Life, 1911-09-28 · page 30 of 42
Life — September 28, 1911 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine contains mostly humorous short anecdotes and advertisements, with no prominent political cartoons requiring historical context. The main satirical pieces are brief social jokes: - **"A Business Suggestion"**: A child's logic joke—Bobby argues that since he's "hard up" like adults, he shouldn't have to give his ten-cent allowance to Sunday school collection. - **"An Excusable Mistake"**: A man orders chicken but is unsatisfied; a waiter mistakenly shoots the weathercock (roof ornament) instead, then apologizes—playing on miscommunication and the man's unreasonable demands. - **"What's in a Name?"**: A simple pun about Tommy Johnson whose mother married, creating confusion. - **"A Noble Boy"**: Harold claims he got dirty fighting to protect "a little boy"—revealing it was himself. These reflect early 20th-century humor: domestic situations, class commentary, and children's logic. The remainder is advertising for Red Raven beverages, J&J Slater shoes, and White Rock water—period product placements common to *Life* magazine's format.
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qd No matter how hard the day, how rough the night— to the Red Raven LIFE: Next! Mrs. S. T. Rorer, the cooking expert, compared French and American cooking in a lecture to the girl graduates of Chi- cago. | “American cooking, with its simple its free use of the grill,” she aid, “is healthful, but the rich sauces of nch cooking and the liberal use of the frying pan make the French flabby and dyspeptic. “I was once entertained at a Paris restaurant for its chef, We had such dishes as salmi of bécasse, étuvée of beef and aubergine au gratin, and then | my host, leaning back with a satisfied , handed me the menu and said: And what'll you have next, Mrs. | Rorer?’ “Well! said I, ‘T think we'll have in- digestion next. dishes an nous « York Tribune. A Business Suggestion Bobby had worn his mother’s patience limit. “You are a perfect little heathen!” she remarked, giving way at last. | “Do you mean it?” demanded Bobby. | “T do indeed,” said his mother, in the moming | “Then say, Ma,” said Bobby, “why | can’t I keep that ten cents a week you puts you right | gimme for the Sunday-school collection ? a bottle for that | I guess I'm as hard up as any of the rest try | sleeping-car feeling i of 'em."—Harper's Weekly. What Costs dered 2 chi “Wait of dyna’ double chicken’s he yelled sorry, sir,” h a peculiar bird w bird, sir, actually to shoot it, sir—y ento the top of a house and—” given.” —Tit-Bits, “So your n “Yes, miss; again and [ didn’t GREAT NEAR SP! Tta wurity bas mi An Excusable Mistake The irascible old gentler but when be got it he wasn’t satisficd—some people never are. ways was no more,” said the old gentle | man, “TF see it all now. | ad brought down the weathercock by | istake. John, my friend, all is for- | You shot at it ‘What's in a Name? ¢ is Tommy Johnson and your mother’s name is Smith?” ou see she '—Black and Wh It doesn't cost very much to please a woman, but keeping her pleased is what causes many a man to go broke. —Detroit Free Press Wherever quality gathers- had or- yelled, “ bring a chars ° ite and a hatchet and an extra I, E tcam-power coke-hammer. This ot to be carved, if it i je of Dreadnought stecl The waiter was desolate. said, but that It even objected to be led, though we always do everything h the greatest of kindness. w away, and we had s, shoot it—it flew Rock “The Worlds Best Table Water’ But this marries In NEW Sterilized Bottles Only HOWS with what nicety the slightest wish of fashion’s lead- ers can be carried out, when de- signers and master craftsmen are given carte blanche in time as well as material. The new golf boot for men— in tan, russia or buckskin. The J. & J. Slater custom-made department especially appeals to those who insist upon a ~ made-to-measure" shoe. New illustrated price list, “A Package of th book of instructions and meusurce mailed on request. J. & J. Slater Broadway, at 25th Street New York A Noble Boy Harold, aged nine, came home one day so bruised and dirty that his mother was thrown into a state of marked per- turbation, Merey!” she exclaimed in horror “How on earth, my child, did you get your clothes and face into such a state? “L was trying to keep a little boy from gettin: ed," was Harold's vir- tuous, if hesitating repiy “Well, that was fine!" said his molli- fied parent. “I am proud of you, sonny. Who was the little boy?” “Me."—Chicago Record-Herald, A Bird-Woman's-Eye View The aviator’s wife was taking her first trip with her husband in his airship “Wait a minute, George,” she said. “T'm afraid we will have to go down “What's wrong?” asked the husband. “T believe I have dropped one of the pearl buttons off my jacket I think I can sce it glistening on the ground “Keep your seat, my dear,” said the aviator, “that’s Lake Erie. —Youngstor 1 Telegram. Caront Bitters—One (1) pony glass before meals. | Tonic and Appetizer. No home without i Oct.C. Blache & Co., 78 Broad Y., Gen'l Distrs, comicbookMeum Best, ~——