Life, 1910-03-24 · page 28 of 44
Life — March 24, 1910 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page from Life magazine contains several satirical pieces reflecting early 20th-century American concerns: **"An Old Fashioned Eater"** jokes about "Fletcherizing"—a dietary fad where food was chewed extremely thoroughly. The reference is topical satire on trendy health practices. **"Good Americans"** satirizes immigration restriction debates. A congressional committee hears immigrant speakers with ethnic surnames (Amazuma, O'Laughlin, D'Eauvre, Spragaroni, etc.) argue *for* restricting immigration to preserve American "purity." The irony is that immigrants themselves advocate closing borders—lampooning both nativist sentiment and the absurdity of the position. **"Eloping Up to Date"** is wordplay mocking modern "less" consumer products (wireless, smokeless, horseless, etc.), applied comically to an elopement scenario. **"Fascination"** contains two brief jokes: one about mistaking wheat for water (ethnic dialect humor), another where a girl praises her boyfriend because he lies so smoothly she can't catch him—reversing typical courtship expectations. The page also advertises Sanatogen tonic for "nerve health," typical of period patent medicines.
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An Old Fashioned Eater The whale had just swallowed Jonah. “Thank goodness the beast doesn’t Fletcherize,”” cried he. Consoled by this discovery, he placidly awaited the ejection notice —Sun. Good Americans Chairman Koskiatowsky, of the Con- gressional Committee on Immigration, rapped that body to order. “We will now hear those who desire to speak on the new bill for the restriction of immi- gration,”’ he announced. Whereupon Messrs. Amazuma, Hip Lung, O'Laughlin, MacDougal, D’Eau- vre, Schwartzenfest, Spragaroni, Kumar Ghosh, and Navarrez made cloquent talks in favor of putting up the immi- gration bars, so as to preserve the purity of the great American race. Mr. John Jones spoke in favor of opening the doors to all, but he was roundly hissed as being un-American. The bill was favorably reported.—Lip- pincott’s. Eloping Up to Date The coatless man puts a careless arn "Round the waist of the hatless girl. While over the dustless, mudless roads In a horseless wagon they whirl. Like a leadless bullet from hammerless gun, By smokeless powder driven, They fly to taste the speechless joys By endless union given. The only luncheon his coinless purse Affords to them the means Is a tasteless meal of boneless cod, With a dish of stringless beans. He smokes his old tobaccoless pipe, And laughs a mirthless laugh When papa tries to coax her back By wireless telegraph. —Motor Record. Fascination Guest: 18 THAT WHAT YOU CALL A PITCHER oF watra? “or co WAS, A PI “Why is Mr. Jones so popular with you girls? ”* “Oh, he is a dear! Why, he doesn't do anything but tell lies, and none of us can catch him at it! ’—Cleveland Leader. WHAT DID YoUSE TINK IT OF A WHEATFIELD? Miss Rocers: How did you imagine anything so beautiful as the angel in your picture? Axr Got an engaged man to de- scribe his fiancée to me.—Brooklyn Life. ublished every Thursday, simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. $5.10 a year in'advance. Union, $1.04 a year: to Canada, $2 cents. ‘Months from date of aplication, 25 cents. Ne contribution will dors not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return _Lirnis for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Bri Additional postage to foreign Single current copies, 10 cents. The International N Tack numbers, after three be returned undess accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope. unsolicited contributions, Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. C., Engiand, Acenrs. Brentano's, 37 Ave. de l'Open, Para] also at Saarbach's News Exchanges. 1, New Coventry Street, Leicester Square, W. London: 9, & St. Georges, Paris; 1, Via Firenze, Milan; Mayence, Germany, The text and illustrations in Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great B to Live, 1 Southampton Row, London, W, Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. countries in the Postal Live ews Company, Breams Two level tea: pooafols three times a day means increased vigor —renewed Vitality for either man or woman. At AU Reliable Drugsiita CLIP THIS COUPON FOR DR. SALEEBY'S BOOK An interesting treatise on the nervous system and its relation to your every: day life that you should read. Name __ Address Druggist_ Address _ Under normal conditions, ‘Nature keeps body and mind in a state of perpetual health. But we of today— living in crowded cities, working in ill-ventilated offices, walking in dusty streets amid ear-splitting noises—can we truly say we live under normal conditions ? No wonder opr organs rebel at performing usual tasks under these unusual conditions. No wonder not one per- son in a hundred escapes physical break-down. Nature cannot build fast enough to re-supply the torn-down tis- sues and worn-out nerves. Nature’s danger signals are sleeplessness, weariness, indigestion, extreme fatigue— all calls for help. That’s the time you need Sanatogen THE FOOD STONIC A scientific combination of Albumen and Sodium Glycero Phosphate—two of the best known brain and body builders... It comes to you in the form of a fine white powder, easily dissolved in Your daily (beverage—coflee, milk, chocolate Sanatogen is endorsed and prescribed by thousands of physicians in every civilized country as well as by noted authors, clergymen, actors, statesmen, ctc. Fill in the coupon for a free copy of ‘The Will To Do.” THE BAUER CHEMICAL COMPANY 45 East 17th Street, New York PUI SAES TI HT mice ES comicbooks.com