Life, 1910-12-29 · page 10 of 41
Life — December 29, 1910 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two satirical cartoons with accompanying poetry by William Wallace Whitelock. **Top cartoon** ("Father Time"): Shows figures in a streetcar or vehicle marked "ON TIME," satirizing punctuality and modern scheduling pressures. **Bottom cartoon** ("Man Proposes—God Disposes"): Depicts a chaotic domestic scene with multiple children and animals in what appears to be a landlord-tenant dispute. A prospective tenant advertises "no children, no dogs," while the janitor responds "them's only mine"—the joke being that the landlord's own unruly household contradicts the tenant's requirements. Both pieces mock social pretensions and the gap between ideal order and messy reality—recurring themes in early 20th-century American satire.
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Rational Rhymes F spelling is to be reformed, Pronunciation should be, too, If printers all be chloroformed, And writers taught to write anew— Then poets ought to do their part, Nor under these restrictions chafe And exercise their gentle art While sipping coffee at the cafe. A rose would smell as sweet, we're told, Tho’ changed its name by innovation, And Czxsar be as brave and bold Tho’ Kaeser were his appellation; Ulysses none the less had shown C The suitors that they could not cope With him, although his wife were known To all the world as Penelope. ‘Twere casy thus to multiply Examples of a change in rhyme, Tho’ doubtless purists will decry Such usage as linguistic crime. But as for me, I merely smile, ‘Tis thus I'll rhyme my songs and odes— And if you do not like my style You may go to the antipodes. Father Time: Mo. oN TIGHT, BOY; WE must BE ON TIME. William Wallace Whitelock, MAN PROPOSES—COD DISPOSES Prospective Tenant; YoU ADVERTISE, “NO CHILDREN. NO DOGS.'' WHERE DO THESE BILONG? Janitress: THEM’S ONLY MINE. ‘cComicbooks.com