Life, 1911-05-25 · page 30 of 42
Life — May 25, 1911 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains several distinct satirical pieces rather than a unified political cartoon. **"The Politician and the Cot-Bed"** is a humorous anecdote mocking a Western politician's discomfort during a campaign stop in rural South Dakota. The joke targets the gap between politicians' elevated status and harsh frontier realities—the overweight politician attempting to sleep on a wire cot, emerging crumpled "like a waffle." It satirizes both the politician's physical unsuitability for rough conditions and the primitive accommodations in remote towns. The remaining content consists of **product advertisements and humor filler pieces** ("That Boy!", "A Glad Relief," "Our Foolish Contemporaries") typical of *Life*'s format. These include ads for the Savage Automatic rifle and Cornell Cottages, interspersed with brief jokes about marital discord and rural life. The page primarily reflects early-20th-century American attitudes: rural-urban cultural disparities, the speaker's touring circuit, and general domestic comedy rather than sharp political satire.
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The Politician and the Cot-Bed A Match for A Western politician tells the follow- ing story as illustrating the inconven- ences attached to campaigning in ccr- y tain sections of the country. any urg ar za j . Upon his arrival at one of the small ¢ towns in South Dakota, where he was ‘ 5 a to make a speech the following day, he found that the so-called hotel was ‘THE Savage Automatic was put on sale twenty- (gi : crowded ‘to the doors... Not:having tcle- 2 : : graphed for accommodations, the poli- eight months ago. It was recognized imme- \ a tician discovered that he would have to diately by the world’s greatest gun experts as (ax make shift as best he could. Accord- outranking all other “small firearms.” ” ingly, he was obliged for that night to ee ieee sleep on a wire cot which had only some Detective Wm. J. Burns, Buffalo Bill, ««Bat’? Masterson, Dr, blankets and a sheet on it. As the poli- Carver, Major Richard Sylvester, Wm. A. Pinkerton and other ex- icia is an extvemely Tat joan, be found perts prefer the Savage Automatic for its speed and accuracy. ‘The his improvised bed anything but com- public has taken to it because it aims as easy as pointing your fore- fortable. finger; because it makes any novice, man or woman, a crack shot, TWO FREE BOOKS “How did you sleep?” asked a friend . x § ny = s “Bat? 6 in the morning. without practice, and shoots: Eleven,(11) shots without reloading, _, Send for “‘Bat’” Masterson’s famous gun ae ss us * i C ps =a Eide 8 7B: fightersbook, "The Tenderfoot's Turn.” “Fairly well,” answered the fat man, our home is not really protected unless you have a Savage yee, Send also today for new book about “but I looked like a waffle when T got Automatic, which anyone in the house can shoot straight, and get the famous “' cy" Featherweight Take~’ up."—Lippincott’s, i vit it 4 put it down rifle ($25), the Model 1999, 23 cal, in the first vital shot. You can put it off and put it off. Or, you Sows nile (fos gas) bad ee saan can ’phone to your dealer now and have him send you up one for sins, address, Savage Arms Co. 85 The Horse's Comment inspection—something you’ll never regret. Savage Ave., Utica, New York. | The mule, being in a temper, kicked a few boards out of the side of the barn. THE NEW SAVAGE 4 AUTOMATIC cc ieee aa Express. F POR : Accounted For In New and Exclusive Farmer Corxcrtn: You advertise an Styles tor Summer Wear ocean views Of oecig eters wean dae Farmer Havaicx: Yep. Movin’ pic are the new Accordion Weaves in the ter.—New York Sun. Hobbie Effect, Roman Stripes and Even Stripes, also” plain Two-tone elects, ow ie frown the huwee brigve coread Glia: Wuo gets the custody of the auto- Tustrous and full of life. mobile?" “TI told my wife she might Ne Coll ii 4 Tictocc eer ee § Two: and have it. I can't keep up a machine and He who finds he has something to sell, Our Crocheted and Knitted Neck- pay alimony, too.” And goes and whispers it down a well, wear all of the better ki Louisville Courier-Journal, F e dollars, Shop by Post. Our eomvics Mtustrated Ix not so apt to collar the dollar: “int Bookie Wi Ted You How. As he who climbs a treevand olor . : ton. esStfont Bitters—Unexceled with Lemonade, Sa, 6, —The Advertiser. A D ry an ey. Indispensable for a perfect cocktail 400 Washington St, Boston, Mass. Oct. C. Blache & Co., 78 Broad St., N. ¥.,Gen'I Distr. = That Boy! = A The mother heard a great commotion, = as of cyclones mixed up with battering , rams, and she hurried upstairs to dis- ( cover what was the matter. There she found Tommie sitting in the middle of the floor with a broad smile on his face. “Oh, Mama.” said he delightedly, “I've locked Grandpa and Uncle George in the cupboard, and when they get a little angrier I am going to play Daniel in the lion's den."-—Lippincott’s A Glad Relief “Thank heaven, those bills are got - i z [ ‘ rid of,” said Bilkins, fervently, as he tore up a bundle of statements of ac count dated October 1st. . cist” s id, eh?” said Mrs. Bilkins : . . Nov, 2, . said Bil “The dupli see Rel on tame pwember ist have come in p n't have to keep these any at he n Harper's Weekly c . 1 . ° ¢ ‘ h to spend it! Variety Life ory a L AT RAR SPRING WATER a comicbooks.com