Life, 1912-04-04 · page 58 of 80
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This page contains a satirical story about a California Sunday-school teacher that mocks Protestant earnestness and naïveté. The narrative describes a religiously upright young Bible instructor from San Francisco who encounters two sophisticated men (a Professor and a Colonel from Boston) on a train. During conversation, the three casually throw down aces while discussing religion. The Californian, innocent of the implication that they're skilled gamblers ("sharpers"), remarks he's also had good poker luck. The satire works on multiple levels: it mocks the San Francisco teacher's obliviousness to being swindled, suggests that respectable-seeming Easterners are actually con artists, and implies Western naïveté versus Eastern sophistication. The humor derives from the young man's complete failure to recognize he's been marked by professionals. The page is primarily advertising (Yellowstone Park, Northern Pacific Railway, architectural publications), with this brief fiction piece serving as filler content typical of *Life* magazine's format.
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(Send three 2c stamps for this beautiful book, in colors) Yellowstone Park Season: June 15 to September 15, 1912 Geysers, cataracts, canyons, beasts, birds and fish. No place like it in all the world. Five magnificent hotels to satisfy your every want. Complete Park tour of 5} days (including all hotel accommodations and stage transporta- ‘tion) only $55.50 from Livingston, Montana. Remember Northern Pacific is Only The California Sunday-schoo| Teacher There are good men out in Califor. nia, very good men, and shrew: men, tos according to Eli Perkins. One day a real good youn an, who used to teach a Bible class out in Sg Francisco, boarded the Union Pange train at Ogden. He was go: Boston as a delegate from C. home the Massachusetts Sunday-scio ciation. He was neatly a dressed, and spent most of his ing the Christian at Work, A he got introduced to a Colo: fessor, and a Doctor, who sai lived in Boston, and they inv take a quiet game of euchre During an animated religic ion, three aces were throv side of the table, after whi Bostonians gayly remarked, greatest coolness, “I wish th playing poker. I don’t know been favored with such a they also 1 him to conver: 1 on his ¢ of the ith the we were years.” Our retigious young ma San Francisco immediately sa of the sharpers, looked up innoc remarked : “T have been favored Line to Gardiner Gateway Official entrance to the Park. ‘This low fare available in connection with Summer Tourist and Convention Fares to North Pacifie Coast points or you can get Special Yellowstone Park fare from all Eastern * pretty good poker hand myself. points for the Park trip by itself, at The three looked at each o Special parties being organized for Elks Grand Lodge at Port- ats ve nificantly. land July 9 to 13; National Electric Light Association at Seattle June “They eall you Professor?” asked the 10 to 14; National Association of Mercantile Agencies at Spokane Aug. young man from San Fran 20 to 22, and others. Write for particulars, say when you want to go ae fue . “Ye and learn of parties going from your vicinity. ee Send 6 cents in stamps for beautiful book shown above, easily worth $1.00. ° ¥ Address A, M. CLELAND, General Passenger Agent, ST. PAUL, MINN. “And they call you Colonel?” “Yes.” Nigar: “You are from the East, I believe?” ege oad ae a “Yes, from Boston.” Northern Pacific Ry oN) SYR cme ecient £ eer ing, “you had better take the next trait . Panama-Pacific Int’t Exposition, San Francisco—191$ 7 We meet it just the other side of the Grand Canon, You can’t make acest at this. They have been teac i the Sunday-schools in California years.” Unemployment Chicago has appointed a committee to investigate the causes of unemployment. Chicago's intentions, no doubt, are of the ‘ best, but has she paused to consider the WHEN PLANNING TO BUILD, ect the ideas of possible results of such an investigation leading architects, regarding best design, proper peat interior arrangement and most appropriate furnish- if successful? | . ings. This will aid in deciding about your ow The country is in a precarious condi- plans, when you consals your architect and ball der tion and it might not be able to stand and can be obtained from the several hundred de- aes f ; A signs beautifully illustrated in six numbers of this additional information. There is no telling what might happen, not only to Architectural Record business, but to politics as well, if the ‘The National Magazine for Architects, Owners and Builders, truth were known about this matter. The ‘with the largest cireulation in the field. truth might even compel us to put the In these six numbers are also illustrated and described nu- ploy: merous building specialties that add much to the comfort, uneme loyed to work, ¢ convenience and value of the modern home, without materi: If Chicago is wise, she will go into ally {ncreasin§¢ initial cost; this information may mean the question in only the most superficial s OM. SPECIAL OFFER Wepre inited sooty This soap has the fragrance of real violet ‘Send 2c. in stamps for a Sample Cake today THE ANDREW JERGENS CO., DEPT. X, CINcINMIN| Before Traveling to Englaal Send to H. J. KETCHAM, Gen'l Agent Great Eastern Railway of Englasl way; gather, if she pleases, a few vol- umes of non-decipherable statistics and make ypecial over of $15 tor he we then conclude that unemployment is the last, Ifyou mention LIFE. ‘Will soon be soldy Z will of God. oe ce kee Seren ts This will obvert all efforts to fix 261 R BROADWAY, NEW YORK rertnatenncony i Mente Arey ey Ye earthly: Blame: and. leave te prextoe For illustrated folder describing Cathedral Rest tiers wipe” Nel ate tumsten eats CITY sod COUNTRY owners of jobs in undisputed control of Par re eng aris eer hesSidota, Mewtag ic opotal cherie EXFE. the aituation, Bini ake Harwich Roure fo ive Condon Steamers. Wireless, Telcgraphy. ling. Also via H Ani six numbers,