Life, 1911-09-14 · page 44 of 46
Life — September 14, 1911 — page 44: what you’re looking at
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This page primarily contains **advertisements and humorous literary content** rather than political cartoons. **The main humor pieces:** 1. **"Bacon's Busy Day"** — A satirical poem suggesting Sir Francis Bacon wrote virtually all major English literature (Caesar's Commentaries, Paradise Lost, Mother Goose, etc.) as casual daily tasks, then destroyed it all. The joke mocks both Bacon's famous philosophy and literary attribution debates of the era. 2. **"Our American Charles Lamb"** — A brief anecdote about William M. Travers, a New York socialite who resembles the English essayist Charles Lamb. The humor involves his stammering speech and a joke about drinking too much wine at church-member standards—typical genteel humor of the period. 3. **"His Teddy Bear"** — A short cartoon caption about a child noting that adults tried stopping his bear's squeak but now punch it to make noise—mild social observation humor. The bulk of the page consists of **Manning-Bowman kitchen equipment advertisements** (chafing dishes, coffee percolators) and **Life's Prints animal photography** with sentimental captions.
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oI bb susie owman Alcolite Stove Chafing Dishes Burning Denatured Alcohol For light meals, lunches and late. suppers. there's nothing like a Manning-Bowman Chafing Dish equipped with the “Ivory” Enameled Food Pan and the Alcolite Burner Stove. This stove burns alcohol gas, which it generates from the liquid alcohol. It has the cooking power of arrange burner, and a full meal can be prepare: on it. It will take any cooking utensil ds well as Manning-Bowman Coffee Percolators Manning- Bowman Percolators insure uniformly good coffee, clear, rich, full-flavored, healthful—as the liquid coffee never remains in contact with the grounds, the coffee is never rank or bitter. Manning-Bowman Percolators make coffee quickly, starting with cold water. They are simple and easy to clean—no valves, po clogging—also made in Urn style for making coffec on the table. ‘The Manning-Bowman Quality products are made in hundreds of designs and in various sizes, In Nickel Plate, Silver Plate, Solid Copper and Aluminum. Sold by leading dealers—jewelers, department stores, etc. Write for Free Recipe Book and Catalogue No. J 26. MANNING, BOWMAN & COMPANY, Meriden, Conn, Also makers of, Manaing-Bowman, Eclipse Bread Makers. Alcohol Gas, Stoves, Tea Ball rea Urns, in eceasories. Cele- brated Sc kw brass; Copper and Nickel Polish, HIS TEDDY BEAR The Child: wat seems strancr To ME IS THAT WHEN ME USED To SQUEAK PEOPLE TRIED To STOP IT AND NOW THAT HE IS SILENT THEY KEEP PUNCHING HIM-TO MAKE MIM DO IT. Bacon’s Busy Day Sir Francis Bacon rose at five And said: “As sure as I'm alive I've got to get a move on me If ever famous I shall be.” He nibbed his quill and fixed his ink And rubbed his head I tried to think, And then, like gathering blackberries, He wrote J. Cwsar’s Commentaries. To while away an hour he wrote The Pilgrim's Progress, with a note To the effect that Bunyan should Be called the author, if he would Then, yawning, ere he should begin He wrote a work on medicine, And just to save a lot of pother He named Hippocrates as author. Then to his breakfast, but between The grapefruit and the ham ‘twas seen He scribbled still, by fits and jerks, The most of old Josephus’ works. Then smoking, with his long legs crossed, Wrote Paradise Regained, and Lost, And Scottish Chiefs, while as a solo He sang the works of Marco Polo. “T'm lazy,” sighed he, “ What's the use?" And wrote the books of Mother Goose Then penned, to start’his cipher steps, The diary of Samuel Pepy R. Crusoe’s thrilling tale w To leave his pen with flowing text, And then, to please his’maiden auntic, He wrote the rampant rhymes of Dante. The Works of Virgil then he penned, And Homer's verse, from start to end; Then Fox’s Martyrs, and a bit Of quaint Aristophanic wit— And then all day he worked like sin To put the hidden ciphers in. That night, with many a splashy shiver, He sank all this beneath a river. —Chicago Post. Our American Charles Lamb Mr. William M. Travers, of New York, resembles Charles Lamb, not only ‘in a slight hesitancy of speech which adds to his drollery as a racon- teur, but also in the quaintness of his humor for which he is celebrated among his acquaintances. One morning, it is said, he walked into his club with an amused smile on his lips and said “ B-b-boy I'm afraid I t-t-took m-more wine last n-n-night than a ch-ch-church member should t-t-take.” “Why so?” said one of his friends. “Well, you s-s-see, this m-m-morn- ing, when I c-came to _b-b-breakfast my wife s-s-said: * William Travers, what was the m-m-matter with you last _n-n-night? You stood beside the b-b-bed for some time looking at me and finally s-s-said: * Well, I s-s-swear you two girls look enough alike to-to-to be sisters.’” Hurry and Cunning are the two apprentices of Dispatch and ‘of Skill; but neither of them ever learns their master’s trade.—Lacon. 452 Lifes Prints are noted for Sentiment and Humor = es SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT Printed in color Size, mounted, 14x 1610. Price, $1.00 Here is one that will please all lovers of animals—the best “dog” picture we have ever published. Copt. Life Pes Co. HERS Printed tn color Size, mounted, 12x16 in. Price SOc. Did you get this one when it was first published? If not—better hurry. We are nearly out of stock on latest edition. Pictures sent prepaid to any address upon receipt of remittance. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31 Street New York Ti plicated In of mechan cult to parts i expert present All You parts 1 quality Rot. co comicbooks.co