Life, 1911-11-30 · page 30 of 40
Life — November 30, 1911 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and light humor** rather than political satire. The main content consists of: **"All to the Point"**: A humorous poem warning a woman named Kathleen about amateur hunters who shoot carelessly and might mistake her for game (quail or rabbit). The joke plays on the incompetence of inexperienced hunters and the danger of venturing outdoors during hunting season. **Supporting ads and items** include: - Railroad advertisements (20th Century Limited, New York Central Lines) - A "Sexology" book advertisement - Whiskey and spirits ads - Shipping line promotions - Small humorous anecdotes ("A Hot Sign" about a restaurant sign altered by removing letters) **The satire is gentle**: Rather than attacking political figures, the humor targets amateur sportsmen and their recklessness. The repeated warnings to "Kathleen" to stay home reflect early 20th-century attitudes about women's safety and domesticity, though presented as comic exaggeration rather than serious commentary. This appears to be a typical Life magazine page from circa 1910s—mixing light verse, advertisements, and brief comic observations about everyday life.
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All to the Point Kathleen Mavourncen, the horn of the hunter, The amateur hunter, is heard on the hill You'd better be doing a get-away stunt or Your person with buckshot he’s likely” to fill Ly. New York 4.00 {, Ly. Cutcaco 2.30 i. For amateur hunters have somehow a Tish Ly. Boston 1.30 { Ar. Boston 11.50 %. habit Ar.Cuicaco 8.55% Ar. New York 9.25 f, Of shooting too soon and, dear Kath- p lecn, they may Mistake you, alas! for a quail or a rabbit And leave you a mass of inanimate clay Most Famous Train in the World Avital factor in the business relations between the great trade-centres of the East and West. Water Level All the Way You Can Sleep Kathleen Mavourncen, you'd think we were joking If we should relate half the tales that are told 7 Of Nimrods half-baked that go aimlessly J poking About through the forests and over the wold. Depends largely on a ktott A farmer bobs up and they think he's fino. afte aol 1 about self and sex and ther g, bang! He is shot through the Felatton to life and bey hun , bang! is sh ug’ This knowledge does iny gz or the jaw come intelligently of itsrit 3 Now it ou'd avoid such a prospect un- See ate ate oes ae pleasant, ang Dear Kathleen, you'd better stay home SEXOLOGY with your Ma. proadies by Wiliam H. Wailing, A.M, MD, ionparts ia a Gee : Kathleen Mavourneen, O pray, take this wholesome way in one vovia wit 40,000 MEN * Kuowledgd a Young Man Should Have. are handling more material evcry month on the warning Knowledg i man wild Have, PANAMA CANAL And don't take a chance while the than would be required to bulld three of the lars- hunter is loose. St Pyramids of Eeypt,. Yo «Bee si reckless: performance: , aE grace CC eT nS See nia reece, He: Keane mp. bis’ cechlese! nerformance Knomleige a Yon md) Go on rom morning Knowledge a Mother Should Impart to Her Daughter $8 BERMUDAs. TAGUS Till night; so to venture abroad is no HORI Rnselcdce'e Wile chentd Hare H | sastor No finer ship goes to Bermuda. Lowest rates that = All ta one volume. ever prevailed, Unusually at wae ‘Welte tor "Other People con. Don't try it, fair maid, or you're bound 2 0 be swatted, Fear ius Sis Aha o> Washligien Bt, Ress Rheumatism—Gout, Neuritis successfully treated Hen "ata sea" ay? scuige — Crestview Sanatorium, Greenwich, Ct., Tel. 105. ell think you're a turkey, a snipe, —— or a swan; FRE! And unless you desire to be foully pot Pubtte shotted, © Kathleen, stay home till the bus- ters are gone. =—_— —Pittsburgh Chronicle. A Whiskey Well Preserved— preserved by the makers until matured into rare-ripe mellowness—then preserved for you by being put into A Hot Sign Non-refillable bottles—Watchman Whiskey. Ferg ii f ‘ di > . Very little escapes the eagle eye 0 When you call for Watchman you get the best whiskey pro- the mischievous freshman, Down, ia curable—and you get the same whiskey all the time, at all places. the shipping district there was a sig? on a restaurant window which ran very Old neatly and properly: “Shell Fish Out e e Specialty.” The other morning the crowd landing from the ferry in passing this window noticed that three of the d enamel letters had been pried off. The (In Non-refillable Bottles) result was rather startling, for the sist now read: “Hell Is Our Specialt} + —Boston Transcritt i Caroni Bittere—Uncqualled for flavoring sliced Fruits and Jellies, Sample on receipt of 25 cents. ‘Oct. C. Blache & Co., 78 Broad St., N. At Leading Clubs, Hotels, Cafés, Restaurants, and Dealers 956