Life, 1911-02-23 · page 26 of 44
Life — February 23, 1911 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several humorous short pieces typical of Life's satirical format, plus advertisements. **The cartoons/jokes:** - **"Logic"**: A paradox about David claiming "all men are liars"—if true, David himself is a liar, making his statement false, creating a logical loop. This is intellectual humor for educated readers. - **"A Grand Climax"**: A joke about a cub reporter's malapropism—he writes a widow is "almost grief-stricken" when he meant to convey she's devastated. - **"Saying the Right Thing"**: A bashful man compliments a woman on "carrying her age well," she takes offense, he doubles down by saying she *doesn't* carry it well—and she leaves insulted. The satire mocks male social incompetence around women. - **"Happily Married"**: A dialect-humor piece (using stereotyped speech) where a woman is "happily married" because her husband "fears" her—satire on female domestic power through intimidation. **Bottom section:** Mostly advertising for Pantasote automobile leather and a Life subscription offer for an exclusive picture titled "Dear or Dearest."
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Auways put off to-night what you are going to put on in the morning. —Princeton Tiger. Here is a pretty quibble from the new edition of “ Logic for the Million,” which Sharper Knowlson has prepared: David said in his wrath, All men are liars. Therefore, David was a liar. Therefore, what David said was true. Therefore, David was not a liar. But if David was not a liar, what he was true—namely, that all men are liars—New York Globe. A Grand Climax It_was the cub reporter's first assign- ment—the obituary of a prominent city man who had been fatally injured in an automobile accident. In his write-up he vividly described the tragic circumstance, referring to the be- reavement sustained by the family. “The widow,” he concluded, “is almost grief-stricken.”—Success. SEATED ONE DAY ON THE ORGAN I WAS WEARY AND FULL OF FLEAS. Saying the Right Thing “T don’t seem to be able to say the eright thing to women,” a bashful y man confided to us the other day, “and that's why I don’t shine in society. [Ij tell you an instance of it. Not long ago I met a woman I hadn't seen for years and I could see that she was irying to keep young. So I thought I'd say g graceful thing to her. “*You carry your age remarkably says I. “Well, the moment I said it I could see that I was in wrong. She was look- ing chilly and getting red, so I said: “*Don’t mind my little jokes—I never mean what I say. As a matter of fact, you don’t carry your age a bit well! “And then she killed me with a haughty look and sailed away withost saying good-by. Say, how should I have put it?"—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Happily Married Mas. Quackenness: Am yo’ daughtb happily married, Sistah Sagg?” Mus, Sacc: She sho’ is! Bless good- pess, she’s done got a husband dats skeered to death of her.—Suburban Life, Live is publisbed every Tharday, simultancously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada acd British Possessions, $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union $1.0¢a year; to Canada, $2 cents. Single current copies, 10 cents, Back numbers, after three months trom date of publication. 25 cents. ‘No contribution will be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed envelope Lire does not hold itsely responsible jor the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. Live is for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain, The International News Company, Breams Building, Chancery Lane, London. E. C. also at Saarbach's News Exchanges, 16 1. England. AcknTs Brentano's, 37 Ave. ée ['Open a) Jobn $., Adelphi, Strand. W. C.. London: 16 he @ Faubourg, St. Denis, Paris: 1, Via Gustavo Modena, Milan: Mayence, Germany. The text and illustrations im Live are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights im Great Britcin en to Live 114 Southampton Row, London, W. C. Prompt notifcation should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. @ product of our exclusive manufacture, {s a top material of uniform, bigh quality, recognized by those of experience as unex- celled. In many cases unscrupulous dealers substitute cheap, in- ferlor materials to increase their profits at the purchaser's expense. The average person cannot distinguish PANTASOTE from these substitutes, as they look somewhat alike when new, One can ONLY be absolutely sured of getting ing it, the genuine ~ as they are sent PANTASOTE by PREE of charge demanding this Pith every yard of label on the top. PANTASOTI YANTASOTE !s superior to mohairs for many reasons—two tn particu lar, the Imposatbility of cleaning them and the ruination of thelr tnter- lining gum of very impure rubber by exposure to grease or sunlight, as are tires, Send postal for booklet on top materials, and samples, It Cannot Be Bought LIFE’S Premium Picture, Copyright. 1910, Lite Publishing Co, “DEAR” OR “DEARES (Cote) ***DEAR’ OR ‘DEAREST’?” will not be sold, and can be procured only by subscribing to LIFE. To Secure the Picture printed in proof form, ready for framing, send us $3 for a year's subscription to LIFE, and the picture will be sent free. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, Subscription $5 17 West 31st Strect, New York Canadian $5.52 Foreign $6.04 comicbooks.com