Life, 1911-08-10 · page 30 of 40
Life — August 10, 1911 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains four brief satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century humor magazines: **"The Ground of Their Love"** jokes on a perceived contradiction: an English invader claims strangers love Native Americans, but an intelligent Indian replies they love "the very ground we walk upon"—a double meaning suggesting they love the land the invaders occupy, or perhaps that they're dead. **"Unmarried"** presents a woman testifying she's been "unmarried four times"—a joke about multiple divorces, shocking for the era when divorce was scandalous. **"Tourists?"** features a country innkeeper surprised a visitor claims tourists aren't common there, when they're "painfully" abundant. **"The Inquisitive Hostess"** shows a socially awkward woman asking a guest about her children, only to learn she has none, then asking "What are yours?"—implying the hostess assumes everyone has children. The page is otherwise dominated by period advertisements for Martell's Brandy and Remington typewriters.
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