Life, 1912-01-25 · page 28 of 44
Life — January 25, 1912 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical humor and advertisements from an early 20th-century American publication. **"Menu for the Peace Dinner"** is a wordplay joke mocking post-war peace conferences. Course names contain war-related puns: "Lyddite" (an explosive), "Bullion" (wealth/war profiteering), "Canned Beef à la Armor" (military armor), "Arbitrate" salad, and "Pistols and Coffee"—suggesting peace negotiations are merely appetizers for continued conflict. **"The Celestial Way"** satirizes Chinese telephone operators' overly formal, verbose politeness—a stereotype for ethnic humor typical of the era. The **spiritualist cartoon** shows a woman losing control mid-séance, depicted falling/flailing chaotically—a visual gag about spiritualism's fraudulent nature. The remaining items are brief anecdotes poking fun at British reserve and social awkwardness. The page is primarily advertising whisky brands (Usher's, Cascade), with content filling space between ads—typical magazine layout of the period.
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Menu for the Peace Dinner Oysters on the (Lyddite) shell, Bullion. Turkey (-/talian) Soup. Em Broiled Lamb. Canned Beef 4 la Armor, Lettuce (Arbitrate) Salad. Mineral Water (loo). (Fire) Crackers. Lady (smith) Fingers. Pistols and Coffee. —Sun. The Celestial Way In China, when a subscriber rings up the exchange, the operator may be ex- pected to ask: “What number docs the honorable son of the moon and stars desire?” Hohi, two-three Silence, Then the exchange resumes: “Will the honorable person gracious- ly forgive the inadequacy of the insig- nificant service, and permit this hum- ble slave of the wire to inform him that the never-to-be-sufficiently-censured line —Wasp. PORTRAIT OP A SPIRITUALIST WHO HAS Lost HER “ CONTROL” Ready Repartee Martin Littleton, the Congressman from the Oyster Bay District, says he crossed from Europe last summer with two Englishmen of a serious and con- servative turn of mind, Though they shared the same stateroom, had seats at the same table and sat side by side in their deck-chairs, neither spoke to the other—they n't been introduced. Finally, though, on the last day, when the shores of New York loomed dead ahead and the pilot was coming out to take the liner in, one of them decided the time had come to waive convention- alities and get acquainted with his fel- low countryman, They were lounging side by side on the rail. The one with the more initia- tive thought out a timely introductory remark and said: “Hem! Goin’ over?” “Yas; rather thought I would,” said the second Englishman. “Are you?” Saturday Evening Post. A Hint Staytate (ut 11.30 p.m.) : If there is anything I dislike it’s catching trains Miss Kern: I notice you keep put- ting it off.—Boston Transcript. Lire is pablished Pomessions, $5.00 a ' a years to Canada, $2 cents. Single current c 10 censs. ce: date of publication. Ne cantribusion the lass e” mansreturn af wnsiicited cantriouaions. ale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. The International News Company, Breams Building. stamped and adérened envelope, ied States. Great Britain, Canada and British eign countries in the Postal Union, $1.04 Back numbers, after three montbe from Modena, Milan; Mayence, * The text and illastration in LIFE ari Lave dees net huld ttult — Seuthampion Revo, Landen, W. C. anges, 21 Bride Lane, Fleet St. EC. Brentano's, 37 Ave. ce Opera, Paris; also at Saarbacb's adony 148 Rue da Faubourg, St. Denis, Paris; sprrighted. For Reprint Rights im Groat Britain apply to Lave, 116 Prompt muifcation savuld be sent br subscribers of any change of address, =~ ginal bottling has old gold label Geo.A. Dickel & Co. Distillers ville Tere. Comicbooks.com