Life, 1910-08-18 · page 26 of 36
Life — August 18, 1910 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **Top section ("Discreet")**: A flirtation joke about a woman who permits kissing only from men who don't gossip—the humor relies on her certainty the man is already lying about his inexperience. **"No Reward"**: Political satire questioning why the Vice President receives no "good behavior" discount—implying the office itself is punishment or that VPs deserve reduction for their uselessness. **Bottom advertisement**: Usher's Whisky uses a New Year's celebration image with six figures in formal dress, playing on the phrase "auld acquaintance be forgot"—a Scottish/holiday reference. **"That Point of View"**: Satirizes generational fashion conflict. A mother scandalized by young women's hats demands they remove them, then hypocritically rebukes them for "not doing" something they visibly aren't doing—exposing parental illogic and arbitrary social standards. The pieces collectively mock social pretense, political absurdity, and domestic friction.
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C15 Discreet “May I—may I kiss you, dear?" said he. “First I want one thing made clear," said sh “Have you e’er kissed maid before, or tried?” “No,” he answered—she was sure lied. Then, with willing lips, she whispered, “Well, Yes, you may, since you don’t kiss and tell.” —Boston Transcript. No Reward “How long a term does the Vice- President serve, pa?" “ Four years, my son."” “Doesn't he get anything off for good behavior? ""—Lippincott’s When to Begin “Sometimes you have to hit a man to make him keep quiet, so that you can save him from drowning.” “Yes,"" replied the abrupt person: “and the time to do it is when he first begins to rock the boat."’—Washington SOR Co THE MAN BEFORE THE MAST Defined Knicker: What is a swimming boy? Bockrr: A body of water entircly se rounded by boys.—Sun. The World's Cynical Side The philosopher who asserted truth was stranger than fiction evid never dallied with the six best y York “Waar is woman? "? as speaker “Woman,’’ replied a man in the a arried man—"is an ani . with the power of specc developed, and entirely s Jress that buttons up Art As It Is “ Among the students who, did most» y task being a sinec Beckwith, “was one you whose backwardness and, tot interest finally roused my criticising an unusually bad picce of be work I asked, exasperatedly : * Why 4 you come here, anyway?’ * Because she answered, ‘my sister takes her banjo lesson at just hour, and I have to do s thought I would study art.’ gall’s Magazine. com the U British ear in'advance. Addition Union, $1 da, S2cents. Single current Months from da does not hold itself responsive fo Live is for sale by all Newsdealers in Gi The ied by sta pited States. Great nai countries in the Postal after three ped and addressed envelope. Lire urn of unsolicited contr International Andrew Usher Distillers, Edinburgh, : and, Acexts. Brentano’ 3, 1 John St., Adel phi Strand, W.C., Lo Mayence, Germany Lirn are copyrighted. For Reprini Wee risers of any chansce of addres G.S. Nicholas & Co., New York. Sole Agents. THAT POINT OF VIEW “AME THEY WEARING HATS LIKE THAT, DoRIS?” “So, MoTHER, they ARE Nor.” “TAKE IT RIGHT OFF! HOW DARE YOU DISGRACE Us ® ING SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE NoT poING?"’