Life, 1910-07-28 · page 30 of 40
Life — July 28, 1910 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American satire: **"The Love of a Butcher Boy"** is a comic poem using meat-industry puns (mutton-head, sheepish, lamb-entations, steak, sausage, ham-let, meat) to parody sentimental love poetry—mocking both butchers and romantic verse simultaneously. **The cartoon** titled "Highwayman: Money or Your Life!" depicts a robbery scene with darkly comedic dialogue where a highway robber demands money, threatening "we'll have nothing left." The humor lies in the absurdist logic of the threat. **Short anecdotes** ("Good Fishing," "Tryouts," "The Limit," "Algy and the Bear") are brief jokes playing on exaggeration and wordplay—typical of *Life*'s humor style. The page is otherwise dominated by **period advertisements** for Cluett Shirts and J. & F. Martell Cognac, reflecting the magazine's commercial content.
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The Love of a Butcher Boy Deer heart, I'm in an awful stew How I'll re-veal my love for you. I'm such a mutton-head, 1 fear— I feel so shecp-ish when you're near. I know it's only cow-ardice That makes these lamb-entations rise. I dread a cut—let me explain A single roast would give me pain. I should not like to get the hooks, Good Fishing K. M. Wharry was telling some friend about a proposed fishing trip to a lake in Colorado he had in contemplation “Are there any trout out there? asked one friend. “Thousands of Wharry. “Will they other friend. “Will they?" said Mr. Wharry “Why, they're absolutely vicious man has to hide behind a tree to bai: hook."’—Denver Post. tem," replied Me bite easily? "* asked A Tryouts Crawroxo: Don't you miss the the- atre, living out here in this one-horse town? Scunures: see Why, man, we plays And dare not steak my hopes on looks I never sausage eyes as thine, here that you never see in New York !— If you would but-cher hand in mine— Puck And live-r round me every day, The Limit We'd seck some ham-let far away; Ksicxer: Is his house mortgaged? We'd meat Life’s frowns with Love's Bocxer: Up to the auto—New York caress, Sun And cleav-er road to happiness — Graphiiel Highwayman: Moxey or your ure! “OH, THOMAS, DEAR, GIVE HIM ONE OF “Have you ever heard the story of Of Course YOUR Lives! IF HE TAKES OUR MONEY Algy and the bear?" asked a boy of his B 1 i" 1 fie H WE'LL HAVE NOTHING LEFT.”” father. “It's very short. ‘Algy met a wae ee nn Retietterstiat he bear was bulgy; the bulge was qT vard Lampoon "London News ht 5 pal d every ‘Thursday, simultaneously in the Uni » Great Britain, Canada and Building, Chancery Lane, London, F.C.. England. Ac: Fric Gee Liestavenns as Coradensstotees tinal caveat ca Paranines in she Feat! also at Saarbach's News Exchanges. 16 U6 Joba St.,Adelphi Stand, W.C. ® London; 9, Rue Se. Georra contribution will be returned companied by stamped and addressed envel e he text and ilustrationsin Live are copyrighted. Fer Reprint Rights ix Great Bricainapy dant held ye rey sable for he lus oF wonrretuvn of wonelicted conte aan TATE to Line, 1M Seuchampion Row, London, We Sat Tire is for sa i’Newsdealers in Gr The Taternational News Company, Breams Prompt notification should be sent by subs. ariel aie change of address. Mor Wed = Thu (Founded 1715) Frid. Satur NE OLD Mon BRANDIE “ GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE OF THE COGNAC HIRI S psTRict wn deserve the approval of the man who wishes to avoid the commonplace in dress. $1.50, $2.00, §2.50 and up Send for Booklet, ** Proper Dress.” Cluett, Peabody & Co., Makers, Troy, N. ¥- Sole Agents G.S. NICHOLAS & CO, New York