Life, 1911-06-01 · page 32 of 52
Life — June 1, 1911 — page 32: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several short satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"Fatigue"** and **"Distracting"** are brief comic verses about urban modern life's hazards—dodging trolleys, aeroplane accidents, and distracted newspaper reading—a familiar theme for readers navigating increasingly crowded, mechanized cities. **"Making It Legal"** satirizes frontier justice: a town elects a reckless gunslinger ("Piute Pete") as sheriff to legitimize his violent behavior rather than stop it—mocking both Western lawlessness and the absurdity of legalization as a solution. **"A Larger Field"** is a mild joke about career choice: a father advises his son to become a dentist (32 teeth per person) rather than an ear specialist (only 2 ears)—purely numerical reasoning. **"Knew How to Save Coal"** mocks Irish immigrant stereotypes through "O'Hara," who misunderstands an advertisement's promise to "save half your coal," literalizing it to buy two stoves. The page is primarily **advertising** for the Remington-Wahl typewriter, positioned as combining writing and calculating functions.
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SLANT Scisse Fatigue Distracting Left home in the morning, “What drove the lady exchange edi- Dodged a trolley car, tor crazy?” Got wet by a sprinkling cart “ Reading of bargains in cities a thou Before I traveled far. sand miles away. Toledo Blade. Nearly got run over By a passing train. Had to step from underneath A capsized aeroplane. Motor car came whooping As it turned a curve; Managed to get past it, But it surcly took my nerve. T love my work sincerely, There isn’t any doubt; But getting down to do it Is what wears a fellow out. —Washington Star. A Larger Field “ Father, I am not sure whether I shall be a specialist for the cars or the teeth.” “Choose the teeth, my boy; every one has thirty-two of them, but only two ears.”"—Sacred Heart Rev ANIMAL SPIRITS Making It Legal “We didn’t know what to do Piute Pete,” said the Crimson citizen, “He was a real good feller, but he would be careless about shootin’ up the populace.” “ Did you straighten out the matter?” “To some extent. We elected him sheriff, thereby makin’ it look a little more legal.”"—IWashington Star. Our Peerless Product Stands The great American anthem remains unwritten, So docs the great American play. And the great American novel But the great American checkbook stands peerless and alone. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Knew How to Save Coal O'Hara once saw an advertisement in a street car reading: “ Buy your stove at O'Brien's and save half your coal.” “ Begorra,” he said, “I'll buy two stoves and save all me coal.” —Town end Country British Possessions. $5.00 a year in advance. Additional postage to foreiga countries in the Powal Lira is pablished every Thursday. ancously Canada and Building, Chancery Lane, London. E. C., England, AGENTS. Brentano's, 37 Ave. de Open, fi Iso at Saarbach's News Exchanges, 16 Join St. Adelphi. Strand. W. C., London; 148 Ree al Union $1.06 year; to Canada, $2 cents. Single current copies, 10 cents hick numbers, after three Faubourg, St Denis, Paris; 1, Via Gustare Modena, Milan; Mayence, Germany. months from date of publication. 25 cents, . No contribution twill be returned uniess accompanied by stamped and addressed entelope. Live The text and illustrations in Live: ore copyrishted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britein on does not hold itself responsible for the loss of non-return of unsolicited contributions. $0 Live, 174 Southampton Row, London, . is for sale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain, Tbe International News Company. Breams Prompt notifcction should be sent by subscribers of any ch of address. Remington-Wahl Adding and Subtracting Typewriter isthe first successful combination in one mechanism of all the requirements of the writing machine and the calculating machine. It writes, it adds, it subtracts; and it does all of these things either separately or in combination, as the user wills. It provides and Visible Labor Saving, in billing work, accounting work and every kind of work where writing and adding are done on the same page. Remington Typewriter Company incorporate) New York and Everywhere A PLIGHT OF FANCY