to employ others and make a profit on their work. As little as $25 will start you in a vacuum clean- ing business of your own, Let Me Prove This to You I will send you a Duntley Pneumatic Cleaner and give you full instructions for engaging in the vacuum cleaning business, I will print unique and attractive advertising matter in your own name, that will get the business for you. You can use the machine for ten days to prove it will do what I claim— To prove that you can make $10 a day. Lil take all the risk. You simply fill out and mail me the coupon below—but doit now—to-day. J. W. Duntley, Pres., 430 Harvester Bldg., Chicago ~ Cut Out ond Mail This Coupon To-day -- Duntley Manufacturing Co., 430 Harvester Bldg., Chicags Tell me how I can make $10 of more a day with a Duntley Pneumatic Cleanser. Name. Addvese... County.....6. comicbooks.com