Life, 1910-10-27 · page 32 of 44
Life — October 27, 1910 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine (appears to be 1911 based on cruise dates) is primarily a collection of brief humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons. **Key pieces include:** - **"Why Business Lags"**: A dark joke about someone returning a revolver after "changing his mind"—likely satirizing the economic pessimism or suicidal despair of the era. - **"The Artful Sportsman"**: A classic con-artist joke where a man shoots a bullet at a barn door, then paints the target around it—mocking boastful liars and questionable claims of skill. - **"His Distinguishing Mark"**: A humorous anecdote about a drunk man claiming to be "John Smith" at a bank. The country bank's reply—that his intoxication itself serves as complete identification—jokes about the commonness of drunkenness or the man's notorious reputation. - **"Gin Up All Idea of Women Folks"**: A rural-dialect piece humorously comparing dating women to fishing, claiming they're "slippery" and unreliable. The rest is advertising for cruises, shoe brands, and patent medicines typical of the era.
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@uisin nthe» With the utmost pleasure and comfort, meeting all individual requirements: Three Delightful Cruises leaving New York, January 24, February 25 and March 28, 191i, by the 12,500 ton S. S MOLTKE to the Spanish ‘Main, West Indies, Panama Canal, Nassau and Ber- muda. Two cruises of 28 days’ duration, $150and up. One cruise, 16 days, $85 and up. Also Cruises to the Orient, South America and Around the World. Write for illustrated booklet. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 41 and 45 Brosdway, N.Y. Philadelphia Boston Pittsburg Chicago Bt. Louis San Francisco Why Business Lags Gioomy Party: I bought a revolver from you yesterday. I wish you'd take it back. I've changed my mind. —Fliegende Blactter. Caront Bitters—Tonic, appetizer. Unequalled for cock- tails. Ask your wine dealer or druggist. Oct. C. Blache & Co., New York, Gen'l Distrs. The Artful Sportsman A gentleman who had the reputation of being a bad shot invited some of his friends to dine with him. Before dinner he showed them a target painted on the barn door with a bullet in the bull’s- eye. He said he had shot this at a dis- tance of five hundred yards. During the dinner one of the guests asked him how he managed to fire such an excelent shot. “Well,” said he, “I shot the bullet at the door at a distance of five hundred yards and then I painted the target around it.’’—Lippincott’s, His Distinguishing Mark One day a big city bank received the following message from one of its coun- try correspondents: “Pay twenty-five dollars to John Smith who will call to- day The cashier's curiosity became suspicion when a cabman assisted into the bank a drunken “ fare" who shouted that he was John Smith and wanted some money. Two clerks pushed, pulled and piloted the boisterous individual into a private room away from the sight and In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE. hearing of regular depositors. The cash- ier wired the country bank: “Man claiming to be John Smith is here. Highly intoxicated. Shall we await identification? ”” The answer read: “ Identification com- plete. Pay the money."’—Success. Mhite Rock ‘The World’s Best Table Water’? by gentleman who travels considerably in Fa Wanted 2 errs cron ences wctrote erertany Must accustomed to keep accounts. Shortland essential. Knowledge of French desirable. Good sailor. Must be unmarried. “Exceliee opportunity for man of culture, Highest references. Libeal salary. Address A. H. B.. 103 West Stth Street, New York Gay Gin Up All Idea of Women Folks I have recently gin up all idea of women folks and come back to perlitical life. I am more at home in this line than in huntin’ the fair sects. Aingills in petticuts an’ “ kiss-me-quicks’’ 45 pretty to look at, and I gin in, but darm ‘em they are as slippery as eels, and when you fish for ‘em and get a bite, you somchow or other find yourself at the wrong end of the line, they have cotched you! An’ when you've stuffed The Slater Shoe FOR MEN AND WOMEN DESIGNED especially to accentuate the most dignified lines—with no restrictions upon the wearing qualities—Original modes for every conceivable use—prices from six dollars and a half up. The Slater Shoe for children—built with the same. care as ali Slater products—ex clusive styles for dress and play. MAIL ORDER SERVICE —A record tm detuil ts bet het ¢ Sade vimpioand 6 rs pure. “i ist, "A Pac hage of Saeei"* and boot ef instructions with measuroment blank. J. & J. Slater 30 Years New York's most fashionable bootmakers Broadway, at 25th St., New York ‘em with peanuts, candy, and dogger- types, they will throw you away as they would a cold tater. Leastwise that's been my experience. But I’ve done with tem now. The Queen of Sheber, the sleepin’ beauty, Kleo-patry’s needle, Pompey’s pillar, an’ Lot's wife, with 2 steam-engine to help ‘em, couldn't tempt me. The very sight of a bonnet riles me all over.—Unmited States Mage: ruary, 1857. ;- aoe < GREAT BEAR SPRING WAT! “Its purity has made it famous comicbooks.com