Life, 1911-05-18 · page 28 of 42
Life — May 18, 1911 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several brief satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Life magazine humor: **"Aviation in London"** — A quick joke about early airplane technology, with a pilot and mechanic discussing their location using fog as a navigation reference point, suggesting early aviation's primitive methods. **"His Natural Good Sense"** — A courtroom satire where a prosecutor tells a defendant he's obviously an idiot, implying the defendant should recognize this through "natural good sense"—absurdist humor about legal proceedings. **"An Industry Threatened"** — Rural satire where a farmer opposes fixing a mudhole in the road because he profits from pulling stuck automobiles out of it, mocking both rural resistance to progress and unintended economic consequences. **"A Wrong Interpretation"** — A temperance joke: a Women's Christian Temperance Union delegate sees a sign prohibiting liquor in North Dakota, assumes they've left the state when the landscape changes, and orders a drink—satirizing prohibition advocates' confusion or hypocrisy. **"Tempting Offer"** — Jewish dialect humor (period-typical) about a poor man's worthless offer to buy property, playing on the irony that a bad offer can still be "fine." The page is otherwise dominated by period advertisements for shoes and silk hosiery.
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No contribution Aviation in London Prot: Where are Mrcnaxictax taking fog soundings) ; Piccadilly, I reckon. Punch. His Natural Good Sense Exasreeari Prosecutos (addressing stupid defendant in a law suit): Man alive! I should think you could see for yourself that you're a born idiot. I should think your natural good sense would tell you!—Fliegende Blactter An Industry Threatened “What you want to do is to have that mudhole inthe road fixed,” said the visitor. “That goes to show,” replied Farmer Corntassel, “how little you reformers understand local conditions, I've purty nigh paid off a mortgage with the money I made haulin’ automobiles out o’ that mudhole "—Ladies’ Home Journal $.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreign count A Wrong Interpretation As the train ieft a certain ion the following sign was displayed in the buffet ca: “No toxicating liquors will be served while the train is passing throug! North Dakota.” They had been rolling through tha interminable State a long time, when the Women’s Christian Temperance Union delegate from the East came into the car for her dinner. Casting her eye out of the window upon a somewhat changed landscape, she remarked to the Are we still in North Dakota?” “No, ma‘am,” answered — George alertly, with a hospitable grin, “ what'll you drink, ma'am? "—Housckeeper. Tempting Offer Isaac's house was for sale and he told his friend Abram about an offer he had had. “Samuel Levinski saidt he vould gif me fife t'ousand dollars for idt.” “Huh!" Abram grunted scornfully “He aindt got fife dollars to his name- he candt buy idt.” “Vell, I know he candt. But idt vas a very fine offer.”"—Lippincott’s. Live is publisbed every ‘Thurday, sigaltasevusly in the United States, Great Beitain, Canada and Bsilding, Chancery Lane, London, England, AGENTS. — Brentano's 37 Ave. de FOpers, Pari the Postal also at Saarbach's News Exchanger, 16 John St, Adelphi, Strand, W. C., London; 148 Rue éu to Canada, $2 cents. Single copies, 10 cents, Back numbers, after three Faubourg, St. Denis, Paris, 1, Via Gustavo Modena. Milan; Mayence, Germany, months from date of psblication. 25 cenes. does not hold itself responsible for the loss or non-return of unsolicited contributions 4s for sale by all Newadealers in Great Britain. The International News Company, Breams Prompt notifcction should be sent by subscribers of any change of address. Live pane: oH 2: are different—in materiale in hae style—in custom workmanship. Every quality feature that you would expect to pay for in fine made-to-measure Shoes is possessed by THOMAS Cort SHOES and in the highest degree. Made by custom bootmakers, in a shop where machine-made shoes and quick-tanned leathers are absolutely climinated. The selected leathers, tanned by the long-timed process—the lasts with their beautiful soft lines—the fine Hand ving and finish— have all been combined to make the Thomas Cort the finest Shoes in the World. There's a Thomas Cort Shoc for every need, occasion and time of day, for men and women, ranging in price from $8.00 to $15.00. And your personal comparison will show -them to be worth every cent they cost. Let us tell you where they may be had. Write for Style Brochure. RTIN & MARTIN 1 East 35th Street, New York: BOULADOU 39 Rue de Chaillot Paris il be returned unless accompanied by stamped and addressed enrelope. Live The text and illustrations in Lave are copwrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Live, 174 Southampton Row, London, W. C were the first silk stockings made in America, and have been the leading silk hose ever since. For Women, Men, Misses and Infants Sold by dealers, or from us direct when no dealer can supply. Guarantee Envelope, with Matched Mending Silke enclosed, accompanies every pair Write for booklet, “Through My Lady's Ring. McCallam Hosiery Company, Northampton, Mass Largest Producers of Silk Hosiery In the World comicbooks.com