Life, 1910-08-18 · page 28 of 36
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This page from *Life* magazine consists primarily of **humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The content includes various short jokes and stories lampooning American social customs: - **"A Nautical Osculation"** satirizes romantic clichés at seaside resorts - **"Easy"** jokes about a woman consulting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about household thefts, with the punchline that she "keeps a goat" (implying she's eccentric) - A joke about a floorwalker insulting a customer's appearance - An anecdote about a farmer attending a college reunion who believes in education despite not being an alumnus - **"On Chicago"** contrasts New York and Chicago cultural sophistication—a conductor claims a Chicago woman prefers "clams" to classical fugues, mocking Midwestern taste The advertisements promote products like White Rock Punch, shoe polish, and Evans' Ale. The humor reflects early 20th-century attitudes about regional differences, courtship rituals, and class distinctions.
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In eplits If desired hile at suggestions for arm Wfeather WHITE ROCK PUNCH One pint of unfermented grape juice A small cup of granulated sugar ‘Add The juice of two lemons and two oranges One quart of WHITE ROCK sliced fruit as desired A Nautical Osculation As they paddled along in 2 n00k, She said faintly, “ Why Igernon, look, In that oak, I declare I see m letoe there! "’ . ° ° * . And the crew fished them out with a hook. —Chapparal. “Tur sea resort you were speaking of is a pretty gay place, isn’t it?” I should say so! The only thing there that isn’t dissipated is the fog.” —Baltimore American Caront Bitters—Oldest, best tonic. No cocktail without Ask your wine dealer or druggist. Oct. C.Blach . New York, Gen'l Distrs. Easy A New York poet, at the Authors’ Club, in Seventh Avenue, told a Conan Doyle story. “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,” he said, “sat at a dinner on his last visit here beside a lady, who asked leave to con- sult him about some thefts. “*My detective powers,’ he replied, © at your service, madam.’ Well,’ said the 1 frequent and mysterious thefts have been occurring at my house for a long time. Thus, there disappeared last week Va A I a glorious beverage bubbling with the mirth of [*i. hop pickers and creme with the sun- shine of the hop fields. The “one touch of nature” that adds to the joy of living. Provides Present Pleasure and future benefit. Leading Places C. H. EVANS & SONS, HUDSON, N, Y. horn, a broom, a box of golf balls, a left riding boot, a dictionary and half a dozen tin pieplates.’ “*Aha,’ said the creator of Sherlock Holmes, ‘the case, madam, is quite clear. You keep a goat.’ '—New York Times. In a Pinch use ALLEN'S FOOT+EASE; Preparations Kaicxer: Jones and his wife are singing the “ Marseillaise.”” Bocker: Yes; they are bracing up to discharge the cook.—McDougall’s Maga- "Sold It on the Spot “T want a hammock that will not break down,” said the fair maid, ad- dressing the floorwalker of the depart ment store. “I'm sorry, miss," he rejoined, “ but we haven’t any in stock that we could guarantee in your case.” “What do you mean by my case?" asked the young lady. “ Just this,” answered the party of the floorwalking part: “If you were a home ly girl we could guarantee any hammock you might select.""—Chicago News. A motiter of four daughters, one of 1 had recently married, cornered an ible young man in the drawing-room “And which of my girls do you most admire, might I ask?" “The marricd one,"’ was the prompt reply.— Argonaut. car reserved for a party of colle uates who were returning to th mater for some special event. There was arge quantity of refreshments on the car and the farmer was allowed to jo the others. Finally some one asked h “Are you an alumnus?” “No, 1 the farmer earnestly; “but I believe in it.""—Lippincott’s “You seem to find your book very in- teresting, Miss Maidstone.” “Yes; it is one of the most charming stories I have ever read. And so true to life. Every man in it is a villain.’’ —Tit-Bits. 280 On Chicago Dr. Heinrich C. G. Hirsch, the Vieg. nese conductor, said recently that No York's musical taste was much beng cultivated than Chicago's, “A New York and a Chicago gin” he went on, “met at the seashore | the twilight, while the sky flamed piai in the sunset and the hotel orckesn played Massenet on the terrace, the Ney York girl said to the Chicago girl “*Do you like fugues? ’’ “The Chicago girl sighed and » swered wistfully: “*No, but I adore clams.’ "—Detg Free Press. Well Kept Shoes A beautiful lustre obtained and the life of te shoe prolonged by the ual Shoe Polishes For cleaning and velishing, thoes of all kind colors. Do not soil the clot Finest in Quality 79 comt polishin ee Whittemore Bros. & Co., * 20-26 iisany St The Oldest and Largest Mowufactaron¢ Shoe Polishes in tie World p UNDEX ts purity has made It 62 LADO CLUB LINEN PLAYING | Gee Design of back hemstiiched linen, par, ke, Gold odae 3, Fos pal Mee Dept. ME RADCLIFFE & CO.. 146