Life, 1911-03-23 · page 26 of 44
Life — March 23, 1911 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page consists primarily of **short humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The jokes satirize early 20th-century American social anxieties: - **"His Cong"**: A restaurant chef's casual mention of being "pardoned" from his last job darkly suggests criminal history, mocking both the chef's candor and hiring practices. - **"A Sure Thing"**: Contrasts the reliability of death and taxes with the unreliability of taxi service—common complaints about urban transportation. - **"Luck"**: Depicts wealthy neighbors (the Billingers) suffering financial ruin, allowing the narrator's wife to economize—satirizing schadenfreude and how economic hardship affects status-conscious middle-class households. - **"A Wise One"**: Solomon's quip to wife #988 relies on dated (and problematic) stereotypes about marriage. The page also advertises **table linens** and a **Remington typewriter's new "Key-Set Tabulator"** feature. The content reflects concerns of prosperous readers about servants, automobiles, and modern technology—typical Life magazine fare of this era.
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shy = AUT SCISSORS AvT NULLus His Cong Rastavrant Prorriztor: So you were in your last place for three years. Why did you leave? New Cuter: I was pardoned. —Catholic News. Caution “I have a remarkable history.” began the lady who looked like a possible Well, I'm convinced that it’s an ill wind that blows good to nobody.’ “What has caused you to arrive at your present opinion?” “You know the Billingers?” “You mean Horace Billinger, who re- cently got so badly squeezed in the stock market?” “Yes. You see, we lived next door to the Billingers for a number of years. Since they have lost their money and been compelled to give up their automo- biles and discharge most of their serv- ants and in other ways get along on as little as possible, my wife has found that we can live on much less than it for- merly cost us."—Chicago Record-Herald. client. “To tell or sell?" inquired the law- yer cautiously.—Washington Herald, A Wise One uu think Iam really your af- asked Solomon's 98sth wife, co- quettishly. “My dear.” said the Wisest Guy, ‘ou are one in a thousand.” He got away with it, too—Toledo The Aviator: Now FoR THAT CHAPTER Blade. ON SAFE LANDINGS A Sure Thing Customer: Are you sure you'll have my taxi at the house on time? Garace Owner: Certainly. Don't you know there's nothing surer than death and taxis?—Women’s Home Companion. ts poblisbed every Thursday, simultaneously ia the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Building, Chancery Lane, London, E C.. England, Acmwrs. Brentano's, 37 Ave. de l'Opera, Paris, > Possessions. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign countries in the Postal also at Saarbach's News Exchanges, 16 Jobn St, Adelpbl, Strand, W. C., London: 148 Rue dv jon $1,048 year: to Canada, $2 cents, Single current copies, 10 cents Back numbers, after three Faubourg. St Denia, Paris: 1, Via Gustaro Modena. Milan: Mayence, Germany. ts date of publication. 25 cents. “7 *, “, ‘ jo. coniribulion til be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed enselope rn ,, 7M text and illustrations im Lave are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply not hold itsels responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions. . ls for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Briain. The laternational News Company, Breams Prompt notification should be sent by subscribers of any change of address, Absolutely The Latest typewriter improvement is the new ey-Set Tabulator of the Model 11 Visible’ Remington It sets the tabulator stops instantly foc any kind of billing, form or tabular work. . This is absolutely the latest and greatést of all recent labor-saving im- provements in the billing typewriter. New Table Linens We are continually adding to our Table Li assortment the choicest designs from the best European manufacture! ‘The design which we illustrate, and for which we quote prices below, is one of the newest in our collection, which comprises over 400 diffcrent designs, Here is the key which sets every sbeorage Absolutely satisfactory se?-. vice is guaranteed to every purchaser of the Remington. The qualitics range from the most moderate priced up to the finest oods made and in all sizes, including those for very wide and long nquet Tables. GEORGIAN SCROLL (Illustrated above) Napkins, 22 toches. « Remington Typewriter Company (Incorporated) New York and Bverywhere The above is one of six of our latest designs in Table Linens. give us pleasure to mail, on request, illustrations ofthe entire number, James McCutcheon & Co., St Avenue & 34th Street comicbooks.com