Life, 1910-11-24 · page 27 of 48
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**Top Cartoon:** A satirical afterlife scene shows a figure being directed to the "tunnel route" (Hell) instead of the "aerial line" to Paradise. The joke plays on transportation terminology—the soul expected a pleasant aerial journey but received underground passage instead, a dark humor commentary on moral judgment and unexpected fates. **"Compulsory Prison":** This article satirizes anti-vaccination sentiment in Santa Barbara following a child's death from vaccination. The piece mocks parents' resistance to mandatory vaccination laws, noting they threaten armed defiance against truancy officers. The "humbug" reference suggests the author considers anti-vaccine arguments unfounded, treating parental medical choice as absurdly obstinate. **"Overlooked":** A brief humorous anecdote about a hotel bill. A guest claims the landlord forgot to charge for his daughter's freckles, implying absurdly comprehensive itemization of trivial matters. **"High-Brow Football Rules":** A comic mocking overly complex football regulations. A player defends not tackling an opponent by citing a technicality—standing on his head makes tackling "illegal" under rule 16, section XXIII—poking fun at rules-lawyering and pedantic sports administration.
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‘TUNNEL ROUTE f°) HAPES , LINBO ,CAHENNA s WAY STATIONS AERIAL LINE TO PARADISE , ELYSIAN FIELDS ano INTERMEDIATE POINTS “SORRY, FRIEND, BUT OUR TICKET CALLS FOR THE TUNNEL ROUTE Compulsory Prison E learn that in Santa Barbara the death of a five-year- old girl from vaccination has helped to create some feeling against the time-honored humbug. When vaccination was made mandatory many parents declared they would not Fer mit their children to undergo Inoculation. Many children were kept from school. Truant officers are preparing to prosecute the parents. If there should be an attempt to enforce the truancy law threats are made to defy officers with guns If necessary. It seems to be spreading over the country, this curious idea that parents have a right to choose their own medical treatment for the children. Overlooked T was in Italy. Dawson had just received his hotel bill, duly itemized. : “T guess it’s all right,"” he said, running his eye over the s. “You don’t seem to have forgotten much, if-anything —lights; service, the use of plates at three meals a day—ah, yes, you have omitted one very considerable item.”* “Ah?"? said the landlord, with a pained look on his face and an indulgent glance at the cashier. “Yes,” said Dawson, “you left out three hundred and fifty freckles on my daughter's nose last Thursday."* THE HICH-BROW FOOTBALL RULES Irate Coach: Wwy DIDN’T YOU TACKLE THAT MAN? Player: you SEE, WHEN HE CAME ALONG, 1 WAS STANDING ON MY HEAD, AND THE NEW RULE 16, SECTION XXIII, MAKES TACKLING PROM THAT POSITION ILLEGAL.